Country size comparison
compared to
United Arab Emirates is about 2.2 times smaller than Syria.
Syria is approximately 187,437 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 44.6% the size of Syria. Meanwhile, the population of Syria is ~21.6 million people (11.6 million fewer people live in United Arab Emirates).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Syria
vs.
United Arab Emirates
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: United Arab Emirates vs. Syria
Flip Comparison · See true size
See United Arab Emirates on top of Syria
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 10 statistics
Be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed in Syria
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Syria is 41.0% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall
→
Moving from United Arab Emirates to Syria · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.