Philippines is about 1.5 times smaller than Iraq.

Iraq is approximately 438,317 sq km, while Philippines is approximately 300,000 sq km, making Philippines 68.44% the size of Iraq. Meanwhile, the population of Iraq is ~47.0 million people (69.8 million more people live in Philippines).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Iraq vs. Philippines uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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