Kentucky is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Iraq is a country in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kentucky and Iraq regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kentucky bigger than Iraq?
The total area of Kentucky is 40,408 sq mi, and the total area of Iraq is 169,235 sq mi. Kentucky is smaller than Iraq by 128,827 sq mi. Kentucky is around 4.19 times smaller than Iraq.
Area of Kentucky: 40,408 sq mi ( 104,656 km2 )
Area of Iraq: 169,235 sq mi ( 438,317 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kentucky as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 4,509,394.
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 Kentucky and Iraq.
The capital city of Kentucky is Frankfort, and the capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
Official Languages
Kentucky: English
Iraq: Arabic, Kurdish
Demonym(s)
Kentucky: Kentuckian
Iraq: Iraqi
ISO 3166 Code
Kentucky: US-KY
Iraq: IQ
Human Development Index
HDI of Kentucky as of 2019: 0.890
HDI of Iraq as of 2019: 0.674
Kentucky Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Iraq Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kentucky:
37° 32′ 4.92″ N, 85° 18′ 7.56″ W
Coordinates of Iraq:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 44° 0′ 0″ E
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