Iran vs Libya: Land area in square kilometres

Iran
1.62 million sq. km
in 2023
Libya
1.76 million sq. km
in 2023
Iran rank
17th
Libya rank
16th

Land area in square kilometres over time

  • Iran
  • Libya
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1.76 million sq. km against 1.62 million sq. km in Iran, a difference of 137,040 sq. km.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 17th and Libya ranks 16th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in square kilometres
Unit
sq. km
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.