Iran vs Peru: Land area

Iran

1.62 million sq. km

in 2023

Peru

1.28 million sq. km

in 2023

Iran rank

17th

Peru rank

19th

Land area over time

Iran
Peru

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.62 million sq. km against 1.28 million sq. km in Peru, a difference of 342,500 sq. km.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.

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

Globally, Iran ranks 17th and Peru ranks 19th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Iran
Land area in Peru
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.