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

Iraq is 35.9 times bigger by total area compared to Vanuatu: 168,754 sq mi vs 4,707 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Iraq is 167,619 sq mi vs 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu — a 35.6 times difference in territory size.

Iraq ranks 58/197 by total surface area vs 158/197 for Vanuatu.
Iraq occupies 0.29% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.008% for Vanuatu.
21.8% of Iraq's area is agricultural land vs 15.3% in Vanuatu.
Iraq has 0.2% of the world's agricultural land area — Vanuatu has 0.004%.
1.9% of Iraq is covered by forests, compared to 36.3% in Vanuatu.
0.02% of the world's forests are in Iraq, and 0.01% are in Vanuatu.

True size map comparison: Iraq vs Vanuatu

See how Iraq and Vanuatu 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	Vanuatu
Total area	168,754 sq mi	4,707 sq mi
Size difference ratio	35.9	1
Total area rank	58/197	158/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.09%	0.002%
Land area	167,619 sq mi	4,707 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	35.6	1
Land area rank	57/197	157/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.29%	0.008%
Population	46,042,015	327,777
Population density	286.5 ppl/mi²	72.8 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Iraq	Vanuatu
Forest area	3,185 sq mi	1,708 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	1.9%	36.3%
Forest area rank	129/196	141/196
World's forests share	0.02%	0.01%
Agricultural land area	36,592 sq mi	722 sq mi
Agricultural land share	21.8%	15.3%
Agricultural land area rank	75/194	156/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.2%	0.004%
Arable land	19,185 sq mi	77.2 sq mi
Arable land share	11.4%	1.64%
Arable land area rank	49/191	165/191
Permanent cropland	2,021 sq mi	483 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	1.21%	10.3%
Permanent cropland area rank	54/192	99/192
Water area	1,136 sq mi	0 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.67%	0%
Water area rank	80/197	196/197
Roads length	n/a	665 mi
Land borders length	2,367 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	36 mi	1,571 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.3%	0%

Iraq vs Vanuatu size on the map

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

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