Country comparison
Kuwait vs Iraq
Iraq is 24× the size of Kuwait. Iraq has 9.7× the population of Kuwait. Kuwait has 6× the GDP per capita of Iraq.
Side by side
| Kuwait | Category | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| 17,820 km² | Area (2024) Iraq: 24× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 435,050 km² more |
| 4.9 million | Population (2025) Iraq: 9.7× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 47 million more |
| 275 people/km² | Population density (2024) Kuwait: 2.6× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 106 people/km² |
| US$ 32,312 more | GDP per capita (2025) Kuwait: 6× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 5,410 |
| 84.6 years more | Life expectancy (2024) Kuwait: 1.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 72.4 years |
| 100% more | Internet users (2024) Kuwait: 1.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 81% |
| 34.5 years | Median age (2023) Kuwait: 1.7× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 20.3 years |
| 1.56 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) Iraq: 2.1× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 3.22 births per woman |
| 23.7 t | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Kuwait: 4.6× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 5.2 t less |
| – | Castles, fortresses and palaces Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 4 |
| 3 | VPN providers with servers in the country Kuwait: 1.5× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 2 |
| Arabic | Official languages Shared language: Arabic Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Arabic, Central Kurdish |
| Kuwaiti dinar (KWD) | Currency ISO 4217 | Iraqi dinar (IQD) |
| Type C, G · 240 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: C, G · different voltage | Type C, D, G · 230 V |
| UTC+3 | Time zone of the capital Same time 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%.
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.