Iran is about 1.3 times smaller than Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is approximately 2,149,690 sq km, while Iran is approximately 1,648,195 sq km, making Iran 76.67% the size of Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the population of Saudi Arabia is ~35.4 million people (51.4 million more people live in Iran).
This to-scale comparison of Saudi Arabia vs. Iran uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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