Uzbekistan is 1.02× the size of Iraq

Uzbekistan covers about 448,000 km² (173,000 mi²) and Iraq about 437,000 km² (169,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

448,000km²Uzbekistan
437,000km²Iraq

500 km

Uzbekistan
Iraq

What fits

Iraq is 98% of the size of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan is larger by 10,500 km² (4,040 mi²), which is 2.4% of the area of Iraq.
Measured in Belgiums: Uzbekistan is about 14.6, Iraq about 14.3.

How they differ

Uzbekistan is larger, but Iraq has the larger population: 38.3 million against 34.9 million, 1.10× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 88 in Iraq against 78 in Uzbekistan: Iraq is 1.12× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,970 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Uzbekistan at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Iraq at 33°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Uzbekistan as 1.29× the size of Iraq instead of 1.02×.
Together Uzbekistan and Iraq cover 885,000 km², close to the size of Pakistan (873,000 km², 1.4% smaller).
The gap between them, 10,500 km², is about the size of Gambia (10,500 km²).
At Iraq's density, Uzbekistan would have 39.2 million people (it has 34.9 million). At Uzbekistan's density, Iraq would have 34.1 million (it has 38.3 million).
Uzbekistan's centre is 8.8° of latitude, about 970 km, farther north than Iraq's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Uzbekistan	1.02×
More people	Iraq	1.10×
More crowded	Iraq	1.12×
Farther north	Uzbekistan	8.8° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Uzbekistan	1.8× against 1.4×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Uzbekistan	Iraq
Belgium 30,700 km²	14.6×	14.3×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.84×	1.79×
Germany 358,000 km²	1.25×	1.22×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.20×	1.17×
France 548,000 km²	0.82×	0.80×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.14×	0.14×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.05×	0.05×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.05×	0.05×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×

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

Side by side

	Uzbekistan	Iraq
Area, main territory	448,000 km²173,000 mi²	437,000 km²169,000 mi²
Population	34.9 millionWikidata, 2021	38.3 millionWikidata, 2017
Density	78 per km²	88 per km²
Official area	449,000 km²Wikidata	437,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Tashkent	Baghdad
Latitude range	37°N to 46°N	29°N to 37°N
Continent	Asia	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 449,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 448,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 437,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 437,000 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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