Which has higher land area, Greenland or Iraq?

Iraq, at 434,130 sq. km against 410,450 sq. km in Greenland as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Greenland and Iraq?

23,680 sq. km, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Iraq?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Iraq: Land area

Greenland

410,450 sq. km

in 2023

Iraq

434,130 sq. km

in 2023

Greenland rank

58th

Iraq rank

57th

Land area over time

Greenland
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 434,130 sq. km against 410,450 sq. km in Greenland, a difference of 23,680 sq. km.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 58th and Iraq ranks 57th of 215 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	341,700 sq. km	437,370 sq. km	95,670 sq. km	Iraq
1970s	341,700 sq. km	437,370 sq. km	95,670 sq. km	Iraq
1980s	341,700 sq. km	437,370 sq. km	95,670 sq. km	Iraq
1990s	362,325 sq. km	437,370 sq. km	75,045 sq. km	Iraq
2000s	410,450 sq. km	437,065 sq. km	26,615 sq. km	Iraq
2010s	410,450 sq. km	434,186 sq. km	23,736 sq. km	Iraq
2020s	410,450 sq. km	434,130 sq. km	23,680 sq. km	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Greenland or Iraq?: Iraq, at 434,130 sq. km against 410,450 sq. km in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Greenland and Iraq?: 23,680 sq. km, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Iraq?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Iraq rank globally for land area?: Greenland ranks 58th and Iraq ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.