The difficulty level of IELTS and TOEFL is based on the perspective. Both exams have the same difficulty level with some differences. IELTS is easier than TOEFL when it comes to the reading section. IELTS reading section questions will be based on various newspapers, journals, books, etc, and TOEFL questions will be based on academic publications and textbooks. The remaining section’s difficulty level varies based on the attempting person.