Iran is 1.04× the size of Amazonas
Iran (Asia) covers about 1,623,000 km² (626,000 mi²) and Amazonas (state of Brazil) about 1,565,000 km² (604,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,623,000km²Iran
- 1,565,000km²Amazonas
500 km
- Iran
- Amazonas
What fits
- Amazonas is 96% of the size of Iran.
- Iran is larger by 57,100 km² (22,000 mi²), which is 3.6% of the area of Amazonas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iran is about 52.9, Amazonas about 51.0.
How they differ
- Iran also has the larger population: 92.4 million against 3.9 million, 23.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 57 in Iran against 2.5 in Amazonas: Iran is 22.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Iran at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Amazonas at 4°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Iran as 1.45× the size of Amazonas instead of 1.04×.
- Together Iran and Amazonas cover 3,188,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 57,100 km², is about the size of Togo (56,900 km²).
- At Amazonas's density, Iran would have 4.1 million people (it has 92.4 million). At Iran's density, Amazonas would have 89.2 million (it has 3.9 million).
- Iran's centre is 36.7° of latitude, about 4,080 km, farther north than Amazonas's.
- Iran ranks 19th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Amazonas is the largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 18% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Iran lies about 37° of latitude (roughly 4,080 km) north of Amazonas, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iran would have about 17,560 m² and each person in Amazonas about 397,150 m².
- Laid side by side, Iran and Amazonas would cover 3,188,000 km², about the same size as India.
- Together they have 96.4 million people, about as many people as Vietnam.
- Counted as a country, Amazonas would rank 19th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Iran | Amazonas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 1,623,000 km²626,000 mi² | 1,565,000 km²604,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,648,000 km²Wikidata | 1,559,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 18th of 239worldwide | 1st of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 92.4 millionWikidata, 2025 | 3.9 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 237worldwide | 14th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 57 per km² | 2.5 per km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Manaus |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 40°N | 10°S to 2°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022. 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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,559,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,565,000 km², to within 2%.
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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