Country size comparison
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Syria is about 21 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, while Syria is approximately 187,437 sq km, making Syria 1,959% larger than Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, the population of Puerto Rico is ~3.1 million people (18.5 million more people live in Syria).
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