Brisbane
15,826 km²
Tehran
730 km²
Australia
Iran
Area Comparison
Brisbane is 21.7x larger than Tehran
Population Comparison
Brisbane has 3.4x fewer people than Tehran
Yes — Brisbane is 21.7x larger than Tehran by area. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Tehran covers 730 km² (282 mi²) — a difference of 15,096 km². You could fit Tehran inside Brisbane approximately 21 times.
To put Brisbane's size in perspective, its area of 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Tehran at 730 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Picture Brisbane another way: its area is large enough to fit about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco. Tehran works out to about 102,000 American football fields, 12 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, a bio-geographical and urban region with an estimated population of 4.1 million as of 2024. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay.
Known as "Brissy", Brisbane covers 15,826 km² with a population of 2.7 million. The city was established in 1824. Brisbane is known for Brisbane River, South Bank Parklands, Story Bridge, among other attractions.
Brisbane is Queensland's capital and Australia's third-most populous city with around 2.8 million residents.
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. With a population of around 9 million in the city, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and West Asia, the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo, and the 24th-most-populous metropolitan area in the world.
Tehran has an area of 730 km² and is home to 9.1 million people. Its history stretches back to 1524. Visitors come for Azadi Tower, Milad Tower, Golestan Palace, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Tehran Metro.
Tehran's metropolitan area holds 16.8 million people, making it the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo.
Brisbane has a population density of 171 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Tehran, with 12,507 people per km², is an extremely dense urban environment. Tehran is dramatically more crowded, with 73.1x the population density.
Size Ratio
Tehran fits inside Brisbane ~21 times
Density Gap
Tehran is 73.1x more densely populated
History
Tehran is ~300 years older
Brisbane covers 15,826 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
Tehran covers 730 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Singapore (733 km²), Bangalore (741 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), Nairobi (696 km²), or New York (783 km²).
The straight-line distance from Brisbane to Tehran is 12,730 km (7,910 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~15h 29m.
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