Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Iran is a country located in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Iran regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Iran?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Iran is 636,372 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Iran by 26,896 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.05 times bigger than Iran.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Iran: 636,372 sq mi ( 1,648,195 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Iran as of 3rd April 2022, is estimated to be around 85,905,577.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Iran.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Iran is Tehran.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Iran: Persian
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Iran: Iranian
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Iran: IR
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Iran as of 2019: 0.783
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Iran Time Zone:
UTC + 3:30 (Iran Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 4:30 (Iran Standard Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Iran:
32° 0′ 0″ N, 53° 0′ 0″ E
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