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Iraq vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 57th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq North Macedonia
Population
47813338
1783115
Population rank 34/197 150/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Iraq and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Iraq and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Iraq

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Iraq North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $407,796,350 $4,938,775,510
1992 $553,671,958 $2,436,849,342
1993 $1,031,944,881 $2,682,456,897
1994 $3,991,349,283 $3,559,608,640
1995 $12,894,029,888 $4,707,041,315
1996 $10,433,698,621 $4,642,021,256
1997 $20,764,857,056 $3,912,986,091
1998 $20,617,405,044 $3,765,745,023
1999 $36,881,601,584 $3,863,619,285
2000 $48,364,250,944 $3,772,859,034
2001 $36,176,430,129 $3,709,636,031
2002 $32,928,454,672 $4,018,365,747
2003 $21,921,569,479 $4,946,296,599
2004 $36,633,669,269 $5,682,784,472
2005 $50,065,104,668 $6,258,602,873
2006 $65,147,051,918 $6,861,226,972
2007 $88,837,057,320 $8,336,474,974
2008 $131,614,434,154 $9,909,552,435
2009 $111,657,580,326 $9,401,736,825
2010 $138,516,722,650 $9,407,170,321
2011 $185,749,664,444 $10,494,626,768
2012 $218,002,476,129 $9,745,261,301
2013 $234,637,675,129 $10,817,702,346
2014 $228,415,656,175 $11,362,265,253
2015 $166,774,104,959 $10,064,519,963
2016 $166,743,557,748 $10,672,467,073
2017 $187,217,660,051 $11,307,067,070
2018 $227,367,469,034 $12,683,068,114
2019 $233,636,097,800 $12,606,338,449
2020 $180,898,797,517 $12,361,036,914
2021 $209,691,945,713 $14,000,283,827
2022 $287,372,232,138 $13,932,436,550
2023 $268,881,051,644 $15,763,604,288
2024 $279,641,257,615 $16,685,236,492

Iraq and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Iraq North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $23 $2,402
1992 $30.3 $1,199
1993 $53.7 $1,337
1994 $198.2 $1,786
1995 $619 $2,355
1996 $485 $2,307
1997 $936 $1,960
1998 $901 $1,876
1999 $1,560 $1,915
2000 $1,980 $1,862
2001 $1,436 $1,823
2002 $1,266 $1,989
2003 $818 $2,445
2004 $1,328 $2,819
2005 $1,762 $3,121
2006 $2,277 $3,440
2007 $3,129 $4,204
2008 $4,543 $5,026
2009 $3,715 $4,800
2010 $4,462 $4,833
2011 $5,776 $5,417
2012 $6,478 $5,050
2013 $6,650 $5,626
2014 $6,249 $5,925
2015 $4,440 $5,263
2016 $4,334 $5,598
2017 $4,759 $5,955
2018 $5,647 $6,714
2019 $5,672 $6,719
2020 $4,295 $6,660
2021 $4,868 $7,621
2022 $6,521 $7,606
2023 $5,965 $8,624
2024 $6,074 $9,310

Iraq vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq North Macedonia
1950 37.4 50.6
1951 39 48.5
1952 40.5 52.5
1953 42.1 53.2
1954 43.5 55.7
1955 45 55.4
1956 46.4 58.5
1957 47.7 55.7
1958 49 60.3
1959 49.7 59.5
1960 51.5 60.5
1961 52.3 61.8
1962 53.5 59.3
1963 54.4 61.4
1964 55.2 61.5
1965 56.4 62.6
1966 57.3 63.5
1967 58.4 63.8
1968 59 64.6
1969 59.6 64
1970 60.5 65
1971 61.3 65.2
1972 61.8 65.6
1973 62.3 67.1
1974 61 67.1
1975 61.4 67.3
1976 63.6 67.9
1977 63.9 68.2
1978 64.2 69.1
1979 64.4 69.2
1980 60.9 69.1
1981 58.7 69.4
1982 59 69.8
1983 59.3 69.7
1984 59.5 70.2
1985 59.8 70.2
1986 60 70.3
1987 60.3 70.4
1988 56.7 70.5
1989 57.5 71.1
1990 57.6 71.3
1991 61.3 71.8
1992 65.3 71.3
1993 65.3 71.7
1994 65 71.5
1995 64.8 72
1996 64.6 71.9
1997 64.2 71.9
1998 64.4 71.8
1999 64.5 72.3
2000 64.9 72.6
2001 65.3 73
2002 65.7 72.7
2003 64.8 73
2004 64.6 73.4
2005 64.9 73.6
2006 64 73.8
2007 64.4 73.7
2008 66.5 74.4
2009 67.8 74.5
2010 68.1 75
2011 68.4 75.1
2012 68.8 75
2013 69 75.6
2014 69.7 75.6
2015 70 75.6
2016 68.7 75.6
2017 69.8 76.2
2018 71.1 76.9
2019 71.2 76.8
2020 69.7 74.5
2021 70.7 73.3
2022 72 76.6
2023 72.3 77.4
2024 72.4 77.5
2025 72.5 77.7

Iraq and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

North Macedonia
Year Population
Iraq North Macedonia
1960 7,022,052 1,435,059
1961 7,194,553 1,455,171
1962 7,413,875 1,471,745
1963 7,667,928 1,488,737
1964 7,929,566 1,510,900
1965 8,202,140 1,533,466
1966 8,485,104 1,557,349
1967 8,778,869 1,582,492
1968 9,085,016 1,608,930
1969 9,403,356 1,636,345
1970 9,735,611 1,664,208
1971 10,077,809 1,691,216
1972 10,430,164 1,717,395
1973 10,795,869 1,743,816
1974 11,167,761 1,770,545
1975 11,543,639 1,797,972
1976 11,927,651 1,825,830
1977 12,331,046 1,853,138
1978 12,753,355 1,879,847
1979 13,170,365 1,906,523
1980 13,591,992 1,933,038
1981 14,006,381 1,959,065
1982 14,406,083 1,978,956
1983 14,840,555 1,991,901
1984 15,310,733 2,003,399
1985 15,683,430 2,014,331
1986 16,074,145 2,024,732
1987 16,521,049 2,035,157
1988 16,908,819 2,045,737
1989 17,364,542 2,055,649
1990 17,581,206 2,063,689
1991 17,767,253 2,055,994
1992 18,300,845 2,032,523
1993 19,201,195 2,006,854
1994 20,139,807 1,992,666
1995 20,825,860 1,998,534
1996 21,501,321 2,012,553
1997 22,176,593 1,996,869
1998 22,884,399 2,007,523
1999 23,636,527 2,017,142
2000 24,424,056 2,026,350
2001 25,197,840 2,034,882
2002 26,006,559 2,020,157
2003 26,802,659 2,022,725
2004 27,577,878 2,016,186
2005 28,407,448 2,005,330
2006 28,616,515 1,994,287
2007 28,391,607 1,982,933
2008 28,971,036 1,971,493
2009 30,058,206 1,958,782
2010 31,045,366 1,946,298
2011 32,161,424 1,937,398
2012 33,654,842 1,929,821
2013 35,281,989 1,922,716
2014 36,550,059 1,917,557
2015 37,560,535 1,912,430
2016 38,469,627 1,906,313
2017 39,337,353 1,898,657
2018 40,265,624 1,889,051
2019 41,192,171 1,876,262
2020 42,116,605 1,856,124
2021 43,071,211 1,837,114
2022 44,070,551 1,831,712
2023 45,074,049 1,827,816
2024 46,042,015 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Iraq and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Iraq

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Iraq North Macedonia
1960 5.3 3.83
1961 5.8 3.62
1962 6.99 3.5
1963 7.01 3.62
1964 7.01 3.56
1965 7.02 3.52
1966 7.02 3.43
1967 7.03 3.33
1968 7.06 3.22
1969 7.08 3.1
1970 7.07 3.01
1971 7.06 2.93
1972 7.02 2.87
1973 6.99 2.72
1974 6.95 2.7
1975 6.91 2.69
1976 6.86 2.62
1977 6.8 2.49
1978 6.73 2.42
1979 6.66 2.4
1980 6.59 2.36
1981 6.53 2.29
1982 6.46 2.29
1983 6.39 2.25
1984 6.32 2.24
1985 6.25 2.25
1986 6.18 2.25
1987 6.11 2.32
1988 6.05 2.32
1989 5.99 2.25
1990 5.93 2.27
1991 5.83 2.31
1992 5.72 2.28
1993 5.61 2.26
1994 5.49 2.23
1995 5.36 2.13
1996 5.25 2.06
1997 5.19 1.92
1998 5.11 1.89
1999 5.04 1.77
2000 4.92 1.86
2001 4.8 1.73
2002 4.67 1.79
2003 4.58 1.75
2004 4.53 1.52
2005 4.45 1.5
2006 4.46 1.46
2007 4.4 1.46
2008 4.37 1.47
2009 4.38 1.5
2010 4.46 1.6
2011 4.59 1.46
2012 4.54 1.5
2013 4.44 1.5
2014 4.31 1.5
2015 4.08 1.49
2016 3.84 1.5
2017 3.64 1.43
2018 3.55 1.42
2019 3.48 1.34
2020 3.42 1.31
2021 3.36 1.6
2022 3.29 1.6
2023 3.25 1.5

Iraq and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Iraq North Macedonia
1960 20.4 21.8
1961 20.4 21.8
1962 20.1 21.9
1963 19.8 21.9
1964 19.5 21.9
1965 19.3 21.9
1966 19 22
1967 18.7 22.2
1968 18.5 22.4
1969 18.3 22.6
1970 18.1 22.8
1971 17.9 23.1
1972 17.7 23.3
1973 17.5 23.6
1974 17.2 23.9
1975 17 24.2
1976 16.7 24.5
1977 16.6 24.8
1978 16.6 25.2
1979 16.5 25.5
1980 16.5 25.9
1981 16.5 26.2
1982 16.5 26.5
1983 16.6 26.8
1984 16.6 27.2
1985 16.7 27.5
1986 16.8 27.8
1987 16.9 28
1988 16.9 28.3
1989 17 28.6
1990 17.1 28.9
1991 17.2 29.2
1992 17.3 29.6
1993 17.3 29.9
1994 17.4 30.3
1995 17.5 30.5
1996 17.6 30.8
1997 17.7 31
1998 17.8 31.2
1999 17.9 31.5
2000 17.9 31.9
2001 18 32.2
2002 18.1 32.6
2003 18.2 32.8
2004 18.3 33.2
2005 18.5 33.5
2006 18.6 33.9
2007 18.7 34.3
2008 18.8 34.7
2009 18.9 35.1
2010 19 35.5
2011 19.1 36
2012 19.2 36.4
2013 19.3 36.9
2014 19.4 37.3
2015 19.5 37.8
2016 19.7 38.3
2017 19.9 38.8
2018 20.1 39.4
2019 20.4 39.9
2020 20.6 40.3
2021 20.9 40.7
2022 21.1 40.9
2023 21.4 41.3
2024 21.6 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
1.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Iraq North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iraq North Macedonia
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
97.6%
2012
English speaking
35%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Iraq North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq North Macedonia
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
8,812 mi
2017

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