---
title: "Iraq vs Russia — area, population, currency"
description: "Iraq is 438,317 km² with 47,020,774 people; Russia is 17,098,242 km² with 143,513,328. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/iraq-vs-russia/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Iraq vs Russia

**Iraq vs Russia: Russia is larger; Russia has more people**

438,317 km² vs 17,098,242 km² · 47,020,774 vs 143,513,328

Russia is 39 times larger than Iraq — 17,098,242 against 438,317 km². Russia is 3.1 times more populous than Iraq — 143,513,328 against 47,020,774 people.

## Side by side

|  | Iraq | Russia |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Baghdad | Moscow |
| Area | 438,317 km² | 17,098,242 km² |
| Population | 47,020,774 (2025) | 143,513,328 (2025) |
| Density | 107.3 /km² | 8.4 /km² |
| Currency | Iraqi dinar (IQD) | Russian ruble (RUB) |
| Official languages | Arabic, Kurdish | Russian |
| Time zones | UTC+03:00 | UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00 |
| Calling code | +964 | +7 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Asia | Europe |
| ISO codes | IQ / IRQ | RU / RUS |

## Population density

Iraq is 13 times more densely populated than Russia — 107 against 8 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Iraqi dinar and the Russian ruble.
- Russia spans 11 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.
- Different continents — Asia and Europe.

## Iraq

The Tigris and Euphrates run the length of the country and meet at Al-Qurnah to form the Shatt al-Arab. The Mesopotamian Marshes at their lower end are among the largest wetlands in western Eurasia. Uruk, on the Euphrates, was one of the first cities in the world.

## Russia

The largest country in the world by land area, close to twice the size of the next one, and it spans eleven time zones. Lake Baikal in Siberia is the deepest lake on Earth at 1,642 m and holds roughly a fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh water — more than all five North American Great Lakes combined. Russia and China each border fourteen countries, more than any other state.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Iraq bigger than Russia?

Russia is larger — 17,098,242 km² against 438,317 km².

### Which has more people, Iraq or Russia?

Russia, with 143,513,328 against 47,020,774.

### What is the time difference between Iraq and Russia?

Iraq is UTC+03:00 and Russia is UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [Iraq](https://atoneplace.net/country/iraq/)
- [Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country/russia/)
- [India vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-russia/)
- [India vs Iraq](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-iraq/)
- [China vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-russia/)
- [China vs Iraq](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-iraq/)
- [Japan vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/japan-vs-russia/)
- [Canada vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-russia/)
- [Canada vs Iraq](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-iraq/)
- [Australia vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-russia/)
- [Australia vs Iraq](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-iraq/)
- [New Zealand vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/new-zealand-vs-russia/)
- [France vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-russia/)
- [France vs Iraq](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-iraq/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]