How much coast is there?

Brazil’s coastline is 129 times as long as Iraq’s.

Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iraq’s highest peak towers 617 m above Brazil’s.

Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Brazil has 4.5 times as many people as Iraq.

Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Iraq: 47 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Iraq is 4.3 times as densely populated as Brazil.

Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Iraq: 108 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Brazil is 14 years older than in Iraq.

Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Iraq: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iraq have 1.6 more children on average than in Brazil.

Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Iraq.

Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Iraq: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.

Brazil: 0 (2025) · Iraq: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Brazil 1.

Brazil: 1 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Brazil’s economy is 9 times the size of Iraq’s.

Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Iraq: $254 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Brazil produces 64% more per person than Iraq.

Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Iraq (Gini 20.5 points higher).

Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Iraq: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 6.0% in Brazil.

Brazil: 6% (2025) · Iraq: 15.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.

Brazil: 1% (2024) · Iraq: 2.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Iraq’s.

Brazil: 46% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Brazil spends 3 times as much on health per person as Iraq.

Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Iraq: $333 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iraq is 63% more likely to die before turning one than in Brazil.

Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Brazil has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Iraq.

Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 31% in Brazil.

Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Iraq: 36.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.

Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Iraq: 20.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Brazil rate their lives 1.42 points higher than in Iraq.

Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Iraq: 5.21 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Brazil drink 17 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Brazil has 5 times as much meat per person as Iraq.

Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Brazil has 1,053 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Brazil put in 411 more hours a year than in Iraq.

Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Brazil went to school 1.6 years longer than in Iraq.

Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Iraq: 6.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Iraq: no data

How many people are online?

84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 81% in Iraq.

Brazil: 84% (2024) · Iraq: 81% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Iraq and Brazil are practically level.

Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Iraq: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 70% in Iraq.

Brazil: 88% (2025) · Iraq: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Brazil has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.

Brazil: 102 (2024) · Iraq: 100 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Brazil’s railway network is 13 times as long as Iraq’s.

Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Iraq: 2,370 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Brazil fly 5.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq.

Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Iraq: 0.08 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Brazil: 59% (2023) · Iraq: 1.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iraq emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.

Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Iraq: 5.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iraq carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Brazil.

Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 37% deadlier than in Brazil.

Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Brazil is on average 1.4 °C warmer than Iraq.

Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Brazil gets 7.8 times as much rain as Iraq.

Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg)