Iraq is 1.22× the size of Germany

Iraq covers about 437,000 km² (169,000 mi²) and Germany about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

437,000km²Iraq
358,000km²Germany

200 km

Iraq
Germany

What fits

Germany is 82% of the size of Iraq.
Iraq is larger by 79,700 km² (30,800 mi²), which is 22% of the area of Germany.
Measured in Belgiums: Iraq is about 14.3, Germany about 11.7.

How they differ

Iraq is larger, but Germany has the larger population: 83.5 million against 38.3 million, 2.18× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 88 in Iraq: Germany is 2.67× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 3,370 km apart.
On a standard web map Germany looks larger than Iraq: Iraq at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Germany at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Germany as 1.46× the size of Iraq, when Iraq is 1.22× the size of Germany.
Together Iraq and Germany cover 795,000 km², close to the size of Mozambique (788,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
The gap between them, 79,700 km², is about the size of Czechia (78,800 km²).
At Germany's density, Iraq would have 102.1 million people (it has 38.3 million). At Iraq's density, Germany would have 31.3 million (it has 83.5 million).
Germany's centre is 18.0° of latitude, about 2,010 km, farther north than Iraq's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Iraq	1.22×
More people	Germany	2.18×
More crowded	Germany	2.67×
Farther north	Germany	18.0° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.4×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Iraq	Germany
Belgium 30,700 km²	14.3×	11.7×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.79×	1.47×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.17×	0.96×
France 548,000 km²	0.80×	0.65×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.14×	0.11×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.05×	0.04×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.05×	0.04×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.03×	0.02×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Iraq	Germany
Area, main territory	437,000 km²169,000 mi²	358,000 km²138,000 mi²
Population	38.3 millionWikidata, 2017	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025
Density	88 per km²	233 per km²
Official area	437,000 km²Wikidata	358,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Baghdad	Berlin
Latitude range	29°N to 37°N	47°N to 55°N
Continent	Asia	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 437,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 437,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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