Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Iraq is a country in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Iraq regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Iraq?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Iraq is 169,235 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Iraq by 494,033 sq mi. Alaska is around 3.92 times bigger than Iraq.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Iraq: 169,235 sq mi ( 438,317 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Iraq as of 3rd April 2022, is estimated to be around 41,862,724.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Iraq.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Iraq: Arabic, Kurdish
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Iraq: Iraqi
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Iraq: IQ
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Iraq as of 2019: 0.674
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Iraq Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Iraq:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 44° 0′ 0″ E
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