California is a state in the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country, whereas Iran is a country located in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between California and Iran regarding various aspects.
Size
Is California bigger than Iran?
The total area of California is 163,696 sq mi, and the total area of Iran is 636,372 sq mi. California is smaller than Iran by 472,676 sq mi. California is around 3.89 times smaller than Iran.
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Area of Iran: 636,372 sq mi ( 1,648,195 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of California as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 39,237,836.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Iran as of 12th April 2022, is estimated to be around 85,934,125.
Here is some more data comparison between California and Iran.
The capital of California is Sacramento, and the capital city of Iran is Tehran.
Official Languages
California: English
Iran: Persian
Demonym(s)
California: Californian
Iran: Iranian
ISO 3166 Code
California: US-CA
Iran: IR
Human Development Index
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Iran as of 2019: 0.783
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Iran Time Zone:
UTC + 3:30 (Iran Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 4:30 (Iran Standard Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Iran:
32° 0′ 0″ N, 53° 0′ 0″ E
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