Iran vs Libya: Land area

Iran

1.62 million sq. km

in 2023

Libya

1.76 million sq. km

in 2023

Iran rank

17th

Libya rank

16th

Land area over time

Iran
Libya

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.

Globally, Iran ranks 17th and Libya ranks 16th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Iran
Land area in Libya
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.