Country size comparison
compared to
Iraq is about 5 times bigger than United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, while Iraq is approximately 438,317 sq km, making Iraq 424% larger than United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the population of United Arab Emirates is ~9.9 million people (30.5 million more people live in Iraq).
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