Iraq vs Israel
Iraq is 21 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Iraq about 21 times.
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Iraq is 21× the area of Israel.
| Iraq | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 437,072 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 47,020,774 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 108 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Baghdad | Jerusalem |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Iraq sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.42× its true area; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Iraq bigger than Israel?
- Yes. Iraq is 21 times larger than Israel. Iraq covers 437,072 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Iraq?
- About 21 times: Iraq has 21× the area of Israel.
- Why do Iraq and Israel look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iraq is drawn about 1.42× its true area there and Israel about 1.37×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Iraq or Israel?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 10,122,800. Density: Iraq 108 per km², Israel 487 per km².