Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas Iraq is a country in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kansas and Iraq regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kansas bigger than Iraq?
The total area of Kansas is 82,278 sq mi, and the total area of Iraq is 169,235 sq mi. Kansas is smaller than Iraq by 86,957 sq mi. Kansas is around 2.06 times smaller than Iraq.
Area of Kansas: 82,278 sq mi ( 213,100 km2 )
Area of Iraq: 169,235 sq mi ( 438,317 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kansas as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 2,934,582.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Iraq as of 2020, was estimated to be around 40,222,503.
Here is some more data comparison between Kansas and Iraq.
The capital city of Kansas is Topeka, and the capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
Official Languages
Kansas: English
Iraq: Arabic, Kurdish
Demonym(s)
Kansas: Kansan
Iraq: Iraqi
ISO 3166 Code
Kansas: US-KS
Iraq: IQ
Human Development Index
HDI of Kansas as of 2019: 0.927
HDI of Iraq as of 2019: 0.674
Kansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Iraq Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kansas:
38° 29′ 37.32″ N, 98° 22′ 49.44″ W
Coordinates of Iraq:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 44° 0′ 0″ E
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