Iran vs Pakistan
Iran is 87% larger than Pakistan. Pakistan would fit into Iran about 1.9 times.
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Iran is 1.87× the area of Pakistan.
| Iran | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,648,195 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 92,417,681 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Islamabad |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Iran sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.41× its true area; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Iran bigger than Pakistan?
- Yes. Iran is 87% larger than Pakistan. Iran covers 1,648,195 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Pakistan fit into Iran?
- About 1.9 times: Iran has 1.87× the area of Pakistan.
- Why do Iran and Pakistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iran is drawn about 1.41× its true area there and Pakistan about 1.33×. 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, Iran or Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 92,417,681. Density: Iran 56 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².