Iran is 18.8× the size of West Bengal
Iran (Asia) covers about 1,623,000 km² (626,000 mi²) and West Bengal (state of India) about 86,400 km² (33,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,623,000km²Iran
- 86,400km²West Bengal
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- Iran
- West Bengal
What fits
- West Bengal fits inside Iran about 18.8 times by area.
- Iran is larger by 1,536,000 km² (593,000 mi²), which is 1,779% of the area of West Bengal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iran is about 52.9, West Bengal about 2.82.
How they differ
- Iran also has the larger population: 92.4 million against 91.3 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,057 in West Bengal against 57 in Iran: West Bengal is 18.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,410 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Iran at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and West Bengal at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Iran as 22.1× the size of West Bengal instead of 18.8×.
- Together Iran and West Bengal cover 1,709,000 km², close to the size of Libya (1,624,000 km², 5.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,536,000 km², is about the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km²).
- At West Bengal's density, Iran would have 1.71 billion people (it has 92.4 million). At Iran's density, West Bengal would have 4.9 million (it has 91.3 million).
- Iran's centre is 8.7° of latitude, about 970 km, farther north than West Bengal's.
- Iran ranks 19th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- West Bengal is the 13th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Iran lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 971 km) north of West Bengal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iran would have about 17,560 m² and each person in West Bengal about 950 m².
- Laid side by side, Iran and West Bengal would cover 1,709,000 km², 1.05× the size of Libya.
- Together they have 183.7 million people, 1.07× as many people as Bangladesh.
- Counted as a country, West Bengal would rank 114th by area and 18th by population.
Side by side
| Iran | West Bengal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 1,623,000 km²626,000 mi² | 86,400 km²33,300 mi² |
| Official area | 1,648,000 km²Wikidata | 88,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 18th of 239worldwide | 13th of 36in India |
| Population | 92.4 millionWikidata, 2025 | 91.3 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 237worldwide | 4th of 36in India |
| Density | 57 per km² | 1,057 per km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Kolkata |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 40°N | 22°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2011. 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 86,400 km² is 2.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 88,800 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