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Iraq

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle incomeCapital: Baghdad210,387 observations
Population
47.02M
world rank #34 / 217
GDP
254.37B
world rank #53 / 186
GDP / capita
12,191.6
world rank #113 / 185
Life expectancy
72.4
world rank #132 / 217

Governance

569 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile23.5#175Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile29.9#182Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile30.6#197Rule of Law0-100 percentile33.6#189
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,228 indicators
GDPcurrent US$254.37B#53GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $12,191.6#113GDP growth%-2.2%#183Inflation%0.3%#19
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

111 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$92.91B#42Merchandise importscurrent US$85.19B#47Exports of goods & services% GDP39.8%#79Imports of goods & services% GDP37.4%#102
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,593 indicators
Life expectancyyears72.4#132Infant mortalityper 1k births20.1#86Maternal mortalityper 100k66#46Health spending% GDP5.5%#116
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,008 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross50.6%#118Education spending% GDP3.6%#35Adult literacy%84.1%#26Primary enrollment% gross104.6%#73
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

432 indicators
Populationpeople47.02M#34Population growth%2.1%#43Urban population%69.9%#79Fertility ratebirths/woman3.2#49
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

272 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%1.1%#164Forest area% land1.9%#187Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,377.4#100
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

285 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.1,506#73Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

355 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area1.5%#158Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources120.5%#160Capture fisheries productiontonnes41,100#111
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

292 indicators
Agricultural land% land area21.8%#143Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,748.9#95Aquaculture productiontonnes15,535#74Food production index2014-16 = 100106.4#95
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

645 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people100.1#114Secure internet serversper 1M people34.5#188Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people11.5#67
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,198 indicators
Gini indexindex29.8#11Extreme poverty% pop0.5%#6Internet users% pop81.5%#94Homicide rateper 100k9.5#101
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

395 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths177#22INFORM risk score0-105.8#46Hazard & exposure0-107.7#66Vulnerability0-105.3#42
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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