Iran is 9.77× the size of Henan
Iran (Asia) covers about 1,623,000 km² (626,000 mi²) and Henan (province of China) about 166,000 km² (64,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,623,000km²Iran
- 166,000km²Henan
500 km
- Iran
- Henan
What fits
- Henan fits inside Iran about 9.77 times by area.
- Iran is larger by 1,456,000 km² (562,000 mi²), which is 877% of the area of Henan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iran is about 52.9, Henan about 5.42.
How they differ
- Iran is larger, but Henan has the larger population: 99.4 million against 92.4 million, 1.08× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 598 in Henan against 57 in Iran: Henan is 10.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,430 km apart.
- Together Iran and Henan cover 1,789,000 km², close to the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km², 3.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,456,000 km², is about the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km²).
- At Henan's density, Iran would have 970.4 million people (it has 92.4 million). At Iran's density, Henan would have 9.5 million (it has 99.4 million).
- Henan's centre is 1.4° of latitude, about 150 km, farther north than Iran's.
- Iran ranks 19th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Henan is the 18th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 33°N and 34°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iran would have about 17,560 m² and each person in Henan about 1,670 m².
- Laid side by side, Iran and Henan would cover 1,789,000 km², 96% of the size of Sudan.
- Together they have 191.8 million people, 91% as many people as Nigeria.
- Counted as a country, Henan would rank 92nd by area and 16th by population.
Side by side
| Iran | Henan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 1,623,000 km²626,000 mi² | 166,000 km²64,100 mi² |
| Official area | 1,648,000 km²Wikidata | 167,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 18th of 239worldwide | 18th of 31in China |
| Population | 92.4 millionWikidata, 2025 | 99.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 237worldwide | 3rd of 31in China |
| Density | 57 per km² | 598 per km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Zhengzhou |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 40°N | 31°N to 36°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 167,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 166,000 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