Massachusetts is a state in the United States of America located in the New England region of the country, whereas Iraq is a country in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Massachusetts and Iraq regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Massachusetts bigger than Iraq?
The total area of Massachusetts is 10,565 sq mi, and the total area of Iraq is 169,235 sq mi. Massachusetts is smaller than Iraq by 158,670 sq mi. Massachusetts is around 16.02 times smaller than Iraq.
Area of Massachusetts: 10,565 sq mi ( 27,337 km2 )
Area of Iraq: 169,235 sq mi ( 438,317 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Massachusetts as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 6,984,723.
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 Massachusetts and Iraq.
The capital city of Massachusetts is Boston, and the capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
Official Languages
Massachusetts: English
Iraq: Arabic, Kurdish
Demonym(s)
Massachusetts: Massachusite, Massachusettsan
Iraq: Iraqi
ISO 3166 Code
Massachusetts: US-MA
Iraq: IQ
Human Development Index
HDI of Massachusetts as of 2019: 0.956
HDI of Iraq as of 2019: 0.674
Massachusetts Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time
Iraq Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Massachusetts:
42° 15′ 34.56″ N, 71° 48′ 29.88″ W
Coordinates of Iraq:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 44° 0′ 0″ E
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