How much coast is there?

New Zealand’s coastline is 261 times as long as Iraq’s.

Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iraq’s highest peak towers 3,581 m above New Zealand’s.

Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iraq has 8.8 times as many people as New Zealand.

Iraq: 47 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Iraq is 5.4 times as densely populated as New Zealand.

Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in New Zealand is 17 years older than in Iraq.

Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iraq have 1.7 more children on average than in New Zealand.

Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Iraq.

Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Iraq 0.2.

Iraq: 0.2 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq and New Zealand are practically level.

Iraq: 3 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

New Zealand’s economy is 4% larger than Iraq’s.

Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

New Zealand produces 4 times as much per person as Iraq.

Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Iraq: 29.8 (2023) · New Zealand: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 5.1% in New Zealand.

Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.

Iraq: 2.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Iraq’s.

Iraq: 38% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

New Zealand spends 15 times as much on health per person as Iraq.

Iraq: $333 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iraq is 5 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.

Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

New Zealand has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as Iraq.

Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 35% in New Zealand.

Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.

Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in New Zealand rate their lives 1.78 points higher than in Iraq.

Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in New Zealand drink 14 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

New Zealand has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Iraq.

Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

New Zealand has 751 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in New Zealand put in 124 more hours a year than in Iraq.

Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in New Zealand went to school 6.1 years longer than in Iraq.

Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iraq: no data · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 81% in Iraq.

Iraq: 81% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Iraq and New Zealand are practically level.

Iraq: 100% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 70% in Iraq.

Iraq: 70% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.

Iraq: 100 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)

How much railway is there?

New Zealand’s railway network is 74% longer than Iraq’s.

Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from New Zealand fly 35 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq.

Iraq: 0.08 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Iraq: 1.9% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in New Zealand emits 23% more CO₂ than someone in Iraq.

Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iraq carries 7 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.

Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Iraq: no data · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 3.3 times as deadly as in New Zealand.

Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Iraq is on average 12.8 °C warmer than New Zealand.

Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

New Zealand gets 7.5 times as much rain as Iraq.

Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)