Congo vs Iraq: Cropland per person over the long term
Congo
0.1172
in 2025
Iraq
0.1218
in 2025
Congo rank
121st
Iraq rank
119th
Cropland per person over the long term over time
- Congo
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.1218 against 0.1172 in Congo, a difference of 0.0046.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Congo ranks 121st and Iraq ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.526 | 1.05 | 0.5259 | Iraq |
| 1100s | 0.5262 | 1.03 | 0.5035 | Iraq |
| 1200s | 0.5264 | 1.01 | 0.4799 | Iraq |
| 1300s | 0.5267 | 0.9813 | 0.4546 | Iraq |
| 1400s | 0.5269 | 0.9543 | 0.4274 | Iraq |
| 1500s | 0.5271 | 0.925 | 0.3979 | Iraq |
| 1600s | 0.5273 | 0.8925 | 0.3651 | Iraq |
| 1700s | 0.5276 | 0.8555 | 0.3279 | Iraq |
| 1710s | 0.5276 | 0.8515 | 0.3239 | Iraq |
| 1720s | 0.5276 | 0.8474 | 0.3198 | Iraq |
| 1730s | 0.5276 | 0.8432 | 0.3156 | Iraq |
| 1740s | 0.5277 | 0.839 | 0.3113 | Iraq |
| 1750s | 0.5277 | 0.8347 | 0.307 | Iraq |
| 1760s | 0.5277 | 0.8302 | 0.3025 | Iraq |
| 1770s | 0.5277 | 0.8257 | 0.298 | Iraq |
| 1780s | 0.5277 | 0.8211 | 0.2933 | Iraq |
| 1790s | 0.5278 | 0.8164 | 0.2886 | Iraq |
| 1800s | 0.5278 | 0.8115 | 0.2837 | Iraq |
| 1810s | 0.5278 | 0.8065 | 0.2787 | Iraq |
| 1820s | 0.5278 | 0.8014 | 0.2736 | Iraq |
| 1830s | 0.5279 | 0.7961 | 0.2682 | Iraq |
| 1840s | 0.5279 | 0.7906 | 0.2628 | Iraq |
| 1850s | 0.5279 | 0.785 | 0.2571 | Iraq |
| 1860s | 0.5279 | 0.7791 | 0.2512 | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0.5279 | 0.773 | 0.245 | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.528 | 0.7665 | 0.2386 | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0.528 | 0.7598 | 0.2318 | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.528 | 0.7526 | 0.2245 | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.528 | 0.7448 | 0.2168 | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.5281 | 0.7364 | 0.2084 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.5281 | 0.7138 | 0.1858 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.5281 | 0.721 | 0.1929 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.5281 | 0.6715 | 0.1433 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.4682 | 0.5863 | 0.1182 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.352 | 0.453 | 0.1011 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.261 | 0.3565 | 0.0955 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.1904 | 0.2603 | 0.0699 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1487 | 0.1709 | 0.0222 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1251 | 0.1401 | 0.0149 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.1156 | 0.127 | 0.0115 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long term, Congo or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.1218 against 0.1172 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long term between Congo and Iraq?
- 0.0046, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Iraq?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Iraq rank globally for cropland per person over the long term?
- Congo ranks 121st and Iraq ranks 119th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.