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Iraq vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 57th vs. 68th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Oman
Population
47813338
5636678
Population rank 34/197 120/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$107B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Iraq and Oman: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Oman economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Oman
Year GDP
Iraq Oman
1960 $1,537,252,193 $44,234,656
1961 $1,671,960,965 $45,634,487
1962 $1,784,174,541 $56,273,202
1963 $1,805,901,510 $59,912,763
1964 $2,136,408,198 $61,872,526
1965 $2,335,785,506 $63,279,975
1966 $2,530,306,096 $67,759,973
1967 $2,551,522,656 $107,151,832
1968 $2,896,598,841 $188,879,849
1969 $3,007,758,797 $239,999,808
1970 $3,281,318,687 $256,319,795
1971 $3,865,346,535 $301,010,587
1972 $4,113,848,002 $366,883,548
1973 $5,134,367,778 $483,066,991
1974 $11,516,762,614 $1,645,917,776
1975 $13,458,516,763 $2,096,699,189
1976 $17,754,825,601 $2,560,220,035
1977 $19,838,130,715 $2,741,169,948
1978 $23,762,275,652 $2,740,301,390
1979 $37,816,457,839 $3,733,352,635
1980 $52,569,000,000 $5,981,760,278
1981 $37,823,000,000 $7,259,120,151
1982 $42,382,333,333 $7,554,719,456
1983 $40,712,903,226 $7,932,541,691
1984 $46,938,387,097 $8,821,443,151
1985 $48,425,161,290 $10,005,645,420
1986 $47,264,516,129 $7,324,167,369
1987 $56,774,193,548 $7,811,183,095
1988 $62,684,516,129 $8,386,215,865
1989 $65,831,935,484 $9,372,171,651
1990 $180,408,064,516 $13,310,273,082
1991 $407,796,350 $12,918,335,501
1992 $553,671,958 $14,183,615,085
1993 $1,031,944,881 $14,230,429,129
1994 $3,991,349,283 $14,715,214,564
1995 $12,894,029,888 $15,722,236,671
1996 $10,433,698,621 $17,402,080,624
1997 $20,764,857,056 $18,039,791,938
1998 $20,617,405,044 $16,044,213,264
1999 $36,881,601,584 $17,832,769,831
2000 $48,364,250,944 $22,259,557,867
2001 $36,176,430,129 $22,205,721,717
2002 $32,928,454,672 $23,065,539,662
2003 $21,921,569,479 $24,733,680,104
2004 $36,633,669,269 $28,378,933,680
2005 $50,065,104,668 $35,506,892,068
2006 $65,147,051,918 $42,577,633,290
2007 $88,837,057,320 $48,300,390,117
2008 $131,614,434,154 $69,804,681,404
2009 $111,657,580,326 $55,454,096,229
2010 $138,516,722,650 $64,993,498,049
2011 $185,749,664,444 $77,497,529,259
2012 $218,002,476,129 $87,408,842,653
2013 $234,637,675,129 $89,936,020,806
2014 $228,415,656,175 $92,699,089,727
2015 $166,774,104,959 $78,710,793,238
2016 $166,743,557,748 $75,128,738,622
2017 $187,217,660,051 $80,856,697,009
2018 $227,367,469,034 $91,505,851,756
2019 $233,636,097,800 $88,060,858,257
2020 $180,898,797,517 $75,909,492,848
2021 $209,691,945,713 $87,323,797,139
2022 $287,372,232,138 $109,852,795,839
2023 $268,881,051,644 $105,895,708,713
2024 $279,641,257,615 $106,942,782,835

Iraq and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Oman
1960 $218.9 $83.4
1961 $232.4 $84.5
1962 $240.7 $102.3
1963 $235.5 $106.8
1964 $269.4 $108.1
1965 $284.8 $108.1
1966 $298.2 $113.2
1967 $290.6 $174.7
1968 $319 $300
1969 $320 $372
1970 $337 $387
1971 $384 $442
1972 $394 $524
1973 $476 $670
1974 $1,031 $2,203
1975 $1,166 $2,692
1976 $1,489 $3,143
1977 $1,609 $3,205
1978 $1,863 $3,044
1979 $2,871 $3,934
1980 $3,868 $5,974
1981 $2,700 $6,866
1982 $2,942 $6,759
1983 $2,743 $6,714
1984 $3,066 $7,070
1985 $3,088 $7,549
1986 $2,940 $5,182
1987 $3,436 $5,204
1988 $3,707 $5,279
1989 $3,791 $5,591
1990 $10,261 $7,546
1991 $23 $6,977
1992 $30.3 $7,318
1993 $53.7 $7,039
1994 $198.2 $7,068
1995 $619 $7,414
1996 $485 $8,068
1997 $936 $8,235
1998 $901 $7,219
1999 $1,560 $7,915
2000 $1,980 $9,754
2001 $1,436 $9,612
2002 $1,266 $9,869
2003 $818 $10,464
2004 $1,328 $11,801
2005 $1,762 $14,435
2006 $2,277 $16,931
2007 $3,129 $18,793
2008 $4,543 $26,577
2009 $3,715 $20,656
2010 $4,462 $23,570
2011 $5,776 $25,188
2012 $6,478 $24,642
2013 $6,650 $23,458
2014 $6,249 $23,161
2015 $4,440 $18,808
2016 $4,334 $17,110
2017 $4,759 $17,820
2018 $5,647 $19,902
2019 $5,672 $19,180
2020 $4,295 $16,785
2021 $4,868 $19,403
2022 $6,521 $23,224
2023 $5,965 $20,972
2024 $6,074 $20,248

Iraq vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Oman
1950 37.4 29.3
1951 39 29.8
1952 40.5 30.2
1953 42.1 30.7
1954 43.5 31.2
1955 45 31.8
1956 46.4 32.4
1957 47.7 33
1958 49 33.8
1959 49.7 34.6
1960 51.5 35.4
1961 52.3 36.4
1962 53.5 37.4
1963 54.4 38.5
1964 55.2 39.6
1965 56.4 40.8
1966 57.3 42
1967 58.4 43.2
1968 59 44.4
1969 59.6 45.6
1970 60.5 46.6
1971 61.3 47.9
1972 61.8 48.7
1973 62.3 50
1974 61 51.2
1975 61.4 52.5
1976 63.6 54.4
1977 63.9 55.5
1978 64.2 57
1979 64.4 58.3
1980 60.9 59.6
1981 58.7 60.8
1982 59 62
1983 59.3 63.2
1984 59.5 64.3
1985 59.8 65.3
1986 60 66.2
1987 60.3 67
1988 56.7 67.7
1989 57.5 68.4
1990 57.6 69
1991 61.3 69.6
1992 65.3 70.1
1993 65.3 70.6
1994 65 71.1
1995 64.8 71.6
1996 64.6 72
1997 64.2 72.5
1998 64.4 72.9
1999 64.5 73.3
2000 64.9 73.6
2001 65.3 74
2002 65.7 74.3
2003 64.8 74.5
2004 64.6 74.8
2005 64.9 75.1
2006 64 75.4
2007 64.4 75.6
2008 66.5 76.1
2009 67.8 76.6
2010 68.1 77.2
2011 68.4 77.7
2012 68.8 78.2
2013 69 78.6
2014 69.7 79
2015 70 79.3
2016 68.7 79.6
2017 69.8 79.7
2018 71.1 79.9
2019 71.2 79.9
2020 69.7 77.8
2021 70.7 76
2022 72 77.9
2023 72.3 80
2024 72.4 80.2
2025 72.5 80.5

Iraq and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Oman
Year Population
Iraq Oman
1960 7,022,052 530,485
1961 7,194,553 539,854
1962 7,413,875 549,941
1963 7,667,928 560,827
1964 7,929,566 572,577
1965 8,202,140 585,236
1966 8,485,104 598,804
1967 8,778,869 613,318
1968 9,085,016 628,798
1969 9,403,356 645,255
1970 9,735,611 662,680
1971 10,077,809 681,119
1972 10,430,164 700,593
1973 10,795,869 721,179
1974 11,167,761 746,988
1975 11,543,639 778,864
1976 11,927,651 814,701
1977 12,331,046 855,314
1978 12,753,355 900,304
1979 13,170,365 949,116
1980 13,591,992 1,001,248
1981 14,006,381 1,057,320
1982 14,406,083 1,117,678
1983 14,840,555 1,181,459
1984 15,310,733 1,247,716
1985 15,683,430 1,325,480
1986 16,074,145 1,413,419
1987 16,521,049 1,500,996
1988 16,908,819 1,588,568
1989 17,364,542 1,676,228
1990 17,581,206 1,763,954
1991 17,767,253 1,851,473
1992 18,300,845 1,938,238
1993 19,201,195 2,021,675
1994 20,139,807 2,081,834
1995 20,825,860 2,120,528
1996 21,501,321 2,156,926
1997 22,176,593 2,190,720
1998 22,884,399 2,222,489
1999 23,636,527 2,252,909
2000 24,424,056 2,282,131
2001 25,197,840 2,310,217
2002 26,006,559 2,337,140
2003 26,802,659 2,363,796
2004 27,577,878 2,404,821
2005 28,407,448 2,459,802
2006 28,616,515 2,514,795
2007 28,391,607 2,570,174
2008 28,971,036 2,626,529
2009 30,058,206 2,684,659
2010 31,045,366 2,757,446
2011 32,161,424 3,076,763
2012 33,654,842 3,547,106
2013 35,281,989 3,833,913
2014 36,550,059 4,002,439
2015 37,560,535 4,184,895
2016 38,469,627 4,390,877
2017 39,337,353 4,537,396
2018 40,265,624 4,597,877
2019 41,192,171 4,591,241
2020 42,116,605 4,522,497
2021 43,071,211 4,500,424
2022 44,070,551 4,730,226
2023 45,074,049 5,049,269
2024 46,042,015 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Iraq and Oman

Fertility rate
Iraq

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Oman
1960 5.3 7.28
1961 5.8 7.29
1962 6.99 7.32
1963 7.01 7.33
1964 7.01 7.37
1965 7.02 7.39
1966 7.02 7.41
1967 7.03 7.44
1968 7.06 7.46
1969 7.08 7.49
1970 7.07 7.52
1971 7.06 7.56
1972 7.02 7.59
1973 6.99 7.63
1974 6.95 7.67
1975 6.91 7.71
1976 6.86 7.74
1977 6.8 7.78
1978 6.73 7.82
1979 6.66 7.85
1980 6.59 7.89
1981 6.53 7.9
1982 6.46 7.84
1983 6.39 7.75
1984 6.32 7.64
1985 6.25 7.51
1986 6.18 7.35
1987 6.11 7.18
1988 6.05 6.95
1989 5.99 6.72
1990 5.93 6.46
1991 5.83 6.2
1992 5.72 5.92
1993 5.61 5.64
1994 5.49 5.36
1995 5.36 5.07
1996 5.25 4.79
1997 5.19 4.52
1998 5.11 4.27
1999 5.04 4.06
2000 4.92 3.85
2001 4.8 3.66
2002 4.67 3.51
2003 4.58 3.37
2004 4.53 3.2
2005 4.45 3.03
2006 4.46 2.88
2007 4.4 2.76
2008 4.37 2.76
2009 4.38 2.83
2010 4.46 2.97
2011 4.59 2.96
2012 4.54 2.93
2013 4.44 2.95
2014 4.31 2.97
2015 4.08 2.97
2016 3.84 2.95
2017 3.64 2.92
2018 3.55 2.81
2019 3.48 2.7
2020 3.42 2.64
2021 3.36 2.59
2022 3.29 2.45
2023 3.25 2.53

Iraq and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Oman
Year Median age, years
Iraq Oman
1960 20.4 18.9
1961 20.4 18.8
1962 20.1 18.7
1963 19.8 18.6
1964 19.5 18.5
1965 19.3 18.4
1966 19 18.2
1967 18.7 18
1968 18.5 17.8
1969 18.3 17.5
1970 18.1 17.2
1971 17.9 16.9
1972 17.7 16.7
1973 17.5 16.4
1974 17.2 16.3
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 16.5
1982 16.5 16.5
1983 16.6 16.5
1984 16.6 16.5
1985 16.7 16.6
1986 16.8 16.8
1987 16.9 17.1
1988 16.9 17.5
1989 17 17.9
1990 17.1 18.4
1991 17.2 18.8
1992 17.3 19.4
1993 17.3 19.9
1994 17.4 20.1
1995 17.5 20.1
1996 17.6 20.1
1997 17.7 20.2
1998 17.8 20.4
1999 17.9 20.6
2000 17.9 20.9
2001 18 21.3
2002 18.1 21.6
2003 18.2 22
2004 18.3 22.3
2005 18.5 22.7
2006 18.6 23.1
2007 18.7 23.5
2008 18.8 24
2009 18.9 24.6
2010 19 25.2
2011 19.1 26.5
2012 19.2 27.7
2013 19.3 28.2
2014 19.4 28.5
2015 19.5 28.8
2016 19.7 29.1
2017 19.9 29.4
2018 20.1 29.7
2019 20.4 29.9
2020 20.6 29.7
2021 20.9 29.7
2022 21.1 30
2023 21.4 30.3
2024 21.6 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
65.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
1.87%
2020
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
69.5%
2024

Energy

Iraq Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iraq Oman
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
55
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
97.3%
2022
English speaking
35%
2023
22%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
95.3%
2024

Health

Iraq Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
2.06
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Oman
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025

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