How much coast is there?

Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 46 times as long as Iraq’s.

Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iraq’s highest peak towers 611 m above Saudi Arabia’s.

Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iraq has 27% more people than Saudi Arabia.

Iraq: 47 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Iraq is 6.3 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.

Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 8.9 years older than in Iraq.

Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iraq have 0.9 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia.

Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Iraq and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Iraq: 0.2 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1.

Iraq: 3 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 5 times the size of Iraq’s.

Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 5.2 times as much per person as Iraq.

Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Iraq: 29.8 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.

Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Iraq 2.4%.

Iraq: 2.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Iraq: 38% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Saudi Arabia spends 5.5 times as much on health per person as Iraq.

Iraq: $333 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iraq is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.

Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Saudi Arabia has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as Iraq.

Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 37% in Iraq.

Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.

Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 1.61 points higher than in Iraq.

Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Saudi Arabia has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Iraq.

Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 1,289 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 541 more hours a year than in Iraq.

Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 4.8 years longer than in Iraq.

Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iraq: no data · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 81% in Iraq.

Iraq: 81% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Iraq and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Iraq: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 70% in Iraq.

Iraq: 70% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.

Iraq: 100 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 24% longer than Iraq’s.

Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq.

Iraq: 0.08 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 1.9% of Iraq, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Iraq: 1.9% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Iraq.

Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

2.2% of Saudi Arabia’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 3% more fine dust than in Iraq.

Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Iraq: no data · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 16% deadlier than in Saudi Arabia.

Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Iraq.

Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Iraq gets 3.5 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)