Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Iraq fits inside Brazil 20 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Iraq: 435,050 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 28% of Brazil, versus 22% of Iraq
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Iraq: 21.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 1.9 cm taller than in Iraq
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Iraq: 173.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 3.7 cm taller than in Iraq
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Iraq: 158.8 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Iraq hosts 5.2 times as many refugees per resident as Brazil
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Iraq: 6.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Iraq: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Iraq has 3 official languages, Brazil 1
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Iraq
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Iraq: 0.5% (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 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Iraq: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Brazil’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Iraq’s 1.3%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Iraq: 1.3% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Iraq’s
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Brazil live 3.6 years longer than in Iraq
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Iraq: 72.4 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Brazil has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Iraq
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Iraq: 1.1 per 1,000 (2018)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Brazil is 73% higher than in Iraq
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: 5.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 20 more World Heritage sites than Iraq (26 against 6)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Iraq: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Iraq 1
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Iraq: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 81% in Iraq
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Iraq: 81% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 4.7 times as fast as in Iraq
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Iraq: 62 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 1.6% of Iraq
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iraq are 22% deadlier than in Brazil
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: 31.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Iraq?
Brazil is larger. Iraq fits inside Brazil 20 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Iraq?
Brazil has 4.5 times as many people as Iraq (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Iraq?
People in Brazil live 3.6 years longer than in Iraq. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 72.4 in Iraq.
Are people taller in Brazil or Iraq?
Men in Brazil are 1.9 cm taller than in Iraq (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
