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Iraq vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 57th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Maldives
Population
47813338
531152
Population rank 34/197 168/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Iraq and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Maldives
Year GDP
Iraq Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $3,865,346,535 $21,566,404
1972 $4,113,848,002 $25,177,138
1973 $5,134,367,778 $30,862,042
1974 $11,516,762,614 $39,120,171
1975 $13,458,516,763 $24,540,878
1976 $17,754,825,601 $22,399,467
1977 $19,838,130,715 $20,853,789
1978 $23,762,275,652 $24,369,109
1979 $37,816,457,839 $38,523,364
1980 $52,569,000,000 $42,463,576
1981 $37,823,000,000 $44,781,457
1982 $42,382,333,333 $47,911,340
1983 $40,712,903,226 $57,829,787
1984 $46,938,387,097 $109,503,546
1985 $48,425,161,290 $127,190,758
1986 $47,264,516,129 $141,882,254
1987 $56,774,193,548 $141,223,029
1988 $62,684,516,129 $168,514,513
1989 $65,831,935,484 $189,514,434
1990 $180,408,064,516 $215,043,970
1991 $407,796,350 $244,396,762
1992 $553,671,958 $284,875,809
1993 $1,031,944,881 $322,417,837
1994 $3,991,349,283 $356,014,932
1995 $12,894,029,888 $398,988,955
1996 $10,433,698,621 $450,382,328
1997 $20,764,857,056 $508,223,602
1998 $20,617,405,044 $540,096,398
1999 $36,881,601,584 $589,239,754
2000 $48,364,250,944 $624,337,145
2001 $36,176,430,129 $870,031,677
2002 $32,928,454,672 $897,031,250
2003 $21,921,569,479 $1,052,121,055
2004 $36,633,669,269 $1,226,829,563
2005 $50,065,104,668 $1,163,362,438
2006 $65,147,051,918 $1,575,200,391
2007 $88,837,057,320 $1,868,383,461
2008 $131,614,434,154 $2,271,646,188
2009 $111,657,580,326 $2,345,294,875
2010 $138,516,722,650 $2,588,176,055
2011 $185,749,664,444 $2,774,350,240
2012 $218,002,476,129 $2,886,163,997
2013 $234,637,675,129 $3,295,009,238
2014 $228,415,656,175 $3,697,353,039
2015 $166,774,104,959 $4,129,505,319
2016 $166,743,557,748 $4,409,942,624
2017 $187,217,660,051 $4,816,426,257
2018 $227,367,469,034 $5,404,344,163
2019 $233,636,097,800 $5,726,094,799
2020 $180,898,797,517 $3,712,604,583
2021 $209,691,945,713 $5,252,457,370
2022 $287,372,232,138 $6,177,118,114
2023 $268,881,051,644 $6,590,894,302
2024 $279,641,257,615 $6,975,146,349

Iraq and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $384 $169.8
1972 $394 $192.2
1973 $476 $228.7
1974 $1,031 $281.5
1975 $1,166 $171.4
1976 $1,489 $151.8
1977 $1,609 $137.3
1978 $1,863 $156.1
1979 $2,871 $240.2
1980 $3,868 $257.6
1981 $2,700 $264.1
1982 $2,942 $274.8
1983 $2,743 $323
1984 $3,066 $594
1985 $3,088 $669
1986 $2,940 $720
1987 $3,436 $692
1988 $3,707 $799
1989 $3,791 $870
1990 $10,261 $957
1991 $23 $1,054
1992 $30.3 $1,194
1993 $53.7 $1,317
1994 $198.2 $1,419
1995 $619 $1,555
1996 $485 $1,717
1997 $936 $1,898
1998 $901 $1,980
1999 $1,560 $2,124
2000 $1,980 $2,214
2001 $1,436 $3,034
2002 $1,266 $3,076
2003 $818 $3,549
2004 $1,328 $4,070
2005 $1,762 $3,797
2006 $2,277 $5,019
2007 $3,129 $5,758
2008 $4,543 $6,757
2009 $3,715 $6,734
2010 $4,462 $7,174
2011 $5,776 $7,425
2012 $6,478 $7,461
2013 $6,650 $8,236
2014 $6,249 $8,939
2015 $4,440 $9,645
2016 $4,334 $9,948
2017 $4,759 $10,510
2018 $5,647 $11,423
2019 $5,672 $11,740
2020 $4,295 $7,394
2021 $4,868 $10,176
2022 $6,521 $11,786
2023 $5,965 $12,530
2024 $6,074 $13,216

Iraq vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Maldives
1950 37.4 36.5
1951 39 37.1
1952 40.5 37
1953 42.1 36.9
1954 43.5 36.9
1955 45 37
1956 46.4 37.1
1957 47.7 37.3
1958 49 37.6
1959 49.7 37.9
1960 51.5 38.2
1961 52.3 38.6
1962 53.5 39.1
1963 54.4 39.6
1964 55.2 40.2
1965 56.4 40.8
1966 57.3 41.4
1967 58.4 42.1
1968 59 42.9
1969 59.6 43.7
1970 60.5 44.5
1971 61.3 45.5
1972 61.8 46.4
1973 62.3 47.5
1974 61 48.5
1975 61.4 49.6
1976 63.6 50.8
1977 63.9 51.8
1978 64.2 50.4
1979 64.4 53.9
1980 60.9 54.8
1981 58.7 55.7
1982 59 56.6
1983 59.3 57.5
1984 59.5 58.3
1985 59.8 59.2
1986 60 60
1987 60.3 60.8
1988 56.7 61.6
1989 57.5 62.4
1990 57.6 63.1
1991 61.3 63.9
1992 65.3 64.7
1993 65.3 65.4
1994 65 66.2
1995 64.8 67
1996 64.6 67.7
1997 64.2 68.5
1998 64.4 69.3
1999 64.5 70.2
2000 64.9 70.9
2001 65.3 71.7
2002 65.7 72.4
2003 64.8 73.3
2004 64.6 73
2005 64.9 74.8
2006 64 75.3
2007 64.4 75.7
2008 66.5 76
2009 67.8 76.4
2010 68.1 76.8
2011 68.4 77.1
2012 68.8 77.5
2013 69 77.8
2014 69.7 78.2
2015 70 78.6
2016 68.7 78.9
2017 69.8 79.2
2018 71.1 79.4
2019 71.2 79.7
2020 69.7 78.7
2021 70.7 78.1
2022 72 80.8
2023 72.3 81
2024 72.4 81.3
2025 72.5 81.5

Iraq and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Maldives
Year Population
Iraq Maldives
1960 7,022,052 91,189
1961 7,194,553 93,450
1962 7,413,875 95,802
1963 7,667,928 98,222
1964 7,929,566 100,662
1965 8,202,140 104,102
1966 8,485,104 108,507
1967 8,778,869 112,528
1968 9,085,016 116,075
1969 9,403,356 119,564
1970 9,735,611 123,219
1971 10,077,809 127,035
1972 10,430,164 130,968
1973 10,795,869 134,952
1974 11,167,761 138,978
1975 11,543,639 143,158
1976 11,927,651 147,525
1977 12,331,046 151,930
1978 12,753,355 156,159
1979 13,170,365 160,360
1980 13,591,992 164,835
1981 14,006,381 169,532
1982 14,406,083 174,333
1983 14,840,555 179,128
1984 15,310,733 184,198
1985 15,683,430 190,169
1986 16,074,145 196,935
1987 16,521,049 203,944
1988 16,908,819 210,885
1989 17,364,542 217,738
1990 17,581,206 224,762
1991 17,767,253 231,802
1992 18,300,845 238,543
1993 19,201,195 244,884
1994 20,139,807 250,822
1995 20,825,860 256,649
1996 21,501,321 262,347
1997 22,176,593 267,707
1998 22,884,399 272,723
1999 23,636,527 277,412
2000 24,424,056 282,019
2001 25,197,840 286,767
2002 26,006,559 291,616
2003 26,802,659 296,491
2004 27,577,878 301,413
2005 28,407,448 306,429
2006 28,616,515 313,851
2007 28,391,607 324,479
2008 28,971,036 336,170
2009 30,058,206 348,275
2010 31,045,366 360,792
2011 32,161,424 373,674
2012 33,654,842 386,818
2013 35,281,989 400,070
2014 36,550,059 413,617
2015 37,560,535 428,154
2016 38,469,627 443,308
2017 39,337,353 458,287
2018 40,265,624 473,099
2019 41,192,171 487,731
2020 42,116,605 502,118
2021 43,071,211 516,154
2022 44,070,551 524,106
2023 45,074,049 525,994
2024 46,042,015 527,799

Fertility rates in Iraq and Maldives

Fertility rate
Iraq

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Maldives
1960 5.3 6.71
1961 5.8 6.79
1962 6.99 6.89
1963 7.01 6.94
1964 7.01 7
1965 7.02 7.07
1966 7.02 7.15
1967 7.03 7.23
1968 7.06 7.28
1969 7.08 7.33
1970 7.07 7.39
1971 7.06 7.38
1972 7.02 7.37
1973 6.99 7.4
1974 6.95 7.38
1975 6.91 7.32
1976 6.86 7.29
1977 6.8 7.27
1978 6.73 7.23
1979 6.66 7.23
1980 6.59 7.23
1981 6.53 7.19
1982 6.46 7.15
1983 6.39 7.09
1984 6.32 7.03
1985 6.25 6.94
1986 6.18 6.85
1987 6.11 6.73
1988 6.05 6.58
1989 5.99 6.39
1990 5.93 6.13
1991 5.83 5.8
1992 5.72 5.44
1993 5.61 5.06
1994 5.49 4.69
1995 5.36 4.29
1996 5.25 3.86
1997 5.19 3.48
1998 5.11 3.17
1999 5.04 2.9
2000 4.92 2.69
2001 4.8 2.53
2002 4.67 2.42
2003 4.58 2.34
2004 4.53 2.26
2005 4.45 2.2
2006 4.46 2.2
2007 4.4 2.29
2008 4.37 2.37
2009 4.38 2.39
2010 4.46 2.35
2011 4.59 2.31
2012 4.54 2.25
2013 4.44 2.17
2014 4.31 2.09
2015 4.08 2
2016 3.84 1.9
2017 3.64 1.8
2018 3.55 1.71
2019 3.48 1.64
2020 3.42 1.61
2021 3.36 1.6
2022 3.29 1.58
2023 3.25 1.58

Iraq and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Iraq Maldives
1960 20.4 20.6
1961 20.4 20.6
1962 20.1 20.6
1963 19.8 20.6
1964 19.5 20.5
1965 19.3 19.9
1966 19 18.9
1967 18.7 18.2
1968 18.5 17.8
1969 18.3 17.6
1970 18.1 17.4
1971 17.9 17.3
1972 17.7 17.2
1973 17.5 17.2
1974 17.2 17.2
1975 17 17.1
1976 16.7 17
1977 16.6 17
1978 16.6 17
1979 16.5 16.9
1980 16.5 16.8
1981 16.5 16.8
1982 16.5 16.9
1983 16.6 16.9
1984 16.6 17
1985 16.7 17
1986 16.8 16.9
1987 16.9 16.7
1988 16.9 16.6
1989 17 16.5
1990 17.1 16.4
1991 17.2 16.4
1992 17.3 16.4
1993 17.3 16.5
1994 17.4 16.7
1995 17.5 16.9
1996 17.6 17.3
1997 17.7 17.6
1998 17.8 18
1999 17.9 18.4
2000 17.9 18.9
2001 18 19.3
2002 18.1 19.8
2003 18.2 20.3
2004 18.3 20.9
2005 18.5 21.5
2006 18.6 22.1
2007 18.7 22.7
2008 18.8 23.2
2009 18.9 23.8
2010 19 24.4
2011 19.1 25.1
2012 19.2 25.8
2013 19.3 26.5
2014 19.4 27.1
2015 19.5 27.6
2016 19.7 28
2017 19.9 28.5
2018 20.1 29
2019 20.4 29.5
2020 20.6 30.1
2021 20.9 30.7
2022 21.1 31.4
2023 21.4 32.1
2024 21.6 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Iraq Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iraq Maldives
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
97.9%
2021
English speaking
35%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Iraq Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Maldives
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
57.8 mi
2018

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