Bangladesh vs Iraq: Breakdown of habitable land area
Bangladesh
498,810 hectares
in 2019
Iraq
519,810 hectares
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
42nd
Iraq rank
41st
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Bangladesh
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 519,810 hectares against 498,810 hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 21,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 42nd and Iraq ranks 41st of 235 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Bangladesh or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 519,810 hectares against 498,810 hectares in Bangladesh as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Bangladesh and Iraq?
- 21,000 hectares, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iraq?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and Iraq rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Bangladesh ranks 42nd and Iraq ranks 41st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.