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Iraq vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 57th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Malta
Population
47813338
583596
Population rank 34/197 167/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Iraq and Malta: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Malta economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Malta
Year GDP
Iraq Malta
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 $250,728,796
1971 $3,865,346,535 $264,578,485
1972 $4,113,848,002 $295,106,628
1973 $5,134,367,778 $345,616,106
1974 $11,516,762,614 $376,081,124
1975 $13,458,516,763 $474,618,321
1976 $17,754,825,601 $527,936,989
1977 $19,838,130,715 $625,563,171
1978 $23,762,275,652 $793,673,402
1979 $37,816,457,839 $1,001,288,847
1980 $52,569,000,000 $1,250,198,601
1981 $37,823,000,000 $1,243,509,394
1982 $42,382,333,333 $1,234,474,404
1983 $40,712,903,226 $1,165,729,707
1984 $46,938,387,097 $1,101,807,023
1985 $48,425,161,290 $1,117,797,439
1986 $47,264,516,129 $1,435,038,441
1987 $56,774,193,548 $1,751,293,461
1988 $62,684,516,129 $2,019,503,068
1989 $65,831,935,484 $2,118,655,677
1990 $180,408,064,516 $2,547,328,748
1991 $407,796,350 $2,750,216,747
1992 $553,671,958 $3,021,942,759
1993 $1,031,944,881 $2,709,193,538
1994 $3,991,349,283 $2,998,505,428
1995 $12,894,029,888 $3,709,360,097
1996 $10,433,698,621 $3,822,489,746
1997 $20,764,857,056 $3,787,070,704
1998 $20,617,405,044 $4,010,092,091
1999 $36,881,601,584 $4,111,891,845
2000 $48,364,250,944 $4,036,809,865
2001 $36,176,430,129 $4,070,867,153
2002 $32,928,454,672 $4,455,127,398
2003 $21,921,569,479 $5,418,315,225
2004 $36,633,669,269 $6,104,141,501
2005 $50,065,104,668 $6,393,234,965
2006 $65,147,051,918 $6,749,838,862
2007 $88,837,057,320 $7,908,412,374
2008 $131,614,434,154 $9,135,419,490
2009 $111,657,580,326 $8,734,745,632
2010 $138,516,722,650 $9,097,044,182
2011 $185,749,664,444 $9,789,361,705
2012 $218,002,476,129 $9,609,532,106
2013 $234,637,675,129 $10,796,782,634
2014 $228,415,656,175 $11,888,032,862
2015 $166,774,104,959 $11,340,795,033
2016 $166,743,557,748 $12,025,782,885
2017 $187,217,660,051 $14,161,366,733
2018 $227,367,469,034 $16,153,779,511
2019 $233,636,097,800 $16,337,793,531
2020 $180,898,797,517 $16,409,900,599
2021 $209,691,945,713 $19,723,563,355
2022 $287,372,232,138 $19,239,187,084
2023 $268,881,051,644 $22,210,718,401
2024 $279,641,257,615 $24,322,006,608

Iraq and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Malta
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 $828
1971 $384 $874
1972 $394 $976
1973 $476 $1,144
1974 $1,031 $1,245
1975 $1,166 $1,560
1976 $1,489 $1,727
1977 $1,609 $2,038
1978 $1,863 $2,559
1979 $2,871 $3,196
1980 $3,868 $3,948
1981 $2,700 $3,898
1982 $2,942 $3,788
1983 $2,743 $3,527
1984 $3,066 $3,333
1985 $3,088 $3,322
1986 $2,940 $4,195
1987 $3,436 $5,084
1988 $3,707 $5,814
1989 $3,791 $6,041
1990 $10,261 $7,192
1991 $23 $7,559
1992 $30.3 $8,220
1993 $53.7 $7,296
1994 $198.2 $8,000
1995 $619 $9,828
1996 $485 $10,062
1997 $936 $9,893
1998 $901 $10,408
1999 $1,560 $10,609
2000 $1,980 $10,348
2001 $1,436 $10,358
2002 $1,266 $11,251
2003 $818 $13,594
2004 $1,328 $15,212
2005 $1,762 $15,831
2006 $2,277 $16,654
2007 $3,129 $19,444
2008 $4,543 $22,315
2009 $3,715 $21,176
2010 $4,462 $21,947
2011 $5,776 $23,517
2012 $6,478 $22,878
2013 $6,650 $25,416
2014 $6,249 $27,425
2015 $4,440 $25,530
2016 $4,334 $26,459
2017 $4,759 $30,317
2018 $5,647 $33,382
2019 $5,672 $32,422
2020 $4,295 $31,834
2021 $4,868 $38,065
2022 $6,521 $36,224
2023 $5,965 $40,182
2024 $6,074 $42,347

Iraq vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Malta
1950 37.4 63.5
1951 39 63.9
1952 40.5 64.1
1953 42.1 64.3
1954 43.5 65.1
1955 45 66.3
1956 46.4 66.8
1957 47.7 67.5
1958 49 67.8
1959 49.7 68.4
1960 51.5 68.4
1961 52.3 68.4
1962 53.5 69.2
1963 54.4 69.2
1964 55.2 69.3
1965 56.4 69.5
1966 57.3 69.7
1967 58.4 69.8
1968 59 69.9
1969 59.6 70.1
1970 60.5 70.4
1971 61.3 70.1
1972 61.8 70.7
1973 62.3 71.3
1974 61 71.9
1975 61.4 72.1
1976 63.6 72.2
1977 63.9 72.3
1978 64.2 72.3
1979 64.4 72.5
1980 60.9 72.3
1981 58.7 72.4
1982 59 72.8
1983 59.3 73.1
1984 59.5 73.3
1985 59.8 73.9
1986 60 74.5
1987 60.3 75.3
1988 56.7 75.9
1989 57.5 76.2
1990 57.6 76.2
1991 61.3 76.5
1992 65.3 76.7
1993 65.3 76.8
1994 65 76.9
1995 64.8 77
1996 64.6 76.3
1997 64.2 77.3
1998 64.4 77.8
1999 64.5 77.8
2000 64.9 77.9
2001 65.3 78.9
2002 65.7 78.5
2003 64.8 78.7
2004 64.6 79.2
2005 64.9 79.5
2006 64 79.6
2007 64.4 79.7
2008 66.5 79.7
2009 67.8 80.4
2010 68.1 81.4
2011 68.4 80.8
2012 68.8 81.1
2013 69 81.8
2014 69.7 82.3
2015 70 82.6
2016 68.7 82.7
2017 69.8 83.1
2018 71.1 82.9
2019 71.2 82.8
2020 69.7 82.3
2021 70.7 82.3
2022 72 82.2
2023 72.3 83.3
2024 72.4 83.5
2025 72.5 83.6

Iraq and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Malta
Year Population
Iraq Malta
1960 7,022,052 326,550
1961 7,194,553 325,250
1962 7,413,875 323,900
1963 7,667,928 322,550
1964 7,929,566 321,250
1965 8,202,140 318,800
1966 8,485,104 315,200
1967 8,778,869 311,550
1968 9,085,016 307,900
1969 9,403,356 304,300
1970 9,735,611 302,650
1971 10,077,809 302,700
1972 10,430,164 302,450
1973 10,795,869 302,200
1974 11,167,761 301,996
1975 11,543,639 304,222
1976 11,927,651 305,774
1977 12,331,046 306,970
1978 12,753,355 310,182
1979 13,170,365 313,342
1980 13,591,992 316,645
1981 14,006,381 318,982
1982 14,406,083 325,898
1983 14,840,555 330,524
1984 15,310,733 330,593
1985 15,683,430 336,452
1986 16,074,145 342,121
1987 16,521,049 344,485
1988 16,908,819 347,325
1989 17,364,542 350,722
1990 17,581,206 354,170
1991 17,767,253 363,845
1992 18,300,845 367,618
1993 19,201,195 371,308
1994 20,139,807 374,797
1995 20,825,860 377,419
1996 21,501,321 379,905
1997 22,176,593 382,791
1998 22,884,399 385,287
1999 23,636,527 387,578
2000 24,424,056 390,087
2001 25,197,840 393,028
2002 26,006,559 395,969
2003 26,802,659 398,582
2004 27,577,878 401,268
2005 28,407,448 403,834
2006 28,616,515 405,308
2007 28,391,607 406,724
2008 28,971,036 409,379
2009 30,058,206 412,477
2010 31,045,366 414,508
2011 32,161,424 416,268
2012 33,654,842 420,028
2013 35,281,989 424,810
2014 36,550,059 433,481
2015 37,560,535 444,220
2016 38,469,627 454,505
2017 39,337,353 467,106
2018 40,265,624 483,903
2019 41,192,171 503,912
2020 42,116,605 515,490
2021 43,071,211 518,150
2022 44,070,551 531,113
2023 45,074,049 552,747
2024 46,042,015 574,346

Fertility rates in Iraq and Malta

Fertility rate
Iraq

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Malta
1960 5.3 3.62
1961 5.8 3.27
1962 6.99 3.24
1963 7.01 2.9
1964 7.01 2.79
1965 7.02 2.52
1966 7.02 2.33
1967 7.03 2.24
1968 7.06 2.12
1969 7.08 2.02
1970 7.07 2.03
1971 7.06 2.06
1972 7.02 2.01
1973 6.99 1.65
1974 6.95 1.64
1975 6.91 2.27
1976 6.86 2.21
1977 6.8 2.14
1978 6.73 2.05
1979 6.66 2.1
1980 6.59 1.99
1981 6.53 1.87
1982 6.46 1.9
1983 6.39 1.92
1984 6.32 1.95
1985 6.25 1.95
1986 6.18 1.93
1987 6.11 1.97
1988 6.05 2.06
1989 5.99 2.1
1990 5.93 2.02
1991 5.83 1.99
1992 5.72 2.07
1993 5.61 1.96
1994 5.49 1.84
1995 5.36 1.77
1996 5.25 1.99
1997 5.19 1.93
1998 5.11 1.84
1999 5.04 1.73
2000 4.92 1.68
2001 4.8 1.48
2002 4.67 1.45
2003 4.58 1.48
2004 4.53 1.4
2005 4.45 1.38
2006 4.46 1.36
2007 4.4 1.35
2008 4.37 1.43
2009 4.38 1.42
2010 4.46 1.36
2011 4.59 1.45
2012 4.54 1.42
2013 4.44 1.36
2014 4.31 1.38
2015 4.08 1.37
2016 3.84 1.37
2017 3.64 1.26
2018 3.55 1.23
2019 3.48 1.14
2020 3.42 1.13
2021 3.36 1.13
2022 3.29 1.08
2023 3.25 1.06

Iraq and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Malta
Year Median age, years
Iraq Malta
1960 20.4 23.6
1961 20.4 23.8
1962 20.1 24
1963 19.8 24.2
1964 19.5 24.4
1965 19.3 24.5
1966 19 24.6
1967 18.7 24.8
1968 18.5 25
1969 18.3 25.5
1970 18.1 25.9
1971 17.9 26.3
1972 17.7 26.8
1973 17.5 27.2
1974 17.2 27.6
1975 17 28
1976 16.7 28.4
1977 16.6 28.7
1978 16.6 29.2
1979 16.5 29.6
1980 16.5 30
1981 16.5 30.3
1982 16.5 30.6
1983 16.6 30.9
1984 16.6 31.2
1985 16.7 31.4
1986 16.8 31.7
1987 16.9 32
1988 16.9 32.4
1989 17 32.7
1990 17.1 33
1991 17.2 33.3
1992 17.3 33.7
1993 17.3 34
1994 17.4 34.3
1995 17.5 34.7
1996 17.6 35.1
1997 17.7 35.5
1998 17.8 35.8
1999 17.9 36.1
2000 17.9 36.4
2001 18 36.7
2002 18.1 37
2003 18.2 37.4
2004 18.3 37.7
2005 18.5 38.1
2006 18.6 38.4
2007 18.7 38.7
2008 18.8 39
2009 18.9 39.3
2010 19 39.6
2011 19.1 39.9
2012 19.2 40.2
2013 19.3 40.4
2014 19.4 40.6
2015 19.5 40.6
2016 19.7 40.6
2017 19.9 40.5
2018 20.1 40.2
2019 20.4 39.9
2020 20.6 39.9
2021 20.9 40.2
2022 21.1 40.8
2023 21.4 41.4
2024 21.6 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Iraq Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iraq Malta
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
94.9%
2021
English speaking
35%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Iraq Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Malta
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
1,401 mi
2001

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