Country size comparison

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Syria is about 1.7 times bigger than Benin.

Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, while Syria is approximately 187,437 sq km, making Syria 66% larger than Benin. Meanwhile, the population of Benin is ~13.8 million people (7.8 million more people live in Syria).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Benin vs. Syria uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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