Queensland is 1.07× the size of Iran
Queensland (state of Australia) covers about 1,730,000 km² (668,000 mi²) and Iran (Asia) about 1,623,000 km² (626,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,730,000km²Queensland
- 1,623,000km²Iran
500 km
- Queensland
- Iran
What fits
- Iran is 94% of the size of Queensland.
- Queensland is larger by 108,000 km² (41,600 mi²), which is 6.6% of the area of Iran.
- Measured in Belgiums: Queensland is about 56.4, Iran about 52.9.
How they differ
- Queensland is larger, but Iran has the larger population: 92.4 million against 5.6 million, 16.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 57 in Iran against 3.2 in Queensland: Iran is 17.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,300 km apart.
- On a standard web map Iran looks larger than Queensland: Queensland at 23°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Iran at 33°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Iran as 1.13× the size of Queensland, when Queensland is 1.07× the size of Iran.
- Together Queensland and Iran cover 3,353,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 6.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 108,000 km², is about the size of Guatemala (109,000 km²).
- At Iran's density, Queensland would have 98.5 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Queensland's density, Iran would have 5.3 million (it has 92.4 million).
- Iran's centre is 55.0° of latitude, about 6,120 km, farther north than Queensland's.
- Queensland is the 2nd largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 22% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Iran ranks 19th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Iran lies about 55° of latitude (roughly 6,120 km) north of Queensland, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Queensland would have about 307,920 m² and each person in Iran about 17,560 m².
- Laid side by side, Queensland and Iran would cover 3,353,000 km², 1.06× the size of India.
- Together they have 98.0 million people, about as many people as Vietnam.
- Counted as a country, Queensland would rank 17th by area and 118th by population.
Side by side
| Queensland | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 1,730,000 km²668,000 mi² | 1,623,000 km²626,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,730,000 km²Wikidata | 1,648,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 8in Australia | 18th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2024 | 92.4 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 8in Australia | 17th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 57 per km² |
| Capital | Brisbane | Tehran |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 9°S | 25°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,730,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,730,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,648,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,623,000 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