Iraq vs Papua New Guinea: Surface area

Iraq

435,050 sq. km

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

462,840 sq. km

in 2023

Iraq rank

59th

Papua New Guinea rank

56th

Surface area over time

Papua New Guinea currently reports 462,840 sq. km against 435,050 sq. km in Iraq, a difference of 27,790 sq. km.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Globally, Iraq ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.