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Iraq vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 57th vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Kiribati
Population
47813338
138067
Population rank 34/197 180/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 51/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Iraq and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Kiribati
Year GDP
Iraq Kiribati
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 $11,560,877
1971 $3,865,346,535 $12,356,134
1972 $4,113,848,002 $15,314,346
1973 $5,134,367,778 $25,645,040
1974 $11,516,762,614 $69,256,489
1975 $13,458,516,763 $44,547,454
1976 $17,754,825,601 $33,246,817
1977 $19,838,130,715 $31,335,459
1978 $23,762,275,652 $36,563,965
1979 $37,816,457,839 $34,466,197
1980 $52,569,000,000 $33,157,723
1981 $37,823,000,000 $35,267,489
1982 $42,382,333,333 $32,742,713
1983 $40,712,903,226 $31,000,546
1984 $46,938,387,097 $34,394,167
1985 $48,425,161,290 $26,126,615
1986 $47,264,516,129 $25,993,009
1987 $56,774,193,548 $29,554,413
1988 $62,684,516,129 $38,278,810
1989 $65,831,935,484 $37,645,319
1990 $180,408,064,516 $36,534,295
1991 $407,796,350 $41,247,792
1992 $553,671,958 $61,491,369
1993 $1,031,944,881 $58,953,596
1994 $3,991,349,283 $67,055,334
1995 $12,894,029,888 $68,596,395
1996 $10,433,698,621 $81,456,854
1997 $20,764,857,056 $80,205,807
1998 $20,617,405,044 $74,905,706
1999 $36,881,601,584 $77,323,978
2000 $48,364,250,944 $74,910,527
2001 $36,176,430,129 $64,935,850
2002 $32,928,454,672 $74,743,869
2003 $21,921,569,479 $96,105,619
2004 $36,633,669,269 $104,085,892
2005 $50,065,104,668 $113,895,437
2006 $65,147,051,918 $112,338,353
2007 $88,837,057,320 $138,054,946
2008 $131,614,434,154 $147,017,895
2009 $111,657,580,326 $140,177,384
2010 $138,516,722,650 $165,458,433
2011 $185,749,664,444 $195,970,140
2012 $218,002,476,129 $207,001,546
2013 $234,637,675,129 $201,730,861
2014 $228,415,656,175 $200,287,282
2015 $166,774,104,959 $191,559,399
2016 $166,743,557,748 $206,467,819
2017 $187,217,660,051 $222,875,736
2018 $227,367,469,034 $233,514,717
2019 $233,636,097,800 $216,985,388
2020 $180,898,797,517 $220,897,999
2021 $209,691,945,713 $285,259,894
2022 $287,372,232,138 $270,040,457
2023 $268,881,051,644 $288,610,732
2024 $279,641,257,615 $307,862,547

Iraq and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Kiribati
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 $201
1971 $384 $210.7
1972 $394 $256.2
1973 $476 $422
1974 $1,031 $1,131
1975 $1,166 $730
1976 $1,489 $548
1977 $1,609 $520
1978 $1,863 $611
1979 $2,871 $573
1980 $3,868 $542
1981 $2,700 $568
1982 $2,942 $519
1983 $2,743 $483
1984 $3,066 $527
1985 $3,088 $393
1986 $2,940 $382
1987 $3,436 $424
1988 $3,707 $536
1989 $3,791 $515
1990 $10,261 $488
1991 $23 $540
1992 $30.3 $792
1993 $53.7 $748
1994 $198.2 $838
1995 $619 $844
1996 $485 $986
1997 $936 $953
1998 $901 $874
1999 $1,560 $887
2000 $1,980 $845
2001 $1,436 $719
2002 $1,266 $810
2003 $818 $1,021
2004 $1,328 $1,083
2005 $1,762 $1,162
2006 $2,277 $1,123
2007 $3,129 $1,353
2008 $4,543 $1,411
2009 $3,715 $1,317
2010 $4,462 $1,522
2011 $5,776 $1,771
2012 $6,478 $1,844
2013 $6,650 $1,772
2014 $6,249 $1,737
2015 $4,440 $1,640
2016 $4,334 $1,743
2017 $4,759 $1,853
2018 $5,647 $1,913
2019 $5,672 $1,751
2020 $4,295 $1,752
2021 $4,868 $2,222
2022 $6,521 $2,070
2023 $5,965 $2,178
2024 $6,074 $2,289

Iraq vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Kiribati
1950 37.4 45.7
1951 39 45.8
1952 40.5 45.9
1953 42.1 46
1954 43.5 46.1
1955 45 46.3
1956 46.4 46.5
1957 47.7 46.8
1958 49 47.1
1959 49.7 47.5
1960 51.5 48
1961 52.3 48.5
1962 53.5 49
1963 54.4 49.7
1964 55.2 50.4
1965 56.4 51
1966 57.3 51.7
1967 58.4 52.5
1968 59 53.1
1969 59.6 53.8
1970 60.5 54.4
1971 61.3 54.9
1972 61.8 55.3
1973 62.3 55.8
1974 61 56.1
1975 61.4 56.4
1976 63.6 56.6
1977 63.9 56.1
1978 64.2 56.9
1979 64.4 57.1
1980 60.9 57.3
1981 58.7 57.5
1982 59 57.8
1983 59.3 58.1
1984 59.5 58.4
1985 59.8 58.7
1986 60 59.1
1987 60.3 59.6
1988 56.7 60.1
1989 57.5 60.5
1990 57.6 61
1991 61.3 61.5
1992 65.3 62
1993 65.3 62.4
1994 65 62.8
1995 64.8 63.1
1996 64.6 63.5
1997 64.2 63.8
1998 64.4 64.1
1999 64.5 64.4
2000 64.9 64.7
2001 65.3 64.9
2002 65.7 65.1
2003 64.8 65.3
2004 64.6 65.4
2005 64.9 65.5
2006 64 65.6
2007 64.4 65.7
2008 66.5 65.7
2009 67.8 65.8
2010 68.1 65.9
2011 68.4 65.9
2012 68.8 65.9
2013 69 65.9
2014 69.7 65.9
2015 70 65.8
2016 68.7 65.8
2017 69.8 65.8
2018 71.1 65.8
2019 71.2 65.9
2020 69.7 65.2
2021 70.7 64.1
2022 72 66.3
2023 72.3 66.5
2024 72.4 66.6
2025 72.5 66.7

Iraq and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Kiribati
Year Population
Iraq Kiribati
1960 7,022,052 47,157
1961 7,194,553 48,323
1962 7,413,875 49,538
1963 7,667,928 50,791
1964 7,929,566 52,088
1965 8,202,140 53,439
1966 8,485,104 54,425
1967 8,778,869 54,996
1968 9,085,016 55,529
1969 9,403,356 56,360
1970 9,735,611 57,510
1971 10,077,809 58,652
1972 10,430,164 59,778
1973 10,795,869 60,824
1974 11,167,761 61,219
1975 11,543,639 60,987
1976 11,927,651 60,661
1977 12,331,046 60,267
1978 12,753,355 59,864
1979 13,170,365 60,172
1980 13,591,992 61,148
1981 14,006,381 62,121
1982 14,406,083 63,134
1983 14,840,555 64,169
1984 15,310,733 65,228
1985 15,683,430 66,496
1986 16,074,145 68,059
1987 16,521,049 69,733
1988 16,908,819 71,427
1989 17,364,542 73,147
1990 17,581,206 74,855
1991 17,767,253 76,367
1992 18,300,845 77,641
1993 19,201,195 78,841
1994 20,139,807 80,021
1995 20,825,860 81,234
1996 21,501,321 82,623
1997 22,176,593 84,147
1998 22,884,399 85,657
1999 23,636,527 87,126
2000 24,424,056 88,613
2001 25,197,840 90,335
2002 26,006,559 92,264
2003 26,802,659 94,175
2004 27,577,878 96,085
2005 28,407,448 98,035
2006 28,616,515 100,017
2007 28,391,607 102,068
2008 28,971,036 104,222
2009 30,058,206 106,467
2010 31,045,366 108,704
2011 32,161,424 110,647
2012 33,654,842 112,284
2013 35,281,989 113,838
2014 36,550,059 115,326
2015 37,560,535 116,815
2016 38,469,627 118,478
2017 39,337,353 120,275
2018 40,265,624 122,084
2019 41,192,171 123,921
2020 42,116,605 126,099
2021 43,071,211 128,377
2022 44,070,551 130,469
2023 45,074,049 132,530
2024 46,042,015 134,518

Fertility rates in Iraq and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Iraq

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Kiribati
1960 5.3 6.44
1961 5.8 6.48
1962 6.99 6.42
1963 7.01 6.35
1964 7.01 6.29
1965 7.02 6.26
1966 7.02 6.23
1967 7.03 6.11
1968 7.06 5.98
1969 7.08 5.85
1970 7.07 5.71
1971 7.06 5.55
1972 7.02 5.37
1973 6.99 5.2
1974 6.95 5.09
1975 6.91 5.02
1976 6.86 4.96
1977 6.8 4.96
1978 6.73 4.97
1979 6.66 4.97
1980 6.59 4.96
1981 6.53 4.96
1982 6.46 4.95
1983 6.39 4.91
1984 6.32 4.91
1985 6.25 4.91
1986 6.18 4.87
1987 6.11 4.81
1988 6.05 4.73
1989 5.99 4.69
1990 5.93 4.67
1991 5.83 4.64
1992 5.72 4.57
1993 5.61 4.49
1994 5.49 4.44
1995 5.36 4.42
1996 5.25 4.43
1997 5.19 4.37
1998 5.11 4.29
1999 5.04 4.18
2000 4.92 4.07
2001 4.8 3.96
2002 4.67 3.81
2003 4.58 3.7
2004 4.53 3.73
2005 4.45 3.76
2006 4.46 3.82
2007 4.4 3.87
2008 4.37 3.9
2009 4.38 3.91
2010 4.46 3.9
2011 4.59 3.88
2012 4.54 3.77
2013 4.44 3.64
2014 4.31 3.52
2015 4.08 3.44
2016 3.84 3.38
2017 3.64 3.34
2018 3.55 3.32
2019 3.48 3.29
2020 3.42 3.25
2021 3.36 3.22
2022 3.29 3.18
2023 3.25 3.15

Iraq and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Iraq Kiribati
1960 20.4 18.8
1961 20.4 18.5
1962 20.1 18.3
1963 19.8 18.2
1964 19.5 18.1
1965 19.3 18
1966 19 17.9
1967 18.7 17.7
1968 18.5 17.6
1969 18.3 17.5
1970 18.1 17.5
1971 17.9 17.6
1972 17.7 17.6
1973 17.5 17.7
1974 17.2 17.8
1975 17 18
1976 16.7 18.1
1977 16.6 18.2
1978 16.6 18.3
1979 16.5 18.4
1980 16.5 18.7
1981 16.5 18.9
1982 16.5 19
1983 16.6 19.2
1984 16.6 19.4
1985 16.7 19.6
1986 16.8 19.8
1987 16.9 19.9
1988 16.9 20.1
1989 17 20.2
1990 17.1 20.2
1991 17.2 20.2
1992 17.3 20.1
1993 17.3 20
1994 17.4 19.8
1995 17.5 19.7
1996 17.6 19.6
1997 17.7 19.6
1998 17.8 19.6
1999 17.9 19.6
2000 17.9 19.7
2001 18 19.8
2002 18.1 19.9
2003 18.2 20.1
2004 18.3 20.3
2005 18.5 20.5
2006 18.6 20.7
2007 18.7 20.9
2008 18.8 21
2009 18.9 21.2
2010 19 21.3
2011 19.1 21.5
2012 19.2 21.7
2013 19.3 21.9
2014 19.4 22.1
2015 19.5 22.3
2016 19.7 22.5
2017 19.9 22.7
2018 20.1 22.9
2019 20.4 23
2020 20.6 23.2
2021 20.9 23.3
2022 21.1 23.5
2023 21.4 23.6
2024 21.6 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iraq Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
41.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Iraq Kiribati
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
50
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
98.6%
2020
English speaking
35%
2023
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Iraq Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Kiribati
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
416 mi
2017

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