Country size comparison
compared to
Iraq is about 22 times smaller than United States.
United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, while Iraq is approximately 438,317 sq km, making Iraq 4.46% the size of United States. Meanwhile, the population of United States is ~337.3 million people (296.9 million fewer people live in Iraq).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
United States is 4.3 times more expensive than Iraq overall
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Moving from Iraq to United States · OECD 2023
3,690 people moved from Iraq to United States.
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