Iran is 1.08× the size of Alaska
Iran (Asia) covers about 1,623,000 km² (626,000 mi²) and Alaska (state of the United States) about 1,505,000 km² (581,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,623,000km²Iran
- 1,505,000km²Alaska
1,000 km
- Iran
- Alaska
What fits
- Alaska is 93% of the size of Iran.
- Iran is larger by 117,000 km² (45,200 mi²), which is 7.8% of the area of Alaska.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iran is about 52.9, Alaska about 49.1.
How they differ
- Iran also has the larger population: 92.4 million against 733,000, 126× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 57 in Iran against 0.5 in Alaska: Iran is 117× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,030 km apart.
- On a standard web map Alaska looks larger than Iran: Iran at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Alaska at 64°N about 5.2×, so the map shows Alaska as 3.43× the size of Iran, when Iran is 1.08× the size of Alaska.
- Together Iran and Alaska cover 3,128,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 117,000 km², is about the size of Benin (116,000 km²).
- At Alaska's density, Iran would have 790,000 people (it has 92.4 million). At Iran's density, Alaska would have 85.7 million (it has 733,000).
- Alaska's centre is 31.5° of latitude, about 3,500 km, farther north than Iran's.
- Iran ranks 19th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Alaska is the largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 16% of its area; it is the 51st most densely populated of them.
- Alaska lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,500 km) north of Iran.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iran would have about 17,560 m² and each person in Alaska about 2,052,560 m².
- Laid side by side, Iran and Alaska would cover 3,128,000 km², about the same size as India.
- Together they have 93.2 million people, 97% as many people as Vietnam.
- Counted as a country, Alaska would rank 20th by area and 166th by population.
Side by side
| Iran | Alaska | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 1,623,000 km²626,000 mi² | 1,505,000 km²581,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,648,000 km²Wikidata | 1,718,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 18th of 239worldwide | 1st of 51in the United States |
| Population | 92.4 millionWikidata, 2025 | 733,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 237worldwide | 48th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 57 per km² | 0.5 per km² |
| Capital | Tehran | – |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 40°N | 51°N to 71°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,648,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,623,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 1,505,000 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,718,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12