Iran is 1.08× the size of Quebec
Iran (Asia) covers about 1,623,000 km² (626,000 mi²) and Quebec (province of Canada) about 1,506,000 km² (581,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,623,000km²Iran
- 1,506,000km²Quebec
500 km
- Iran
- Quebec
What fits
- Quebec 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 Quebec.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iran is about 52.9, Quebec about 49.1.
How they differ
- Iran also has the larger population: 92.4 million against 8.5 million, 10.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 57 in Iran against 5.6 in Quebec: Iran is 10.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,180 km apart.
- On a standard web map Quebec looks larger than Iran: Iran at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Quebec at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Quebec as 1.82× the size of Iran, when Iran is 1.08× the size of Quebec.
- Together Iran and Quebec 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 Quebec's density, Iran would have 9.2 million people (it has 92.4 million). At Iran's density, Quebec would have 85.8 million (it has 8.5 million).
- Quebec's centre is 20.5° of latitude, about 2,280 km, farther north than Iran's.
- Iran ranks 19th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Quebec is the 2nd largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 15% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Quebec lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,280 km) north of Iran.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iran would have about 17,560 m² and each person in Quebec about 177,080 m².
- Laid side by side, Iran and Quebec would cover 3,128,000 km², about the same size as India.
- Together they have 100.9 million people, 95% as many people as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Counted as a country, Quebec would rank 20th by area and 100th by population.
Side by side
| Iran | Quebec | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 1,623,000 km²626,000 mi² | 1,506,000 km²581,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,648,000 km²Wikidata | 1,542,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 18th of 239worldwide | 2nd of 13in Canada |
| Population | 92.4 millionWikidata, 2025 | 8.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 13in Canada |
| Density | 57 per km² | 5.6 per km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Quebec City |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 40°N | 45°N to 63°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2021. 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 1,506,000 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,542,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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