New Jersey is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern 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 New Jersey and Iraq regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Jersey bigger than Iraq?
The total area of New Jersey is 8722.58 sq mi, and the total area of Iraq is 169,235 sq mi. New Jersey is smaller than Iraq by 160,512.42 sq mi. New Jersey is around 19.40 times smaller than Iraq.
Area of New Jersey: 8722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km2 )
Area of Iraq: 169,235 sq mi ( 438,317 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Jersey as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 9,267,130.
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 New Jersey and Iraq.
The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and the capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
Official Languages
New Jersey: None
Iraq: Arabic, Kurdish
Demonym(s)
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
Iraq: Iraqi
ISO 3166 Code
New Jersey: US-NJ
Iraq: IQ
Human Development Index
HDI of New Jersey as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Iraq as of 2019: 0.674
New Jersey 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 New Jersey:
40° 11′ 26.52″ N, 74° 40′ 22.08″ W
Coordinates of Iraq:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 44° 0′ 0″ E
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