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Cyprus vs Iraq statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has a population of 1.36M (ranked 155/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). Cyprus' land area is 3,568 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 163rd vs. 57th).

By GDP, Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Main facts and rankings

Cyprus Iraq
Population
1380052
47813338
Population rank 153/197 34/197
GDP
$36.3B
2024
$280B
2024
GDP rank 104/197 51/197
GDP per capita
$26,749
2024
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank 45/197 114/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,240
2024
$14,464
2024
Government debt
$23.8B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,490
2024
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 34/185 108/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,086
2025
$6,159
2025
Land area
3,568 sq mi
2025
167,619 sq mi
2025
Population density
381 ppl/mi²
2024
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.25
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
21.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Cyprus and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Cyprus and Iraq economies compared

GDP
Cyprus

Iraq
Year GDP
Cyprus 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 $489,912,574 $13,458,516,763
1976 $576,090,074 $17,754,825,601
1977 $734,876,021 $19,838,130,715
1978 $964,024,364 $23,762,275,652
1979 $1,288,699,776 $37,816,457,839
1980 $2,154,311,277 $52,569,000,000
1981 $2,087,496,374 $37,823,000,000
1982 $2,159,242,417 $42,382,333,333
1983 $2,160,364,071 $40,712,903,226
1984 $2,278,248,953 $46,938,387,097
1985 $2,430,411,900 $48,425,161,290
1986 $3,090,734,463 $47,264,516,129
1987 $3,704,813,886 $56,774,193,548
1988 $4,278,792,597 $62,684,516,129
1989 $4,563,482,604 $65,831,935,484
1990 $5,591,130,218 $180,408,064,516
1991 $5,770,197,348 $407,796,350
1992 $6,912,150,456 $553,671,958
1993 $6,590,291,048 $1,031,944,881
1994 $7,425,703,929 $3,991,349,283
1995 $9,933,137,128 $12,894,029,888
1996 $10,011,914,680 $10,433,698,621
1997 $9,547,816,420 $20,764,857,056
1998 $10,248,618,778 $20,617,405,044
1999 $10,497,907,228 $36,881,601,584
2000 $9,985,847,314 $48,364,250,944
2001 $10,397,898,907 $36,176,430,129
2002 $11,420,228,846 $32,928,454,672
2003 $14,547,329,558 $21,921,569,479
2004 $17,320,551,250 $36,633,669,269
2005 $18,433,412,511 $50,065,104,668
2006 $20,072,754,987 $65,147,051,918
2007 $23,968,727,074 $88,837,057,320
2008 $27,844,646,258 $131,614,434,154
2009 $26,048,179,949 $111,657,580,326
2010 $25,799,940,078 $138,516,722,650
2011 $27,641,547,910 $185,749,664,444
2012 $25,047,436,975 $218,002,476,129
2013 $23,959,712,861 $234,637,675,129
2014 $23,225,918,260 $228,415,656,175
2015 $19,909,278,417 $166,774,104,959
2016 $21,046,462,281 $166,743,557,748
2017 $22,946,570,629 $187,217,660,051
2018 $25,754,001,368 $227,367,469,034
2019 $26,196,667,100 $233,636,097,800
2020 $25,555,093,854 $180,898,797,517
2021 $30,372,642,502 $209,691,945,713
2022 $30,935,566,077 $287,372,232,138
2023 $33,886,930,712 $268,881,051,644
2024 $36,333,022,329 $279,641,257,615

Cyprus and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita
Cyprus

Iraq
Year GDP per capita
Cyprus 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 $743 $1,166
1976 $870 $1,489
1977 $1,102 $1,609
1978 $1,434 $1,863
1979 $1,902 $2,871
1980 $3,154 $3,868
1981 $3,030 $2,700
1982 $3,100 $2,942
1983 $3,055 $2,743
1984 $3,167 $3,066
1985 $3,324 $3,088
1986 $4,159 $2,940
1987 $4,908 $3,436
1988 $5,584 $3,707
1989 $5,870 $3,791
1990 $7,092 $10,261
1991 $7,222 $23
1992 $8,530 $30.3
1993 $7,978 $53.7
1994 $8,791 $198.2
1995 $11,514 $619
1996 $11,373 $485
1997 $10,637 $936
1998 $11,206 $901
1999 $11,273 $1,560
2000 $10,537 $1,980
2001 $10,785 $1,436
2002 $11,636 $1,266
2003 $14,553 $818
2004 $17,016 $1,328
2005 $17,790 $1,762
2006 $19,037 $2,277
2007 $22,344 $3,129
2008 $25,522 $4,543
2009 $23,480 $3,715
2010 $22,876 $4,462
2011 $24,110 $5,776
2012 $21,493 $6,478
2013 $20,238 $6,650
2014 $19,326 $6,249
2015 $16,326 $4,440
2016 $17,013 $4,334
2017 $18,295 $4,759
2018 $20,267 $5,647
2019 $20,360 $5,672
2020 $19,624 $4,295
2021 $23,057 $4,868
2022 $23,236 $6,521
2023 $25,195 $5,965
2024 $26,749 $6,074

Cyprus vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cyprus

Iraq
Year Life expectancy, years
Cyprus Iraq
1950 55.8 37.4
1951 56.8 39
1952 57.7 40.5
1953 58.4 42.1
1954 59.3 43.5
1955 59.7 45
1956 60.4 46.4
1957 61 47.7
1958 61.6 49
1959 62.3 49.7
1960 63.3 51.5
1961 64.1 52.3
1962 64.7 53.5
1963 61.8 54.4
1964 62.2 55.2
1965 66.1 56.4
1966 66.5 57.3
1967 66.9 58.4
1968 67.3 59
1969 67.6 59.6
1970 68.1 60.5
1971 68.4 61.3
1972 68.6 61.8
1973 69 62.3
1974 54.6 61
1975 70.3 61.4
1976 70.8 63.6
1977 71.3 63.9
1978 71.7 64.2
1979 72.2 64.4
1980 72.8 60.9
1981 73.1 58.7
1982 73.5 59
1983 73.7 59.3
1984 74 59.5
1985 74.6 59.8
1986 74.9 60
1987 75.3 60.3
1988 75.4 56.7
1989 75.8 57.5
1990 76 57.6
1991 76.2 61.3
1992 76.3 65.3
1993 76.3 65.3
1994 76.4 65
1995 76.6 64.8
1996 76.9 64.6
1997 77.1 64.2
1998 77.2 64.4
1999 77.6 64.5
2000 77.9 64.9
2001 78.2 65.3
2002 78.8 65.7
2003 78.9 64.8
2004 79 64.6
2005 79.2 64.9
2006 79.5 64
2007 79.8 64.4
2008 79.9 66.5
2009 80.4 67.8
2010 80.6 68.1
2011 80.9 68.4
2012 81.1 68.8
2013 81.3 69
2014 81.3 69.7
2015 81.5 70
2016 81.5 68.7
2017 81.5 69.8
2018 81.6 71.1
2019 81.5 71.2
2020 81.2 69.7
2021 80.6 70.7
2022 80.4 72
2023 81.6 72.3
2024 81.8 72.4
2025 82 72.5

Cyprus and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population
Cyprus

Iraq
Year Population
Cyprus Iraq
1960 586,490 7,022,052
1961 595,514 7,194,553
1962 601,466 7,413,875
1963 607,252 7,667,928
1964 612,521 7,929,566
1965 617,736 8,202,140
1966 623,390 8,485,104
1967 629,251 8,778,869
1968 635,157 9,085,016
1969 641,189 9,403,356
1970 647,446 9,735,611
1971 654,050 10,077,809
1972 661,063 10,430,164
1973 665,937 10,795,869
1974 663,254 11,167,761
1975 659,405 11,543,639
1976 662,032 11,927,651
1977 667,101 12,331,046
1978 672,249 12,753,355
1979 677,549 13,170,365
1980 683,076 13,591,992
1981 688,893 14,006,381
1982 696,497 14,406,083
1983 707,225 14,840,555
1984 719,334 15,310,733
1985 731,277 15,683,430
1986 743,105 16,074,145
1987 754,785 16,521,049
1988 766,235 16,908,819
1989 777,420 17,364,542
1990 788,351 17,581,206
1991 798,944 17,767,253
1992 810,341 18,300,845
1993 826,034 19,201,195
1994 844,667 20,139,807
1995 862,695 20,825,860
1996 880,290 21,501,321
1997 897,568 22,176,593
1998 914,548 22,884,399
1999 931,234 23,636,527
2000 947,667 24,424,056
2001 964,127 25,197,840
2002 981,440 26,006,559
2003 999,590 26,802,659
2004 1,017,875 27,577,878
2005 1,036,151 28,407,448
2006 1,054,418 28,616,515
2007 1,072,714 28,391,607
2008 1,091,026 28,971,036
2009 1,109,371 30,058,206
2010 1,127,816 31,045,366
2011 1,146,493 32,161,424
2012 1,165,397 33,654,842
2013 1,183,895 35,281,989
2014 1,201,801 36,550,059
2015 1,219,502 37,560,535
2016 1,237,112 38,469,627
2017 1,254,275 39,337,353
2018 1,270,737 40,265,624
2019 1,286,671 41,192,171
2020 1,302,247 42,116,605
2021 1,317,309 43,071,211
2022 1,331,370 44,070,551
2023 1,344,976 45,074,049
2024 1,358,282 46,042,015

Fertility rates in Cyprus and Iraq

Fertility rate
Cyprus

Iraq
Year Fertility rate
Cyprus Iraq
1960 3.39 5.3
1961 3.62 5.8
1962 3.51 6.99
1963 3.49 7.01
1964 3.41 7.01
1965 3.47 7.02
1966 3.4 7.02
1967 3.32 7.03
1968 3.27 7.06
1969 3.19 7.08
1970 3.07 7.07
1971 3.04 7.06
1972 2.99 7.02
1973 2.4 6.99
1974 2.28 6.95
1975 2.11 6.91
1976 2.33 6.86
1977 2.09 6.8
1978 2.08 6.73
1979 2.14 6.66
1980 2.3 6.59
1981 2.15 6.53
1982 2.49 6.46
1983 2.49 6.39
1984 2.51 6.32
1985 2.43 6.25
1986 2.45 6.18
1987 2.39 6.11
1988 2.47 6.05
1989 2.37 5.99
1990 2.4 5.93
1991 2.34 5.83
1992 2.46 5.72
1993 2.25 5.61
1994 2.16 5.49
1995 2.03 5.36
1996 1.95 5.25
1997 1.86 5.19
1998 1.76 5.11
1999 1.67 5.04
2000 1.64 4.92
2001 1.57 4.8
2002 1.5 4.67
2003 1.51 4.58
2004 1.51 4.53
2005 1.48 4.45
2006 1.51 4.46
2007 1.45 4.4
2008 1.48 4.37
2009 1.48 4.38
2010 1.43 4.46
2011 1.36 4.59
2012 1.38 4.54
2013 1.3 4.44
2014 1.31 4.31
2015 1.32 4.08
2016 1.36 3.84
2017 1.32 3.64
2018 1.32 3.55
2019 1.33 3.48
2020 1.36 3.42
2021 1.39 3.36
2022 1.39 3.29
2023 1.39 3.25

Cyprus and Iraq demographics compared

Median age
Cyprus

Iraq
Year Median age, years
Cyprus Iraq
1960 23.1 20.4
1961 23.1 20.4
1962 23.3 20.1
1963 23.5 19.8
1964 23.7 19.5
1965 23.9 19.3
1966 24 19
1967 24.2 18.7
1968 24.3 18.5
1969 24.5 18.3
1970 24.7 18.1
1971 24.9 17.9
1972 25.1 17.7
1973 25.3 17.5
1974 25.4 17.2
1975 25.5 17
1976 25.9 16.7
1977 26.3 16.6
1978 26.8 16.6
1979 27.2 16.5
1980 27.7 16.5
1981 28.2 16.5
1982 28.5 16.5
1983 28.7 16.6
1984 28.8 16.6
1985 28.9 16.7
1986 29.1 16.8
1987 29.2 16.9
1988 29.4 16.9
1989 29.6 17
1990 29.8 17.1
1991 30.1 17.2
1992 30.3 17.3
1993 30.4 17.3
1994 30.5 17.4
1995 30.6 17.5
1996 30.8 17.6
1997 31 17.7
1998 31.2 17.8
1999 31.4 17.9
2000 31.6 17.9
2001 31.8 18
2002 32 18.1
2003 32.2 18.2
2004 32.4 18.3
2005 32.6 18.5
2006 32.8 18.6
2007 33.1 18.7
2008 33.4 18.8
2009 33.6 18.9
2010 33.9 19
2011 34.2 19.1
2012 34.5 19.2
2013 34.8 19.3
2014 35.2 19.4
2015 35.6 19.5
2016 36 19.7
2017 36.4 19.9
2018 36.8 20.1
2019 37.2 20.4
2020 37.6 20.6
2021 38 20.9
2022 38.4 21.1
2023 38.8 21.4
2024 39.2 21.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cyprus Iraq
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$278B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
40.4%
2025
42.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.74%
2022
3.55%
1989
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.82%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
459,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.84%
2025
-4.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2024
16.2%
2021
Services, % of GDP
76.9%
2024
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.3%
2024
51.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
15.6
2002
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2023
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.09B
2024
$101B
2024
Personal remittances received
$661M
2024
$879M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,117,000
2019
892,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
3.25%
2020
1.88%
2020
Banked people share
96.1%
2024
30.2%
2024

Energy

Cyprus Iraq
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,673 kg
2023
1,412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.18 megatons
2023
192.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.34 tons
2023
4.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.5%
2022
98.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.6%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.44%
2023
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share
117%
2022
-274.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,842 kWh
2023
1,373 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15.1%
2021
3.78%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
1.98%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cyprus Iraq
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.57%
2024
Annual migration change
+8,138
2024
-17,735
2024
Urban population
67.1%
2024
71.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.4
2025
37.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
71
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2023
9.41
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
27.3
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
84.1%
2021
English speaking
75.1%
2023
35%
2023
People using the Internet
91.2%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Cyprus Iraq
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,864
2022
$254.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$417
2022
$121.8
2022
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.55
2021
1.01
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.5
2023
22.6
2023
Obesity rate
23.6%
2022
41.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
14
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.36 liters
2020
0.24 liters
2020

Territory

Cyprus Iraq
% of world land
0.006%
2025
0.29%
2025
Land area per capita
2,627 sq mi
2024
3,641 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
498 sq mi
2025
36,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
666 sq mi
2025
3,185 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,366 mi
2016
n/a

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