Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States of America, whereas Iraq is a country in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Louisiana and Iraq regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Louisiana bigger than Iraq?
The total area of Louisiana is 52,070 sq mi, and the total area of Iraq is 169,235 sq mi. Louisiana is smaller than Iraq by 117,165 sq mi. Louisiana is around 3.25 times smaller than Iraq.
Area of Louisiana: 52,070 sq mi ( 135,382 km2 )
Area of Iraq: 169,235 sq mi ( 438,317 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Louisiana as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 4,624,047.
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 Louisiana and Iraq.
The capital city of Louisiana is Baton Rouge, and the capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
Official Languages
Louisiana: English
Iraq: Arabic, Kurdish
Demonym(s)
Louisiana: Louisianian, Louisianais, Luisiano
Iraq: Iraqi
ISO 3166 Code
Louisiana: US-LA
Iraq: IQ
Human Development Index
HDI of Louisiana as of 2019: 0.893
HDI of Iraq as of 2019: 0.674
Louisiana Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Iraq Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Louisiana:
31° 4′ 8.04″ N, 91° 59′ 48.48″ W
Coordinates of Iraq:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 44° 0′ 0″ E
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