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Iraq vs Niger statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 27M in Niger (ranked 55/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 489,076 sq mi for Niger (ranked 57th vs. 20th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Niger ranks 187/197 ($723).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Niger
Population
47813338
28638403
Population rank 34/197 53/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$19.5B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 132/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$723
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 187/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$2,015
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$9.22B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
43.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$341
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 176/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$1,379
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
489,076 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
6.06
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
16.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
61.7 years
2025

Iraq and Niger: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Niger economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Niger
Year GDP
Iraq Niger
1960 $1,537,252,193 $449,526,873
1961 $1,671,960,965 $485,785,231
1962 $1,784,174,541 $531,736,599
1963 $1,805,901,510 $586,294,879
1964 $2,136,408,198 $582,816,396
1965 $2,335,785,506 $673,383,511
1966 $2,530,306,096 $702,296,079
1967 $2,551,522,656 $665,586,872
1968 $2,896,598,841 $641,214,226
1969 $3,007,758,797 $625,867,985
1970 $3,281,318,687 $649,916,621
1971 $3,865,346,535 $693,573,704
1972 $4,113,848,002 $742,779,661
1973 $5,134,367,778 $946,385,105
1974 $11,516,762,614 $1,026,137,111
1975 $13,458,516,763 $1,048,690,933
1976 $17,754,825,601 $1,064,517,601
1977 $19,838,130,715 $1,291,458,041
1978 $23,762,275,652 $1,774,365,590
1979 $37,816,457,839 $2,109,277,666
1980 $52,569,000,000 $2,508,524,721
1981 $37,823,000,000 $2,170,893,414
1982 $42,382,333,333 $2,017,612,216
1983 $40,712,903,226 $1,803,099,561
1984 $46,938,387,097 $1,461,243,326
1985 $48,425,161,290 $1,440,581,652
1986 $47,264,516,129 $1,904,096,998
1987 $56,774,193,548 $2,233,006,105
1988 $62,684,516,129 $2,280,356,193
1989 $65,831,935,484 $2,179,567,114
1990 $180,408,064,516 $3,512,356,508
1991 $407,796,350 $3,285,796,875
1992 $553,671,958 $3,386,232,579
1993 $1,031,944,881 $3,052,673,849
1994 $3,991,349,283 $1,938,058,175
1995 $12,894,029,888 $2,302,537,562
1996 $10,433,698,621 $2,405,686,940
1997 $20,764,857,056 $2,290,318,910
1998 $20,617,405,044 $2,643,363,519
1999 $36,881,601,584 $2,537,789,821
2000 $48,364,250,944 $2,241,753,193
2001 $36,176,430,129 $2,448,714,704
2002 $32,928,454,672 $2,782,192,879
2003 $21,921,569,479 $3,394,084,732
2004 $36,633,669,269 $3,760,443,738
2005 $50,065,104,668 $4,383,315,965
2006 $65,147,051,918 $4,756,361,252
2007 $88,837,057,320 $5,731,485,052
2008 $131,614,434,154 $7,297,600,226
2009 $111,657,580,326 $7,352,131,310
2010 $138,516,722,650 $7,851,192,502
2011 $185,749,664,444 $8,772,950,778
2012 $218,002,476,129 $9,426,912,648
2013 $234,637,675,129 $10,224,897,438
2014 $228,415,656,175 $10,862,943,544
2015 $166,774,104,959 $9,683,867,926
2016 $166,743,557,748 $10,398,861,982
2017 $187,217,660,051 $11,185,104,252
2018 $227,367,469,034 $12,837,307,497
2019 $233,636,097,800 $12,889,555,561
2020 $180,898,797,517 $13,744,653,103
2021 $209,691,945,713 $14,915,002,436
2022 $287,372,232,138 $15,433,852,714
2023 $268,881,051,644 $16,698,786,973
2024 $279,641,257,615 $19,537,639,288

Iraq and Niger economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Niger
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Niger
1960 $218.9 $128.3
1961 $232.4 $134.6
1962 $240.7 $143.2
1963 $235.5 $153.3
1964 $269.4 $148.1
1965 $284.8 $166.3
1966 $298.2 $168.6
1967 $290.6 $155.4
1968 $319 $145.6
1969 $320 $138.3
1970 $337 $139.8
1971 $384 $145.2
1972 $394 $151.4
1973 $476 $187.9
1974 $1,031 $198.3
1975 $1,166 $197.2
1976 $1,489 $194.8
1977 $1,609 $229.8
1978 $1,863 $307
1979 $2,871 $354
1980 $3,868 $409
1981 $2,700 $343
1982 $2,942 $310
1983 $2,743 $268.8
1984 $3,066 $211.5
1985 $3,088 $202.4
1986 $2,940 $259.6
1987 $3,436 $295.3
1988 $3,707 $292.6
1989 $3,791 $271.3
1990 $10,261 $424
1991 $23 $384
1992 $30.3 $384
1993 $53.7 $335
1994 $198.2 $206.2
1995 $619 $237
1996 $485 $239.5
1997 $936 $220.6
1998 $901 $246.1
1999 $1,560 $228.3
2000 $1,980 $194.8
2001 $1,436 $205.4
2002 $1,266 $225.3
2003 $818 $265.2
2004 $1,328 $283.5
2005 $1,762 $319
2006 $2,277 $333
2007 $3,129 $387
2008 $4,543 $475
2009 $3,715 $461
2010 $4,462 $474
2011 $5,776 $511
2012 $6,478 $529
2013 $6,650 $552
2014 $6,249 $565
2015 $4,440 $486
2016 $4,334 $503
2017 $4,759 $522
2018 $5,647 $579
2019 $5,672 $562
2020 $4,295 $580
2021 $4,868 $609
2022 $6,521 $610
2023 $5,965 $638
2024 $6,074 $723

Iraq vs. Niger life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Niger
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Niger
1950 37.4 35.9
1951 39 35.9
1952 40.5 35.9
1953 42.1 35.9
1954 43.5 36
1955 45 36
1956 46.4 36
1957 47.7 36.1
1958 49 36.1
1959 49.7 36.1
1960 51.5 36.2
1961 52.3 36.3
1962 53.5 36.3
1963 54.4 36.4
1964 55.2 36.5
1965 56.4 36.4
1966 57.3 36.3
1967 58.4 36.2
1968 59 36.1
1969 59.6 36
1970 60.5 35.9
1971 61.3 35.3
1972 61.8 35.8
1973 62.3 35.9
1974 61 36.2
1975 61.4 36.6
1976 63.6 37.1
1977 63.9 37.7
1978 64.2 38.3
1979 64.4 38.9
1980 60.9 39.3
1981 58.7 39.6
1982 59 39.8
1983 59.3 40
1984 59.5 40
1985 59.8 40.1
1986 60 40.3
1987 60.3 40.5
1988 56.7 40.8
1989 57.5 41.2
1990 57.6 41.7
1991 61.3 42.3
1992 65.3 43.1
1993 65.3 43.8
1994 65 44.6
1995 64.8 45.5
1996 64.6 46.3
1997 64.2 47.1
1998 64.4 47.8
1999 64.5 48.5
2000 64.9 49.2
2001 65.3 49.9
2002 65.7 50.6
2003 64.8 51.5
2004 64.6 52.4
2005 64.9 53.3
2006 64 54.2
2007 64.4 55.1
2008 66.5 55.9
2009 67.8 56.5
2010 68.1 57.1
2011 68.4 57.6
2012 68.8 58
2013 69 58.4
2014 69.7 58.7
2015 70 58.8
2016 68.7 59.2
2017 69.8 59.5
2018 71.1 59.8
2019 71.2 60
2020 69.7 59.9
2021 70.7 59.5
2022 72 60.4
2023 72.3 61.2
2024 72.4 61.4
2025 72.5 61.7

Iraq and Niger population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Niger
Year Population
Iraq Niger
1960 7,022,052 3,505,050
1961 7,194,553 3,608,162
1962 7,413,875 3,714,520
1963 7,667,928 3,823,873
1964 7,929,566 3,935,814
1965 8,202,140 4,049,695
1966 8,485,104 4,165,544
1967 8,778,869 4,283,590
1968 9,085,016 4,403,637
1969 9,403,356 4,525,725
1970 9,735,611 4,650,275
1971 10,077,809 4,776,225
1972 10,430,164 4,904,845
1973 10,795,869 5,037,865
1974 11,167,761 5,174,953
1975 11,543,639 5,317,019
1976 11,927,651 5,464,962
1977 12,331,046 5,619,716
1978 12,753,355 5,782,932
1979 13,170,365 5,955,556
1980 13,591,992 6,135,971
1981 14,006,381 6,322,006
1982 14,406,083 6,512,732
1983 14,840,555 6,708,644
1984 15,310,733 6,909,971
1985 15,683,430 7,118,457
1986 16,074,145 7,335,811
1987 16,521,049 7,561,150
1988 16,908,819 7,793,748
1989 17,364,542 8,034,780
1990 17,581,206 8,286,059
1991 17,767,253 8,546,900
1992 18,300,845 8,817,633
1993 19,201,195 9,100,789
1994 20,139,807 9,398,258
1995 20,825,860 9,714,529
1996 21,501,321 10,044,852
1997 22,176,593 10,383,969
1998 22,884,399 10,741,413
1999 23,636,527 11,117,411
2000 24,424,056 11,509,630
2001 25,197,840 11,920,647
2002 26,006,559 12,349,144
2003 26,802,659 12,796,984
2004 27,577,878 13,265,836
2005 28,407,448 13,756,192
2006 28,616,515 14,268,581
2007 28,391,607 14,803,610
2008 28,971,036 15,361,915
2009 30,058,206 15,943,675
2010 31,045,366 16,548,835
2011 32,161,424 17,176,283
2012 33,654,842 17,836,769
2013 35,281,989 18,519,898
2014 36,550,059 19,215,909
2015 37,560,535 19,939,498
2016 38,469,627 20,685,753
2017 39,337,353 21,435,446
2018 40,265,624 22,188,069
2019 41,192,171 22,947,757
2020 42,116,605 23,717,613
2021 43,071,211 24,502,140
2022 44,070,551 25,311,973
2023 45,074,049 26,159,867
2024 46,042,015 27,032,412

Fertility rates in Iraq and Niger

Fertility rate
Iraq

Niger
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Niger
1960 5.3 7.53
1961 5.8 7.51
1962 6.99 7.5
1963 7.01 7.49
1964 7.01 7.48
1965 7.02 7.47
1966 7.02 7.48
1967 7.03 7.49
1968 7.06 7.5
1969 7.08 7.51
1970 7.07 7.51
1971 7.06 7.52
1972 7.02 7.52
1973 6.99 7.53
1974 6.95 7.54
1975 6.91 7.54
1976 6.86 7.56
1977 6.8 7.6
1978 6.73 7.66
1979 6.66 7.72
1980 6.59 7.78
1981 6.53 7.82
1982 6.46 7.86
1983 6.39 7.9
1984 6.32 7.92
1985 6.25 7.93
1986 6.18 7.9
1987 6.11 7.87
1988 6.05 7.84
1989 5.99 7.82
1990 5.93 7.81
1991 5.83 7.8
1992 5.72 7.8
1993 5.61 7.79
1994 5.49 7.79
1995 5.36 7.78
1996 5.25 7.78
1997 5.19 7.8
1998 5.11 7.84
1999 5.04 7.84
2000 4.92 7.83
2001 4.8 7.81
2002 4.67 7.8
2003 4.58 7.79
2004 4.53 7.78
2005 4.45 7.77
2006 4.46 7.74
2007 4.4 7.73
2008 4.37 7.7
2009 4.38 7.68
2010 4.46 7.64
2011 4.59 7.59
2012 4.54 7.53
2013 4.44 7.45
2014 4.31 7.34
2015 4.08 7.22
2016 3.84 7.04
2017 3.64 6.87
2018 3.55 6.71
2019 3.48 6.54
2020 3.42 6.37
2021 3.36 6.2
2022 3.29 6.14
2023 3.25 6.06

Iraq and Niger demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Niger
Year Median age, years
Iraq Niger
1960 20.4 15.5
1961 20.4 15.5
1962 20.1 15.5
1963 19.8 15.5
1964 19.5 15.6
1965 19.3 15.6
1966 19 15.6
1967 18.7 15.7
1968 18.5 15.7
1969 18.3 15.8
1970 18.1 15.9
1971 17.9 15.9
1972 17.7 16
1973 17.5 16.1
1974 17.2 16.1
1975 17 16.2
1976 16.7 16.3
1977 16.6 16.3
1978 16.6 16.4
1979 16.5 16.4
1980 16.5 16.4
1981 16.5 16.4
1982 16.5 16.4
1983 16.6 16.4
1984 16.6 16.4
1985 16.7 16.4
1986 16.8 16.4
1987 16.9 16.4
1988 16.9 16.5
1989 17 16.5
1990 17.1 16.5
1991 17.2 16.6
1992 17.3 16.6
1993 17.3 16.6
1994 17.4 16.6
1995 17.5 16.6
1996 17.6 16.6
1997 17.7 16.5
1998 17.8 16.5
1999 17.9 16.4
2000 17.9 16.3
2001 18 16.2
2002 18.1 16.1
2003 18.2 16
2004 18.3 15.9
2005 18.5 15.8
2006 18.6 15.7
2007 18.7 15.5
2008 18.8 15.5
2009 18.9 15.4
2010 19 15.3
2011 19.1 15.3
2012 19.2 15.3
2013 19.3 15.3
2014 19.4 15.3
2015 19.5 15.4
2016 19.7 15.5
2017 19.9 15.6
2018 20.1 15.7
2019 20.4 15.8
2020 20.6 15.9
2021 20.9 16
2022 21.1 16.2
2023 21.4 16.3
2024 21.6 16.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Niger
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$17.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
13.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-3.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
0.4%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
45.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
27.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.8%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$567M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
85,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
9.38%
2019
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
14.8%
2024

Energy

Iraq Niger
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
162 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$11.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
2.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
0.11 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
79.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
5.41%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
62.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
6.38%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.1%
2023

Society

Iraq Niger
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-4,041
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
17.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
4.39
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
25.5
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
64
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
35.6%
2022
English speaking
35%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
23.2%
2023

Health

Iraq Niger
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$26.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$10.7
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
61.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
18.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
350
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
114.8
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
6.21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
4.1%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
7.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
0.13 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Niger
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
18,092 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
179,918 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
4,025 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
11,774 mi
2010

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