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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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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GDP per capita
GDP
Life expectancy
Population
Population density
Fertility rate
Median age
Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% 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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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 |
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