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Iraq

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan·Upper middle incomeIRQ

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🌍Population
2024

46.0M

34th of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2024

$6,074

116th of 192 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2023

72.3 yrs

131st of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

5.18 t

50th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

15.5%

14th of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2024

-12.3%

171st of 171 countries

⚖️Inequality
2023

24.2%

38th of 53 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2024

2.4%

38th of 147 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$333

107th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2023

81.7%

90th of 181 countries

Electricity Access
2023

100.0%

1st of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.673

128th of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2023

0.5%

32nd of 53 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2023

3.25

49th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

69.9%

89th of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2020

38.2 µg/m³

31st of 200 countries

🏛️Gov. Debt
2018

27.4%

44th of 52 countries

✈️Tourism
2013

892,000

128th of 190 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2023

22.6 / 1k

73rd of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2021

84.1%

26th of 44 countries

🌲Forest Area
2023

1.9%

187th of 213 countries

👴Aging Population
2024

3.4%

179th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2024

-2.7%

179th of 186 countries

🚢Trade
2024

70.7%

93rd of 160 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

1.0%

158th of 208 countries

🎒Education
1989

3.6%

36th of 56 countries

💸Remittances
2024

0.2%

148th of 175 countries

📱Mobile
2023

101.4

117th of 162 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

73.3%

16th of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2013

9.5 / 100k

28th of 128 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2024

28.9%

74th of 183 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

413 Mt

20th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

8.5

187th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Iraq

  • Iraq records -12.3% in inflation rate (2024), ranking 171st out of 171 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • Iraq records -2.7% in foreign direct investment (2024), ranking 179th out of 186 countries — in the bottom 4% globally.
  • In 2025, Iraq ranks 14th out of 182 countries in unemployment rate (15.5%) — placing it in the top 8% globally.
  • In 2022, Iraq ranks 16th out of 196 countries in obesity rate (73.3%) — placing it in the top 8% globally.
  • Iraq records 8.5 in corruption control (2023), ranking 187th out of 205 countries — in the bottom 9% globally.

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