Iraq is 2.82× the size of Odisha
Iraq (Asia) covers about 437,000 km² (169,000 mi²) and Odisha (state of India) about 155,000 km² (59,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 437,000km²Iraq
- 155,000km²Odisha
200 km
- Iraq
- Odisha
What fits
- Odisha fits inside Iraq about 2.82 times by area.
- Iraq is larger by 282,000 km² (109,000 mi²), which is 182% of the area of Odisha.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iraq is about 14.3, Odisha about 5.06.
How they differ
- Iraq is larger, but Odisha has the larger population: 42.0 million against 38.3 million, 1.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 270 in Odisha against 88 in Iraq: Odisha is 3.09× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,240 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Iraq at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Odisha at 21°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Iraq as 3.52× the size of Odisha instead of 2.82×.
- Together Iraq and Odisha cover 593,000 km², close to the size of Madagascar (593,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 282,000 km², is about the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km²).
- At Odisha's density, Iraq would have 118.3 million people (it has 38.3 million). At Iraq's density, Odisha would have 13.6 million (it has 42.0 million).
- Iraq's centre is 12.5° of latitude, about 1,390 km, farther north than Odisha's.
- Iraq ranks 60th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Odisha is the 8th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.9% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Iraq lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,390 km) north of Odisha.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iraq would have about 11,430 m² and each person in Odisha about 3,700 m².
- Laid side by side, Iraq and Odisha would cover 593,000 km², about the same size as Madagascar.
- Together they have 80.2 million people, 96% as many people as Germany.
- Counted as a country, Odisha would rank 93rd by area and 34th by population.
Side by side
| Iraq | Odisha | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 437,000 km²169,000 mi² | 155,000 km²59,900 mi² |
| Official area | 437,000 km²Wikidata | 156,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 59th of 239worldwide | 8th of 36in India |
| Population | 38.3 millionWikidata, 2017 | 42.0 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 37th of 237worldwide | 11th of 36in India |
| Density | 88 per km² | 270 per km² |
| Capital | Baghdad | Bhubaneswar |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 37°N | 18°N to 23°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2011. 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 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 155,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12