Which has higher land area, Iraq or Sweden?

Iraq, at 434,130 sq. km against 407,270 sq. km in Sweden as of 2023.

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

26,860 sq. km, with Iraq ahead.

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

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.

Iraq vs Sweden: Land area

Iraq

434,130 sq. km

in 2023

Sweden

407,270 sq. km

in 2023

Iraq rank

57th

Sweden rank

59th

Land area over time

Iraq
Sweden

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 434,130 sq. km against 407,270 sq. km in Sweden, a difference of 26,860 sq. km.

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

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

Iraq ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 59th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	437,370 sq. km	407,340 sq. km	30,030 sq. km	Iraq
1970s	437,370 sq. km	407,340 sq. km	30,030 sq. km	Iraq
1980s	437,370 sq. km	407,340 sq. km	30,030 sq. km	Iraq
1990s	437,370 sq. km	407,340 sq. km	30,030 sq. km	Iraq
2000s	437,065 sq. km	407,340 sq. km	29,725 sq. km	Iraq
2010s	434,186 sq. km	407,322 sq. km	26,863 sq. km	Iraq
2020s	434,130 sq. km	407,278 sq. km	26,852 sq. km	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Iraq or Sweden?: Iraq, at 434,130 sq. km against 407,270 sq. km in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Iraq and Sweden?: 26,860 sq. km, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sweden?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Sweden rank globally for land area?: Iraq ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 59th 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.