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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iraq statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 125th vs. 57th).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia Iraq
Population
3140094
47813338
Population rank 135/197 34/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$280B
2024
GDP rank 111/197 51/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank 90/197 114/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$14,464
2024
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 102/185 108/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$6,159
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
167,619 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
3.25
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
21.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iraq
Year GDP
Bosnia Iraq
1960 - $1,537,252,193
1961 - $1,671,960,965
1962 - $1,784,174,541
1963 - $1,805,901,510
1964 - $2,136,408,198
1965 - $2,335,785,506
1966 - $2,530,306,096
1967 - $2,551,522,656
1968 - $2,896,598,841
1969 - $3,007,758,797
1970 - $3,281,318,687
1971 - $3,865,346,535
1972 - $4,113,848,002
1973 - $5,134,367,778
1974 - $11,516,762,614
1975 - $13,458,516,763
1976 - $17,754,825,601
1977 - $19,838,130,715
1978 - $23,762,275,652
1979 - $37,816,457,839
1980 - $52,569,000,000
1981 - $37,823,000,000
1982 - $42,382,333,333
1983 - $40,712,903,226
1984 - $46,938,387,097
1985 - $48,425,161,290
1986 - $47,264,516,129
1987 - $56,774,193,548
1988 - $62,684,516,129
1989 - $65,831,935,484
1990 $7,753,478,261 $180,408,064,516
1991 $6,122,959,184 $407,796,350
1992 $4,735,044,707 $553,671,958
1993 $3,630,668,950 $1,031,944,881
1994 $1,255,802,469 $3,991,349,283
1995 $1,866,572,954 $12,894,029,888
1996 $2,786,045,322 $10,433,698,621
1997 $3,671,909,673 $20,764,857,056
1998 $4,116,774,301 $20,617,405,044
1999 $4,686,256,363 $36,881,601,584
2000 $5,567,772,769 $48,364,250,944
2001 $5,800,615,466 $36,176,430,129
2002 $6,728,220,887 $32,928,454,672
2003 $8,498,894,359 $21,921,569,479
2004 $10,156,541,538 $36,633,669,269
2005 $11,222,796,337 $50,065,104,668
2006 $12,864,841,906 $65,147,051,918
2007 $15,778,734,264 $88,837,057,320
2008 $19,112,796,623 $131,614,434,154
2009 $17,613,949,091 $111,657,580,326
2010 $17,176,315,804 $138,516,722,650
2011 $18,644,233,537 $185,749,664,444
2012 $17,226,735,996 $218,002,476,129
2013 $18,179,108,531 $234,637,675,129
2014 $18,558,733,564 $228,415,656,175
2015 $16,404,348,871 $166,774,104,959
2016 $17,116,926,328 $166,743,557,748
2017 $18,326,373,366 $187,217,660,051
2018 $20,484,053,869 $227,367,469,034
2019 $20,482,608,755 $233,636,097,800
2020 $20,226,036,564 $180,898,797,517
2021 $23,672,712,242 $209,691,945,713
2022 $24,534,663,636 $287,372,232,138
2023 $27,592,361,388 $268,881,051,644
2024 $28,343,394,203 $279,641,257,615

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iraq
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia Iraq
1960 - $218.9
1961 - $232.4
1962 - $240.7
1963 - $235.5
1964 - $269.4
1965 - $284.8
1966 - $298.2
1967 - $290.6
1968 - $319
1969 - $320
1970 - $337
1971 - $384
1972 - $394
1973 - $476
1974 - $1,031
1975 - $1,166
1976 - $1,489
1977 - $1,609
1978 - $1,863
1979 - $2,871
1980 - $3,868
1981 - $2,700
1982 - $2,942
1983 - $2,743
1984 - $3,066
1985 - $3,088
1986 - $2,940
1987 - $3,436
1988 - $3,707
1989 - $3,791
1990 $1,743 $10,261
1991 $1,373 $23
1992 $1,118 $30.3
1993 $930 $53.7
1994 $337 $198.2
1995 $502 $619
1996 $719 $485
1997 $914 $936
1998 $1,007 $901
1999 $1,135 $1,560
2000 $1,338 $1,980
2001 $1,388 $1,436
2002 $1,607 $1,266
2003 $2,034 $818
2004 $2,453 $1,328
2005 $2,740 $1,762
2006 $3,166 $2,277
2007 $3,931 $3,129
2008 $4,842 $4,543
2009 $4,540 $3,715
2010 $4,506 $4,462
2011 $4,983 $5,776
2012 $4,694 $6,478
2013 $5,035 $6,650
2014 $5,206 $6,249
2015 $4,662 $4,440
2016 $4,929 $4,334
2017 $5,345 $4,759
2018 $6,048 $5,647
2019 $6,122 $5,672
2020 $6,130 $4,295
2021 $7,295 $4,868
2022 $7,656 $6,521
2023 $8,663 $5,965
2024 $8,957 $6,074

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iraq
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia Iraq
1950 47.3 37.4
1951 48.4 39
1952 49.4 40.5
1953 51.1 42.1
1954 51.9 43.5
1955 53 45
1956 53.9 46.4
1957 55.1 47.7
1958 56.2 49
1959 57.6 49.7
1960 58.5 51.5
1961 59.3 52.3
1962 60.1 53.5
1963 60.5 54.4
1964 61.5 55.2
1965 62.2 56.4
1966 63.1 57.3
1967 63.7 58.4
1968 64 59
1969 64.4 59.6
1970 64.8 60.5
1971 65.2 61.3
1972 65.7 61.8
1973 66.6 62.3
1974 67.6 61
1975 68.3 61.4
1976 68.6 63.6
1977 68.8 63.9
1978 68.8 64.2
1979 69.1 64.4
1980 69.6 60.9
1981 70.1 58.7
1982 70.1 59
1983 70.1 59.3
1984 70.2 59.5
1985 70.6 59.8
1986 70.8 60
1987 70.9 60.3
1988 71 56.7
1989 71.4 57.5
1990 71.5 57.6
1991 71.8 61.3
1992 52 65.3
1993 50.9 65.3
1994 66.6 65
1995 70.2 64.8
1996 73.5 64.6
1997 73.9 64.2
1998 74.5 64.4
1999 74.9 64.5
2000 75.3 64.9
2001 75.6 65.3
2002 76 65.7
2003 76.4 64.8
2004 76.5 64.6
2005 76.4 64.9
2006 76 64
2007 76.2 64.4
2008 76.3 66.5
2009 76.7 67.8
2010 76.8 68.1
2011 77 68.4
2012 77 68.8
2013 77.1 69
2014 77.1 69.7
2015 77.1 70
2016 77.1 68.7
2017 77.4 69.8
2018 77.9 71.1
2019 77.4 71.2
2020 76 69.7
2021 74.6 70.7
2022 76.8 72
2023 77.9 72.3
2024 78 72.4
2025 78.2 72.5

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iraq
Year Population
Bosnia Iraq
1960 3,281,381 7,022,052
1961 3,348,035 7,194,553
1962 3,407,532 7,413,875
1963 3,461,942 7,667,928
1964 3,513,441 7,929,566
1965 3,562,834 8,202,140
1966 3,610,562 8,485,104
1967 3,656,223 8,778,869
1968 3,698,794 9,085,016
1969 3,737,765 9,403,356
1970 3,773,247 9,735,611
1971 3,809,376 10,077,809
1972 3,848,271 10,430,164
1973 3,887,376 10,795,869
1974 3,926,472 11,167,761
1975 3,965,743 11,543,639
1976 4,004,552 11,927,651
1977 4,042,124 12,331,046
1978 4,078,240 12,753,355
1979 4,113,300 13,170,365
1980 4,148,426 13,591,992
1981 4,184,217 14,006,381
1982 4,221,100 14,406,083
1983 4,258,728 14,840,555
1984 4,295,536 15,310,733
1985 4,330,364 15,683,430
1986 4,362,115 16,074,145
1987 4,390,246 16,521,049
1988 4,414,404 16,908,819
1989 4,433,983 17,364,542
1990 4,448,652 17,581,206
1991 4,458,343 17,767,253
1992 4,234,616 18,300,845
1993 3,904,482 19,201,195
1994 3,725,412 20,139,807
1995 3,715,564 20,825,860
1996 3,875,246 21,501,321
1997 4,018,227 22,176,593
1998 4,089,356 22,884,399
1999 4,130,305 23,636,527
2000 4,159,771 24,424,056
2001 4,179,438 25,197,840
2002 4,188,002 26,006,559
2003 4,178,523 26,802,659
2004 4,140,987 27,577,878
2005 4,096,493 28,407,448
2006 4,063,272 28,616,515
2007 4,013,424 28,391,607
2008 3,947,544 28,971,036
2009 3,879,794 30,058,206
2010 3,811,472 31,045,366
2011 3,741,798 32,161,424
2012 3,670,113 33,654,842
2013 3,610,859 35,281,989
2014 3,564,829 36,550,059
2015 3,518,541 37,560,535
2016 3,473,003 38,469,627
2017 3,428,682 39,337,353
2018 3,387,000 40,265,624
2019 3,345,533 41,192,171
2020 3,299,349 42,116,605
2021 3,244,907 43,071,211
2022 3,204,802 44,070,551
2023 3,185,073 45,074,049
2024 3,164,253 46,042,015

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iraq
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia Iraq
1960 3.96 5.3
1961 3.89 5.8
1962 3.81 6.99
1963 3.7 7.01
1964 3.6 7.01
1965 3.53 7.02
1966 3.39 7.02
1967 3.22 7.03
1968 3.08 7.06
1969 2.95 7.08
1970 2.79 7.07
1971 2.75 7.06
1972 2.67 7.02
1973 2.54 6.99
1974 2.45 6.95
1975 2.39 6.91
1976 2.31 6.86
1977 2.2 6.8
1978 2.08 6.73
1979 1.99 6.66
1980 1.98 6.59
1981 2.02 6.53
1982 2.05 6.46
1983 2.05 6.39
1984 2.02 6.32
1985 1.96 6.25
1986 1.91 6.18
1987 1.88 6.11
1988 1.85 6.05
1989 1.79 5.99
1990 1.79 5.93
1991 1.78 5.83
1992 1.76 5.72
1993 1.73 5.61
1994 1.7 5.49
1995 1.67 5.36
1996 1.65 5.25
1997 1.69 5.19
1998 1.56 5.11
1999 1.37 5.04
2000 1.28 4.92
2001 1.23 4.8
2002 1.23 4.67
2003 1.22 4.58
2004 1.22 4.53
2005 1.2 4.45
2006 1.18 4.46
2007 1.19 4.4
2008 1.21 4.37
2009 1.27 4.38
2010 1.26 4.46
2011 1.21 4.59
2012 1.25 4.54
2013 1.28 4.44
2014 1.26 4.31
2015 1.32 4.08
2016 1.36 3.84
2017 1.42 3.64
2018 1.5 3.55
2019 1.51 3.48
2020 1.52 3.42
2021 1.49 3.36
2022 1.48 3.29
2023 1.49 3.25

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iraq
Year Median age, years
Bosnia Iraq
1960 21.5 20.4
1961 21.6 20.4
1962 21.6 20.1
1963 21.7 19.8
1964 21.7 19.5
1965 21.8 19.3
1966 21.9 19
1967 22 18.7
1968 22.1 18.5
1969 22.2 18.3
1970 22.4 18.1
1971 22.6 17.9
1972 22.9 17.7
1973 23.2 17.5
1974 23.6 17.2
1975 23.9 17
1976 24.2 16.7
1977 24.6 16.6
1978 25 16.6
1979 25.4 16.5
1980 25.8 16.5
1981 26.2 16.5
1982 26.5 16.5
1983 26.9 16.6
1984 27.3 16.6
1985 27.6 16.7
1986 28 16.8
1987 28.4 16.9
1988 28.8 16.9
1989 29.2 17
1990 29.7 17.1
1991 30.2 17.2
1992 30.9 17.3
1993 31.8 17.3
1994 32.6 17.4
1995 33 17.5
1996 32.9 17.6
1997 32.8 17.7
1998 33 17.8
1999 33.3 17.9
2000 33.6 17.9
2001 34 18
2002 34.4 18.1
2003 34.9 18.2
2004 35.4 18.3
2005 35.9 18.5
2006 36.5 18.6
2007 37.1 18.7
2008 37.8 18.8
2009 38.5 18.9
2010 39.1 19
2011 39.8 19.1
2012 40.5 19.2
2013 41.2 19.3
2014 41.8 19.4
2015 42.3 19.5
2016 42.8 19.7
2017 43.3 19.9
2018 43.8 20.1
2019 44.3 20.4
2020 44.8 20.6
2021 45.2 20.9
2022 45.6 21.1
2023 46 21.4
2024 46.3 21.6

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Finance

Bosnia Iraq
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
$278B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
42.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
3.55%
1989
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
459,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
-4.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
16.2%
2021
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
51.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
15.6
2002
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
3.7%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$101B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
$879M
2024
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
892,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
1.88%
2020
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
30.2%
2024

Energy

Bosnia Iraq
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
1,412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
192.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
4.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
98.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
-274.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
1,373 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
3.78%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
1.98%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bosnia Iraq
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.57%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
-17,735
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
71.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
37.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
9.41
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
27.3
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
84.1%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
35%
2023
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
81.7%
2023

Health

Bosnia Iraq
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$254.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$121.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
1.01
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
22.6
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
41.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
14
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
0.24 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia Iraq
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.29%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
3,641 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
36,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
3,185 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
n/a

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