Skip to content

Iraq vs Mongolia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 3.52M in Mongolia (ranked 132/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 601,740 sq mi for Mongolia (ranked 57th vs. 18th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Mongolia ranks 121/197 ($23.6B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Mongolia ranks 107/197 ($6,691).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Mongolia
Population
47813338
3599274
Population rank 34/197 132/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$23.6B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 121/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$6,691
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 107/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$19,098
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$10.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
42.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$2,969
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 101/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$6,196
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
601,740 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
5.86 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
2.7
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
27.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
72.2 years
2025

Iraq and Mongolia: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Mongolia economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Mongolia
Year GDP
Iraq Mongolia
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 $2,101,394,100
1981 $37,823,000,000 $2,310,099,100
1982 $42,382,333,333 $2,552,401,933
1983 $40,712,903,226 $2,725,736,633
1984 $46,938,387,097 $2,098,734,600
1985 $48,425,161,290 $2,186,505,475
1986 $47,264,516,129 $2,896,178,867
1987 $56,774,193,548 $3,020,611,600
1988 $62,684,516,129 $3,204,461,567
1989 $65,831,935,484 $3,576,966,800
1990 $180,408,064,516 $2,560,785,660
1991 $407,796,350 $2,379,018,326
1992 $553,671,958 $1,317,611,864
1993 $1,031,944,881 $768,401,634
1994 $3,991,349,283 $925,817,092
1995 $12,894,029,888 $1,452,165,005
1996 $10,433,698,621 $1,345,719,472
1997 $20,764,857,056 $1,180,934,203
1998 $20,617,405,044 $1,124,440,205
1999 $36,881,601,584 $1,057,408,589
2000 $48,364,250,944 $1,136,896,124
2001 $36,176,430,129 $1,267,997,934
2002 $32,928,454,672 $1,396,555,720
2003 $21,921,569,479 $1,595,297,356
2004 $36,633,669,269 $1,992,066,808
2005 $50,065,104,668 $2,523,471,601
2006 $65,147,051,918 $3,414,055,662
2007 $88,837,057,320 $4,234,999,704
2008 $131,614,434,154 $5,623,216,608
2009 $111,657,580,326 $4,583,850,368
2010 $138,516,722,650 $7,189,481,999
2011 $185,749,664,444 $10,409,797,378
2012 $218,002,476,129 $12,292,770,632
2013 $234,637,675,129 $12,582,122,604
2014 $228,415,656,175 $12,226,514,668
2015 $166,774,104,959 $11,619,892,591
2016 $166,743,557,748 $11,181,350,649
2017 $187,217,660,051 $11,480,847,741
2018 $227,367,469,034 $13,178,094,720
2019 $233,636,097,800 $14,206,359,018
2020 $180,898,797,517 $13,312,981,429
2021 $209,691,945,713 $15,286,441,738
2022 $287,372,232,138 $17,146,471,714
2023 $268,881,051,644 $20,325,121,394
2024 $279,641,257,615 $23,586,055,802

Iraq and Mongolia economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Mongolia
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Mongolia
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 $1,235
1981 $2,700 $1,325
1982 $2,942 $1,430
1983 $2,743 $1,490
1984 $3,066 $1,120
1985 $3,088 $1,138
1986 $2,940 $1,469
1987 $3,436 $1,493
1988 $3,707 $1,543
1989 $3,791 $1,684
1990 $10,261 $1,220
1991 $23 $1,099
1992 $30.3 $608
1993 $53.7 $355
1994 $198.2 $423
1995 $619 $653
1996 $485 $596
1997 $936 $515
1998 $901 $484
1999 $1,560 $449
2000 $1,980 $476
2001 $1,436 $524
2002 $1,266 $570
2003 $818 $643
2004 $1,328 $794
2005 $1,762 $995
2006 $2,277 $1,330
2007 $3,129 $1,628
2008 $4,543 $2,127
2009 $3,715 $1,703
2010 $4,462 $2,625
2011 $5,776 $3,736
2012 $6,478 $4,329
2013 $6,650 $4,340
2014 $6,249 $4,126
2015 $4,440 $3,839
2016 $4,334 $3,620
2017 $4,759 $3,646
2018 $5,647 $4,108
2019 $5,672 $4,348
2020 $4,295 $4,001
2021 $4,868 $4,518
2022 $6,521 $4,994
2023 $5,965 $5,839
2024 $6,074 $6,691

Iraq vs. Mongolia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Mongolia
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Mongolia
1950 37.4 38.6
1951 39 39.1
1952 40.5 39.4
1953 42.1 39.8
1954 43.5 40.2
1955 45 40.7
1956 46.4 41.4
1957 47.7 40.4
1958 49 42.8
1959 49.7 43.7
1960 51.5 44.5
1961 52.3 45.4
1962 53.5 46.3
1963 54.4 47.1
1964 55.2 47.9
1965 56.4 48.7
1966 57.3 49.4
1967 58.4 50.1
1968 59 50.8
1969 59.6 51.4
1970 60.5 52
1971 61.3 52.6
1972 61.8 53.1
1973 62.3 53.6
1974 61 54
1975 61.4 54.3
1976 63.6 54.6
1977 63.9 54.8
1978 64.2 54.9
1979 64.4 55.1
1980 60.9 55.2
1981 58.7 55.4
1982 59 55.6
1983 59.3 55.9
1984 59.5 56.1
1985 59.8 56.4
1986 60 56.8
1987 60.3 57.1
1988 56.7 57.5
1989 57.5 58.1
1990 57.6 58.8
1991 61.3 59.8
1992 65.3 60.4
1993 65.3 60.8
1994 65 60.9
1995 64.8 60.9
1996 64.6 61
1997 64.2 61.4
1998 64.4 62.1
1999 64.5 62.8
2000 64.9 63.5
2001 65.3 63.8
2002 65.7 64
2003 64.8 64.1
2004 64.6 64.3
2005 64.9 64.8
2006 64 65.6
2007 64.4 66.5
2008 66.5 67.1
2009 67.8 67.2
2010 68.1 67.1
2011 68.4 67.2
2012 68.8 67.6
2013 69 68.2
2014 69.7 68.7
2015 70 69.2
2016 68.7 69.7
2017 69.8 70.2
2018 71.1 70.6
2019 71.2 70.7
2020 69.7 70
2021 70.7 68.6
2022 72 71.5
2023 72.3 71.7
2024 72.4 72
2025 72.5 72.2

Iraq and Mongolia population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Mongolia
Year Population
Iraq Mongolia
1960 7,022,052 977,595
1961 7,194,553 1,009,284
1962 7,413,875 1,041,444
1963 7,667,928 1,071,362
1964 7,929,566 1,100,234
1965 8,202,140 1,131,177
1966 8,485,104 1,163,754
1967 8,778,869 1,196,996
1968 9,085,016 1,229,930
1969 9,403,356 1,262,284
1970 9,735,611 1,295,272
1971 10,077,809 1,330,071
1972 10,430,164 1,366,821
1973 10,795,869 1,405,502
1974 11,167,761 1,446,050
1975 11,543,639 1,488,296
1976 11,927,651 1,531,945
1977 12,331,046 1,576,245
1978 12,753,355 1,619,468
1979 13,170,365 1,660,659
1980 13,591,992 1,701,335
1981 14,006,381 1,742,857
1982 14,406,083 1,785,364
1983 14,840,555 1,829,092
1984 15,310,733 1,874,349
1985 15,683,430 1,921,514
1986 16,074,145 1,970,965
1987 16,521,049 2,022,800
1988 16,908,819 2,076,322
1989 17,364,542 2,124,185
1990 17,581,206 2,098,710
1991 17,767,253 2,165,342
1992 18,300,845 2,167,790
1993 19,201,195 2,165,130
1994 20,139,807 2,189,395
1995 20,825,860 2,224,945
1996 21,501,321 2,259,507
1997 22,176,593 2,291,750
1998 22,884,399 2,323,809
1999 23,636,527 2,356,813
2000 24,424,056 2,388,299
2001 25,197,840 2,417,751
2002 26,006,559 2,449,027
2003 26,802,659 2,480,374
2004 27,577,878 2,508,412
2005 28,407,448 2,536,407
2006 28,616,515 2,567,168
2007 28,391,607 2,601,850
2008 28,971,036 2,643,201
2009 30,058,206 2,691,115
2010 31,045,366 2,738,622
2011 32,161,424 2,786,317
2012 33,654,842 2,839,705
2013 35,281,989 2,899,011
2014 36,550,059 2,963,113
2015 37,560,535 3,026,864
2016 38,469,627 3,088,856
2017 39,337,353 3,148,917
2018 40,265,624 3,208,189
2019 41,192,171 3,267,673
2020 42,116,605 3,327,204
2021 43,071,211 3,383,741
2022 44,070,551 3,433,748
2023 45,074,049 3,481,145
2024 46,042,015 3,524,788

Fertility rates in Iraq and Mongolia

Fertility rate
Iraq

Mongolia
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Mongolia
1960 5.3 6.82
1961 5.8 6.96
1962 6.99 7.1
1963 7.01 7.24
1964 7.01 7.33
1965 7.02 7.38
1966 7.02 7.41
1967 7.03 7.39
1968 7.06 7.37
1969 7.08 7.34
1970 7.07 7.31
1971 7.06 7.3
1972 7.02 7.28
1973 6.99 7.24
1974 6.95 7.17
1975 6.91 7.07
1976 6.86 6.93
1977 6.8 6.79
1978 6.73 6.62
1979 6.66 6.42
1980 6.59 6.21
1981 6.53 5.98
1982 6.46 5.8
1983 6.39 5.63
1984 6.32 5.45
1985 6.25 5.26
1986 6.18 5.03
1987 6.11 4.83
1988 6.05 4.65
1989 5.99 4.42
1990 5.93 4.5
1991 5.83 4
1992 5.72 3.5
1993 5.61 2.5
1994 5.49 2.7
1995 5.36 2.77
1996 5.25 2.5
1997 5.19 2.4
1998 5.11 2.3
1999 5.04 2.3
2000 4.92 2.2
2001 4.8 2.2
2002 4.67 2.1
2003 4.58 2
2004 4.53 2
2005 4.45 2
2006 4.46 2.1
2007 4.4 2.3
2008 4.37 2.6
2009 4.38 2.8
2010 4.46 2.4
2011 4.59 2.6
2012 4.54 2.7
2013 4.44 3
2014 4.31 3.1
2015 4.08 3
2016 3.84 3
2017 3.64 2.8
2018 3.55 2.9
2019 3.48 3
2020 3.42 2.9
2021 3.36 2.8
2022 3.29 2.7
2023 3.25 2.7

Iraq and Mongolia demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Mongolia
Year Median age, years
Iraq Mongolia
1960 20.4 22.8
1961 20.4 22.5
1962 20.1 22.2
1963 19.8 21.7
1964 19.5 21
1965 19.3 20.3
1966 19 19.6
1967 18.7 19
1968 18.5 18.4
1969 18.3 18
1970 18.1 17.7
1971 17.9 17.5
1972 17.7 17.3
1973 17.5 17.2
1974 17.2 17.2
1975 17 17.2
1976 16.7 17.2
1977 16.6 17.3
1978 16.6 17.4
1979 16.5 17.5
1980 16.5 17.7
1981 16.5 17.9
1982 16.5 18
1983 16.6 18.2
1984 16.6 18.4
1985 16.7 18.5
1986 16.8 18.6
1987 16.9 18.7
1988 16.9 18.7
1989 17 18.8
1990 17.1 19
1991 17.2 19.1
1992 17.3 19.3
1993 17.3 19.5
1994 17.4 19.8
1995 17.5 20
1996 17.6 20.4
1997 17.7 20.7
1998 17.8 21
1999 17.9 21.4
2000 17.9 21.8
2001 18 22.2
2002 18.1 22.6
2003 18.2 23
2004 18.3 23.4
2005 18.5 23.8
2006 18.6 24.2
2007 18.7 24.5
2008 18.8 24.8
2009 18.9 25.1
2010 19 25.4
2011 19.1 25.8
2012 19.2 26.1
2013 19.3 26.3
2014 19.4 26.5
2015 19.5 26.7
2016 19.7 26.9
2017 19.9 27
2018 20.1 27.1
2019 20.4 27.2
2020 20.6 27.3
2021 20.9 27.4
2022 21.1 27.6
2023 21.4 27.7
2024 21.6 27.8

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Iraq and Mongolia.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Mongolia
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$18.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
36.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
3.66%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
0.6%
2023
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
+0.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
5.18%
2023
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
44.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
38.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
62.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
24.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.4%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$5.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$528M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
66,900
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
0.64%
2020
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
98.3%
2024

Energy

Iraq Mongolia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
1,891 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$8.68
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
28.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
8.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
94.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
1.01%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
-226.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
10.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
0.81%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iraq Mongolia
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
+83
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
42
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
5.92
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
21
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
77
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
98.6%
2023
English speaking
35%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
83%
2023

Health

Iraq Mongolia
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$174.6
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
72.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
24.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
3.87
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
41
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
13.6
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
29.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
7.68 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Mongolia
% of world land
0.29%
2025
1.05%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
170,717 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
414,933 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
54,709 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
70,339 mi
2017

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Iraq vs Mongolia
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare