Country comparison
Iran vs Iraq
Iran is 4× the size of Iraq. Iran has 2× the population of Iraq. Iraq has 1.4× the GDP per capita of Iran.
Side by side
| Iran | Category | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| 1,745,150 km² more | Area (2024) Iran: 4× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 435,050 km² |
| 92.4 million more | Population (2025) Iran: 2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 47 million |
| 56 people/km² | Population density (2024) Iraq: 1.9× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 106 people/km² |
| US$ 3,924 | GDP per capita (2025) Iraq: 1.4× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 5,410 more |
| 77.9 years more | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 72.4 years |
| 85% more | Internet users (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 81% |
| 32.9 years | Median age (2023) Iran: 1.6× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 20.3 years |
| 1.68 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) Iraq: 1.9× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 3.22 births per woman |
| 9.1 t | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Iran: 1.7× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 5.2 t less |
| 35 more | Castles, fortresses and palaces Iran: 8.8× more Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 4 |
| 1 | UFO cases | – |
| 1 | VPN providers with servers in the country Iraq: 2× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 2 |
| Persian | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Arabic, Central Kurdish |
| Iranian rial (IRR) | Currency ISO 4217 | Iraqi dinar (IQD) |
| Type C, F · 230 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: C | Type C, D, G · 230 V |
| UTC+3:30 | Time zone of the capital Time difference: 0 h 30 min IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC+3 |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
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Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.