Argentina is 1.72× the size of Iran
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Iran about 1,623,000 km² (626,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 1,623,000km²Iran
500 km
- Argentina
- Iran
What fits
- Iran is 58% of the size of Argentina.
- Argentina is larger by 1,160,000 km² (448,000 mi²), which is 72% of the area of Iran.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Iran about 52.9.
How they differ
- Argentina is larger, but Iran has the larger population: 92.4 million against 47.3 million, 1.95× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 57 in Iran against 17 in Argentina: Iran is 3.35× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,500 km apart.
- Together Argentina and Iran cover 4,405,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 28% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,160,000 km², is about the size of Niger (1,181,000 km²).
- At Iran's density, Argentina would have 158.5 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Iran would have 27.6 million (it has 92.4 million).
- Iran's centre is 67.2° of latitude, about 7,470 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 1.72× |
| More people | Iran | 1.95× |
| More crowded | Iran | 3.35× |
| Farther north | Iran | 67.2° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Argentina | 1.5× against 1.4× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 52.9× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 6.66× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 4.54× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 4.34× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 2.96× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.51× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.19× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.17× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.10× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 1,623,000 km²626,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 92.4 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 57 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 1,648,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Tehran |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 25°N to 40°N |
| Continent | South America | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,780,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,783,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,648,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,623,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11