Iraq is 2.4 times larger than Syria.
Area: 438,317 km2 World Factbook
Population: 32,585,692 (July 2014) World Factbook
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in the Middle East that borders Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital, Baghdad, is in the center of the country. Wikipedia
Area: 185,180 km2 World Factbook
Population: 17,951,639 (July 2014) World Factbook
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. Wikipedia