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Iraq vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 57th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Latvia
Population
47813338
1844219
Population rank 34/197 149/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Iraq and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Latvia
Year GDP
Iraq Latvia
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 $180,408,064,516 -
1991 $407,796,350 -
1992 $553,671,958 -
1993 $1,031,944,881 -
1994 $3,991,349,283 -
1995 $12,894,029,888 $5,608,208,785
1996 $10,433,698,621 $5,799,465,288
1997 $20,764,857,056 $6,349,481,007
1998 $20,617,405,044 $6,974,112,951
1999 $36,881,601,584 $7,324,192,890
2000 $48,364,250,944 $7,761,252,607
2001 $36,176,430,129 $8,190,888,740
2002 $32,928,454,672 $9,249,030,241
2003 $21,921,569,479 $11,244,337,720
2004 $36,633,669,269 $13,827,070,379
2005 $50,065,104,668 $16,306,935,905
2006 $65,147,051,918 $20,434,922,247
2007 $88,837,057,320 $29,420,499,248
2008 $131,614,434,154 $34,135,200,994
2009 $111,657,580,326 $25,691,530,442
2010 $138,516,722,650 $23,468,324,572
2011 $185,749,664,444 $26,575,547,901
2012 $218,002,476,129 $27,116,149,949
2013 $234,637,675,129 $29,152,128,168
2014 $228,415,656,175 $30,277,203,767
2015 $166,774,104,959 $26,344,565,877
2016 $166,743,557,748 $27,117,105,060
2017 $187,217,660,051 $29,391,059,767
2018 $227,367,469,034 $33,247,935,477
2019 $233,636,097,800 $33,099,503,951
2020 $180,898,797,517 $33,379,927,435
2021 $209,691,945,713 $38,183,326,785
2022 $287,372,232,138 $38,014,713,596
2023 $268,881,051,644 $42,572,151,720
2024 $279,641,257,615 $43,520,773,851

Iraq and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Latvia
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 $10,261 -
1991 $23 -
1992 $30.3 -
1993 $53.7 -
1994 $198.2 -
1995 $619 $2,257
1996 $485 $2,360
1997 $936 $2,610
1998 $901 $2,894
1999 $1,560 $3,064
2000 $1,980 $3,278
2001 $1,436 $3,505
2002 $1,266 $4,004
2003 $818 $4,915
2004 $1,328 $6,110
2005 $1,762 $7,284
2006 $2,277 $9,212
2007 $3,129 $13,371
2008 $4,543 $15,678
2009 $3,715 $11,996
2010 $4,462 $11,188
2011 $5,776 $12,903
2012 $6,478 $13,329
2013 $6,650 $14,484
2014 $6,249 $15,186
2015 $4,440 $13,322
2016 $4,334 $13,839
2017 $4,759 $15,132
2018 $5,647 $17,252
2019 $5,672 $17,295
2020 $4,295 $17,564
2021 $4,868 $20,262
2022 $6,521 $20,227
2023 $5,965 $22,676
2024 $6,074 $23,368

Iraq vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Latvia
1950 37.4 64.6
1951 39 65.2
1952 40.5 65.7
1953 42.1 66.2
1954 43.5 66.7
1955 45 67.1
1956 46.4 67.6
1957 47.7 68.3
1958 49 68.9
1959 49.7 69.5
1960 51.5 70.3
1961 52.3 70.5
1962 53.5 69.9
1963 54.4 70.3
1964 55.2 71.5
1965 56.4 71.2
1966 57.3 71.2
1967 58.4 70.9
1968 59 70.5
1969 59.6 70.2
1970 60.5 70.2
1971 61.3 70.6
1972 61.8 70.3
1973 62.3 70.2
1974 61 70.1
1975 61.4 69.3
1976 63.6 69.4
1977 63.9 69.4
1978 64.2 69.3
1979 64.4 68.8
1980 60.9 69.1
1981 58.7 69.1
1982 59 69.6
1983 59.3 69.4
1984 59.5 69.4
1985 59.8 69.6
1986 60 71
1987 60.3 71
1988 56.7 70.9
1989 57.5 70.4
1990 57.6 69.5
1991 61.3 69.2
1992 65.3 68.5
1993 65.3 66.6
1994 65 65.2
1995 64.8 66
1996 64.6 68.6
1997 64.2 69.2
1998 64.4 68.9
1999 64.5 69.6
2000 64.9 70.2
2001 65.3 69.9
2002 65.7 70.2
2003 64.8 70.6
2004 64.6 70.9
2005 64.9 70.6
2006 64 70.6
2007 64.4 70.8
2008 66.5 72
2009 67.8 72.7
2010 68.1 73
2011 68.4 73.7
2012 68.8 73.9
2013 69 74.2
2014 69.7 74.3
2015 70 74.7
2016 68.7 74.8
2017 69.8 74.8
2018 71.1 75
2019 71.2 75.6
2020 69.7 75.5
2021 70.7 73.2
2022 72 74.9
2023 72.3 76.2
2024 72.4 76.3
2025 72.5 76.5

Iraq and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Latvia
Year Population
Iraq Latvia
1960 7,022,052 2,120,979
1961 7,194,553 2,152,681
1962 7,413,875 2,181,586
1963 7,667,928 2,210,919
1964 7,929,566 2,240,623
1965 8,202,140 2,265,919
1966 8,485,104 2,283,217
1967 8,778,869 2,301,220
1968 9,085,016 2,323,619
1969 9,403,356 2,343,173
1970 9,735,611 2,359,164
1971 10,077,809 2,376,389
1972 10,430,164 2,395,674
1973 10,795,869 2,415,819
1974 11,167,761 2,437,186
1975 11,543,639 2,456,130
1976 11,927,651 2,470,989
1977 12,331,046 2,485,073
1978 12,753,355 2,497,921
1979 13,170,365 2,505,953
1980 13,591,992 2,511,701
1981 14,006,381 2,519,421
1982 14,406,083 2,531,080
1983 14,840,555 2,546,011
1984 15,310,733 2,562,047
1985 15,683,430 2,578,873
1986 16,074,145 2,599,892
1987 16,521,049 2,626,583
1988 16,908,819 2,653,434
1989 17,364,542 2,666,955
1990 17,581,206 2,663,151
1991 17,767,253 2,650,581
1992 18,300,845 2,614,338
1993 19,201,195 2,563,290
1994 20,139,807 2,520,742
1995 20,825,860 2,485,056
1996 21,501,321 2,457,222
1997 22,176,593 2,432,851
1998 22,884,399 2,410,019
1999 23,636,527 2,390,482
2000 24,424,056 2,367,550
2001 25,197,840 2,337,170
2002 26,006,559 2,310,173
2003 26,802,659 2,287,955
2004 27,577,878 2,263,122
2005 28,407,448 2,238,799
2006 28,616,515 2,218,357
2007 28,391,607 2,200,325
2008 28,971,036 2,177,322
2009 30,058,206 2,141,669
2010 31,045,366 2,097,555
2011 32,161,424 2,059,709
2012 33,654,842 2,034,319
2013 35,281,989 2,012,647
2014 36,550,059 1,993,782
2015 37,560,535 1,977,527
2016 38,469,627 1,959,537
2017 39,337,353 1,942,248
2018 40,265,624 1,927,174
2019 41,192,171 1,913,822
2020 42,116,605 1,900,449
2021 43,071,211 1,884,490
2022 44,070,551 1,879,383
2023 45,074,049 1,877,445
2024 46,042,015 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Iraq and Latvia

Fertility rate
Iraq

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Latvia
1960 5.3 1.94
1961 5.8 1.94
1962 6.99 1.91
1963 7.01 1.85
1964 7.01 1.79
1965 7.02 1.74
1966 7.02 1.76
1967 7.03 1.8
1968 7.06 1.83
1969 7.08 1.88
1970 7.07 1.96
1971 7.06 2
1972 7.02 2
1973 6.99 1.98
1974 6.95 1.97
1975 6.91 1.96
1976 6.86 1.93
1977 6.8 1.89
1978 6.73 1.87
1979 6.66 1.87
1980 6.59 1.86
1981 6.53 1.88
1982 6.46 1.97
1983 6.39 2.07
1984 6.32 2.09
1985 6.25 2.08
1986 6.18 2.12
1987 6.11 2.15
1988 6.05 2.11
1989 5.99 2.05
1990 5.93 2.02
1991 5.83 1.86
1992 5.72 1.73
1993 5.61 1.51
1994 5.49 1.39
1995 5.36 1.25
1996 5.25 1.16
1997 5.19 1.11
1998 5.11 1.09
1999 5.04 1.16
2000 4.92 1.25
2001 4.8 1.22
2002 4.67 1.26
2003 4.58 1.32
2004 4.53 1.29
2005 4.45 1.39
2006 4.46 1.46
2007 4.4 1.54
2008 4.37 1.58
2009 4.38 1.46
2010 4.46 1.36
2011 4.59 1.33
2012 4.54 1.44
2013 4.44 1.52
2014 4.31 1.65
2015 4.08 1.7
2016 3.84 1.74
2017 3.64 1.69
2018 3.55 1.6
2019 3.48 1.61
2020 3.42 1.55
2021 3.36 1.57
2022 3.29 1.47
2023 3.25 1.36

Iraq and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Iraq Latvia
1960 20.4 32.3
1961 20.4 32.4
1962 20.1 32.6
1963 19.8 32.8
1964 19.5 33
1965 19.3 33.2
1966 19 33.5
1967 18.7 33.8
1968 18.5 34
1969 18.3 34.1
1970 18.1 34.2
1971 17.9 34.3
1972 17.7 34.5
1973 17.5 34.6
1974 17.2 34.7
1975 17 34.9
1976 16.7 35
1977 16.6 35.1
1978 16.6 35.1
1979 16.5 35.1
1980 16.5 34.9
1981 16.5 34.8
1982 16.5 34.7
1983 16.6 34.6
1984 16.6 34.7
1985 16.7 34.7
1986 16.8 34.7
1987 16.9 34.6
1988 16.9 34.6
1989 17 34.5
1990 17.1 34.6
1991 17.2 34.8
1992 17.3 35.2
1993 17.3 35.6
1994 17.4 36
1995 17.5 36.2
1996 17.6 36.6
1997 17.7 36.9
1998 17.8 37.3
1999 17.9 37.6
2000 17.9 37.9
2001 18 38.3
2002 18.1 38.6
2003 18.2 38.9
2004 18.3 39.2
2005 18.5 39.4
2006 18.6 39.7
2007 18.7 39.9
2008 18.8 40.1
2009 18.9 40.5
2010 19 41.1
2011 19.1 41.6
2012 19.2 42
2013 19.3 42.3
2014 19.4 42.5
2015 19.5 42.8
2016 19.7 43
2017 19.9 43.2
2018 20.1 43.4
2019 20.4 43.6
2020 20.6 43.8
2021 20.9 43.9
2022 21.1 44
2023 21.4 44.1
2024 21.6 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Iraq Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iraq Latvia
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
99.9%
2021
English speaking
35%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Iraq Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Latvia
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025

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