Country size comparison
compared to
Iowa is around the same size as Tajikistan.
Tajikistan is approximately 144,100 sq km, while Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, making Iowa 0% larger than Tajikistan. Meanwhile, the population of Tajikistan is ~10.8 million people (7.5 million fewer people live in Iowa).
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