Iran is 10.4× the size of Shandong
Iran (Asia) covers about 1,623,000 km² (626,000 mi²) and Shandong (province of China) about 156,000 km² (60,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,623,000km²Iran
- 156,000km²Shandong
500 km
- Iran
- Shandong
What fits
- Shandong fits inside Iran about 10.4 times by area.
- Iran is larger by 1,467,000 km² (566,000 mi²), which is 941% of the area of Shandong.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iran is about 52.9, Shandong about 5.08.
How they differ
- Iran is larger, but Shandong has the larger population: 101.5 million against 92.4 million, 1.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 651 in Shandong against 57 in Iran: Shandong is 11.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,750 km apart.
- Together Iran and Shandong cover 1,778,000 km², close to the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km², 4.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,467,000 km², is about the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km²).
- At Shandong's density, Iran would have 1.06 billion people (it has 92.4 million). At Iran's density, Shandong would have 8.9 million (it has 101.5 million).
- Shandong's centre is 3.8° of latitude, about 430 km, farther north than Iran's.
- Iran ranks 19th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shandong is the 20th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Shandong lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 426 km) north of Iran.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iran would have about 17,560 m² and each person in Shandong about 1,540 m².
- Laid side by side, Iran and Shandong would cover 1,778,000 km², 96% of the size of Sudan.
- Together they have 193.9 million people, 92% as many people as Nigeria.
- Counted as a country, Shandong would rank 93rd by area and 16th by population.
Side by side
| Iran | Shandong | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 1,623,000 km²626,000 mi² | 156,000 km²60,200 mi² |
| Official area | 1,648,000 km²Wikidata | 157,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 18th of 239worldwide | 20th of 31in China |
| Population | 92.4 millionWikidata, 2025 | 101.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 31in China |
| Density | 57 per km² | 651 per km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Jinan |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 40°N | 34°N to 38°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 157,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 156,000 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