Egypt vs Iran
Iran is 63% larger than Egypt. Egypt would fit into Iran about 1.6 times.
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Egypt is 0.61× the area of Iran. Put the other way, Iran is 1.63× the size of Egypt.
| Egypt | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 1,648,195 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 92,417,681 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Tehran |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× its true area; Iran at 33° N is stretched to 1.41×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Egypt bigger than Iran?
- No. Egypt is 39% smaller than Iran. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Iran covers 1,648,195 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Iran?
- About 1.6 times: Iran has 1.63× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Egypt and Iran look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× its true area there and Iran about 1.41×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 92,417,681. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Iran 56 per km².