Total & land area: Iraq vs S. Korea size comparison [2026]

Iraq is 4.36 times bigger by total area compared to South Korea: 168,754 sq mi vs 38,724 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Iraq is 167,619 sq mi vs 37,684 sq mi for South Korea — a 4.45 times difference in territory size.

Iraq ranks 58/197 by total surface area vs 107/197 for South Korea.
Iraq occupies 0.29% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.07% for South Korea.
21.8% of Iraq's area is agricultural land vs 16.1% in South Korea.
Iraq has 0.2% of the world's agricultural land area — S. Korea has 0.03%.
1.9% of Iraq is covered by forests, compared to 64.1% in S. Korea.
0.02% of the world's forests are in Iraq, and 0.15% are in South Korea.

True size map comparison: Iraq vs South Korea

See how Iraq and South Korea compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Iraq	South Korea
Total area	168,754 sq mi	38,724 sq mi
Size difference ratio	4.36	1
Total area rank	58/197	107/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.09%	0.02%
Land area	167,619 sq mi	37,684 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	4.45	1
Land area rank	57/197	105/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.29%	0.07%
Population	46,042,015	51,751,065
Population density	286.5 ppl/mi²	1,371 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Iraq	South Korea
Forest area	3,185 sq mi	24,158 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	1.9%	64.1%
Forest area rank	129/196	67/196
World's forests share	0.02%	0.15%
Agricultural land area	36,592 sq mi	6,054 sq mi
Agricultural land share	21.8%	16.1%
Agricultural land area rank	75/194	128/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.2%	0.03%
Arable land	19,185 sq mi	5,622 sq mi
Arable land share	11.4%	14.9%
Arable land area rank	49/191	92/191
Permanent cropland	2,021 sq mi	792 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	1.21%	2.1%
Permanent cropland area rank	54/192	83/192
Water area	1,136 sq mi	1,041 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.67%	2.69%
Water area rank	80/197	85/197
Roads length	n/a	68,794 mi
Land borders length	2,367 mi	147.3 mi
Coastline length	36 mi	1,499 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.3%	2.2%

Iraq vs South Korea size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of Iraq and South Korea but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.