Which has higher surface area, Iraq or Paraguay?

Iraq, at 435,050 sq. km against 406,752 sq. km in Paraguay as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Iraq and Paraguay?

28,298 sq. km, with Iraq ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Iraq vs Paraguay: Surface area (sq. km)

Iraq

435,050 sq. km

in 2024

Paraguay

406,752 sq. km

in 2024

Iraq rank

59th

Paraguay rank

61st

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Iraq
Paraguay

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 435,050 sq. km against 406,752 sq. km in Paraguay, a difference of 28,298 sq. km.

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

Across all 64 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 59th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	438,320 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	31,570 sq. km	Iraq
1970s	438,320 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	31,570 sq. km	Iraq
1980s	438,320 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	31,570 sq. km	Iraq
1990s	438,320 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	31,570 sq. km	Iraq
2000s	438,012 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	31,262 sq. km	Iraq
2010s	435,108 sq. km	406,752 sq. km	28,356 sq. km	Iraq
2020s	435,050 sq. km	406,752 sq. km	28,298 sq. km	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Iraq or Paraguay?: Iraq, at 435,050 sq. km against 406,752 sq. km in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Iraq and Paraguay?: 28,298 sq. km, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Paraguay?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Paraguay rank globally for surface area?: Iraq ranks 59th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.