Which has higher surface area, Iraq or Zimbabwe?

Iraq, at 435,050 sq. km against 390,760 sq. km in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

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

44,290 sq. km, with Iraq ahead.

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

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

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.

Iraq vs Zimbabwe: Surface area

Iraq

435,050 sq. km

in 2023

Zimbabwe

390,760 sq. km

in 2023

Iraq rank

59th

Zimbabwe rank

62nd

Surface area over time

Iraq
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 435,050 sq. km against 390,760 sq. km in Zimbabwe, a difference of 44,290 sq. km.

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

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

Iraq ranks 59th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	438,320 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	47,560 sq. km	Iraq
1970s	438,320 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	47,560 sq. km	Iraq
1980s	438,320 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	47,560 sq. km	Iraq
1990s	438,320 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	47,560 sq. km	Iraq
2000s	438,012 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	47,252 sq. km	Iraq
2010s	435,108 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	44,348 sq. km	Iraq
2020s	435,050 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	44,290 sq. km	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Iraq or Zimbabwe?: Iraq, at 435,050 sq. km against 390,760 sq. km in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Iraq and Zimbabwe?: 44,290 sq. km, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zimbabwe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Zimbabwe rank globally for surface area?: Iraq ranks 59th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 215 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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About this data

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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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