Total & land area: Iraq vs Tunisia size comparison [2026]

Iraq is 2.67 times bigger by total area compared to Tunisia: 168,754 sq mi vs 63,170 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Iraq is 167,619 sq mi vs 59,985 sq mi for Tunisia — a 2.79 times difference in territory size.

Iraq ranks 58/197 by total surface area vs 90/197 for Tunisia.
Iraq occupies 0.29% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.1% for Tunisia.
21.8% of Iraq's area is agricultural land vs 62.4% in Tunisia.
Iraq has 0.2% of the world's agricultural land area — Tunisia has 0.2%.
1.9% of Iraq is covered by forests, compared to 4.55% in Tunisia.
0.02% of the world's forests are in Iraq, and 0.02% are in Tunisia.

True size map comparison: Iraq vs Tunisia

See how Iraq and Tunisia 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	Tunisia
Total area	168,754 sq mi	63,170 sq mi
Size difference ratio	2.67	1
Total area rank	58/197	90/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.09%	0.03%
Land area	167,619 sq mi	59,985 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	2.79	1
Land area rank	57/197	91/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.29%	0.1%
Population	46,042,015	12,277,109
Population density	286.5 ppl/mi²	207.1 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Iraq	Tunisia
Forest area	3,185 sq mi	2,731 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	1.9%	4.55%
Forest area rank	129/196	132/196
World's forests share	0.02%	0.02%
Agricultural land area	36,592 sq mi	37,454 sq mi
Agricultural land share	21.8%	62.4%
Agricultural land area rank	75/194	73/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.2%	0.2%
Arable land	19,185 sq mi	10,932 sq mi
Arable land share	11.4%	18.2%
Arable land area rank	49/191	69/191
Permanent cropland	2,021 sq mi	8,182 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	1.21%	13.6%
Permanent cropland area rank	54/192	20/192
Water area	1,136 sq mi	3,185 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.67%	5.04%
Water area rank	80/197	52/197
Roads length	n/a	12,272 mi
Land borders length	2,367 mi	929 mi
Coastline length	36 mi	713 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.3%	1.1%

Iraq vs Tunisia size on the map

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

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