How much coast is there?

Portugal’s coastline is 31 times as long as Iraq’s.

Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iraq’s highest peak towers 1,260 m above Portugal’s.

Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iraq has 4.4 times as many people as Portugal.

Iraq: 47 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Portugal is 9% more densely populated than Iraq.

Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Portugal is 26 years older than in Iraq.

Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iraq have 1.8 more children on average than in Portugal.

Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Iraq.

Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Iraq 0.2.

Iraq: 0.2 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Portugal 1.

Iraq: 3 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Portugal’s economy is 36% larger than Iraq’s.

Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Portugal produces 3.7 times as much per person as Iraq.

Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Portugal than in Iraq (Gini 4.1 points higher).

Iraq: 29.8 (2023) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 6.2% in Portugal.

Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Portugal 1.5%.

Iraq: 2.4% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Iraq’s.

Iraq: 38% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Portugal spends 8.9 times as much on health per person as Iraq.

Iraq: $333 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iraq is 7.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.

Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Portugal has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as Iraq.

Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 23% in Portugal.

Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 20% in Iraq.

Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Portugal rate their lives 0.82 points higher than in Iraq.

Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Portugal drink 23 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Portugal has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Iraq.

Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Portugal has 1,182 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Portugal put in 152 more hours a year than in Iraq.

Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Portugal went to school 2.9 years longer than in Iraq.

Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iraq: no data · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)

How many people are online?

88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 81% in Iraq.

Iraq: 81% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Iraq and Portugal are practically level.

Iraq: 100% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal.

Iraq: 70% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.

Iraq: 100 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Portugal’s railway network is 7% longer than Iraq’s.

Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Portugal fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq.

Iraq: 0.08 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 36% of Portugal, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Iraq: 1.9% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iraq emits 49% more CO₂ than someone in Portugal.

Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Portugal: 81% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iraq carries 4.6 times as much fine dust as in Portugal.

Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Iraq: no data · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 3 times as deadly as in Portugal.

Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Iraq is on average 8.0 °C warmer than Portugal.

Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Portugal gets 3.6 times as much rain as Iraq.

Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)