Perth
6,417 km²
Tehran
730 km²
Australia
Iran
Area Comparison
Perth is 8.8x larger than Tehran
Population Comparison
Perth has 4.3x fewer people than Tehran
In terms of area, Perth is 8.8x the size of Tehran. Perth spans 6,417 km² (2,478 mi²) while Tehran covers 730 km² (282 mi²) — a difference of 5,687 km². You could fit Tehran inside Perth approximately 8 times.
To put Perth's size in perspective, its area of 6,417 km² is roughly the same size as Shanghai. Meanwhile, Tehran at 730 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Picture Perth another way: its area is large enough to fit about 899,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Manhattan, or 61 times the area of Paris. Tehran works out to about 102,000 American football fields, 12 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth as of 2023. The world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth's metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp.
Known as "City of Light", Perth covers 6,417 km² with a population of 2.1 million. The city was established in 1829. Perth is known for Swan River, Kings Park, Cottesloe Beach, among other attractions.
Perth is considered the world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, sitting on Australia's west coast.
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. It was established in 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.
Perth has a population density of 333 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 37.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Tehran fits inside Perth ~8 times
Density Gap
Tehran is 37.6x more densely populated
History
Tehran is ~305 years older
Perth covers 6,417 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Shanghai (6,341 km²), Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Istanbul (5,461 km²), Wuhan (8,569 km²), or Melbourne (9,993 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 Perth to Tehran is 10,083 km (6,265 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~12h 22m.
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