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Iraq vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 57th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Romania
Population
47813338
18962595
Population rank 34/197 69/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Iraq and Romania: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Romania economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Romania
Year GDP
Iraq Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $62,684,516,129 $40,424,528,302
1989 $65,831,935,484 $41,450,777,202
1990 $180,408,064,516 $38,247,882,300
1991 $407,796,350 $28,850,634,900
1992 $553,671,958 $25,121,666,667
1993 $1,031,944,881 $26,361,160,450
1994 $3,991,349,283 $30,072,805,104
1995 $12,894,029,888 $37,430,162,103
1996 $10,433,698,621 $36,937,074,278
1997 $20,764,857,056 $35,575,214,078
1998 $20,617,405,044 $41,696,091,974
1999 $36,881,601,584 $35,953,156,754
2000 $48,364,250,944 $37,253,739,511
2001 $36,176,430,129 $40,395,116,581
2002 $32,928,454,672 $46,065,502,703
2003 $21,921,569,479 $57,806,384,143
2004 $36,633,669,269 $74,973,656,852
2005 $50,065,104,668 $98,454,380,120
2006 $65,147,051,918 $122,023,735,993
2007 $88,837,057,320 $174,588,782,939
2008 $131,614,434,154 $214,315,932,061
2009 $111,657,580,326 $174,110,532,659
2010 $138,516,722,650 $170,064,350,672
2011 $185,749,664,444 $192,623,977,894
2012 $218,002,476,129 $179,117,323,107
2013 $234,637,675,129 $189,798,603,751
2014 $228,415,656,175 $199,722,319,676
2015 $166,774,104,959 $177,885,131,240
2016 $166,743,557,748 $185,290,759,249
2017 $187,217,660,051 $210,147,385,855
2018 $227,367,469,034 $243,468,683,030
2019 $233,636,097,800 $251,677,082,534
2020 $180,898,797,517 $252,033,792,712
2021 $209,691,945,713 $286,578,196,368
2022 $287,372,232,138 $296,354,358,293
2023 $268,881,051,644 $350,775,856,415
2024 $279,641,257,615 $382,767,571,329

Iraq and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $3,707 $1,753
1989 $3,791 $1,790
1990 $10,261 $1,648
1991 $23 $1,254
1992 $30.3 $1,102
1993 $53.7 $1,158
1994 $198.2 $1,323
1995 $619 $1,650
1996 $485 $1,633
1997 $936 $1,577
1998 $901 $1,853
1999 $1,560 $1,600
2000 $1,980 $1,660
2001 $1,436 $1,825
2002 $1,266 $2,120
2003 $818 $2,679
2004 $1,328 $3,495
2005 $1,762 $4,618
2006 $2,277 $5,758
2007 $3,129 $8,360
2008 $4,543 $10,435
2009 $3,715 $8,548
2010 $4,462 $8,400
2011 $5,776 $9,561
2012 $6,478 $8,930
2013 $6,650 $9,498
2014 $6,249 $10,032
2015 $4,440 $8,977
2016 $4,334 $9,405
2017 $4,759 $10,728
2018 $5,647 $12,502
2019 $5,672 $12,992
2020 $4,295 $13,082
2021 $4,868 $14,987
2022 $6,521 $15,558
2023 $5,965 $18,404
2024 $6,074 $20,072

Iraq vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Romania
1950 37.4 60.5
1951 39 61.2
1952 40.5 61.8
1953 42.1 62.5
1954 43.5 63
1955 45 63.3
1956 46.4 63.6
1957 47.7 64
1958 49 64.4
1959 49.7 64.9
1960 51.5 65.6
1961 52.3 66.4
1962 53.5 67.2
1963 54.4 67.8
1964 55.2 68.4
1965 56.4 68.4
1966 57.3 68.2
1967 58.4 68.1
1968 59 67.9
1969 59.6 67.2
1970 60.5 67.9
1971 61.3 68.4
1972 61.8 69
1973 62.3 68.7
1974 61 69.5
1975 61.4 69.6
1976 63.6 69.9
1977 63.9 69.5
1978 64.2 69.8
1979 64.4 69.5
1980 60.9 69.2
1981 58.7 69.5
1982 59 69.8
1983 59.3 69.8
1984 59.5 69.9
1985 59.8 69.4
1986 60 69.7
1987 60.3 69.1
1988 56.7 69.4
1989 57.5 69.5
1990 57.6 69.8
1991 61.3 70
1992 65.3 69.5
1993 65.3 69.5
1994 65 69.3
1995 64.8 69.3
1996 64.6 68.8
1997 64.2 69.1
1998 64.4 69.9
1999 64.5 70.6
2000 64.9 71.2
2001 65.3 71.1
2002 65.7 70.8
2003 64.8 70.8
2004 64.6 71.1
2005 64.9 71.6
2006 64 72.2
2007 64.4 72.8
2008 66.5 73.2
2009 67.8 73.5
2010 68.1 73.6
2011 68.4 74.3
2012 68.8 74.3
2013 69 74.9
2014 69.7 74.8
2015 70 74.7
2016 68.7 75
2017 69.8 75
2018 71.1 75.1
2019 71.2 75.3
2020 69.7 74
2021 70.7 72.7
2022 72 75.3
2023 72.3 75.9
2024 72.4 76.1
2025 72.5 76.2

Iraq and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Romania
Year Population
Iraq Romania
1960 7,022,052 18,406,905
1961 7,194,553 18,555,250
1962 7,413,875 18,676,550
1963 7,667,928 18,797,850
1964 7,929,566 18,919,126
1965 8,202,140 19,031,576
1966 8,485,104 19,215,450
1967 8,778,869 19,534,242
1968 9,085,016 19,799,831
1969 9,403,356 20,009,141
1970 9,735,611 20,250,398
1971 10,077,809 20,461,567
1972 10,430,164 20,657,957
1973 10,795,869 20,835,681
1974 11,167,761 21,029,429
1975 11,543,639 21,293,583
1976 11,927,651 21,551,634
1977 12,331,046 21,756,096
1978 12,753,355 21,951,464
1979 13,170,365 22,090,488
1980 13,591,992 22,207,282
1981 14,006,381 22,353,070
1982 14,406,083 22,475,741
1983 14,840,555 22,560,478
1984 15,310,733 22,640,547
1985 15,683,430 22,732,999
1986 16,074,145 22,836,841
1987 16,521,049 22,949,430
1988 16,908,819 23,057,662
1989 17,364,542 23,161,458
1990 17,581,206 23,201,835
1991 17,767,253 23,001,155
1992 18,300,845 22,794,284
1993 19,201,195 22,763,280
1994 20,139,807 22,730,211
1995 20,825,860 22,684,270
1996 21,501,321 22,619,004
1997 22,176,593 22,553,978
1998 22,884,399 22,507,344
1999 23,636,527 22,472,040
2000 24,424,056 22,442,971
2001 25,197,840 22,131,970
2002 26,006,559 21,730,496
2003 26,802,659 21,574,326
2004 27,577,878 21,451,748
2005 28,407,448 21,319,685
2006 28,616,515 21,193,760
2007 28,391,607 20,882,982
2008 28,971,036 20,537,875
2009 30,058,206 20,367,487
2010 31,045,366 20,246,871
2011 32,161,424 20,147,528
2012 33,654,842 20,058,035
2013 35,281,989 19,983,693
2014 36,550,059 19,908,979
2015 37,560,535 19,815,616
2016 38,469,627 19,702,267
2017 39,337,353 19,588,715
2018 40,265,624 19,473,970
2019 41,192,171 19,371,648
2020 42,116,605 19,265,250
2021 43,071,211 19,122,059
2022 44,070,551 19,048,502
2023 45,074,049 19,059,479
2024 46,042,015 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Iraq and Romania

Fertility rate
Iraq

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Romania
1960 5.3 2.34
1961 5.8 2.17
1962 6.99 2.04
1963 7.01 2.01
1964 7.01 1.96
1965 7.02 1.91
1966 7.02 1.9
1967 7.03 3.66
1968 7.06 3.63
1969 7.08 3.19
1970 7.07 2.89
1971 7.06 2.67
1972 7.02 2.55
1973 6.99 2.44
1974 6.95 2.71
1975 6.91 2.59
1976 6.86 2.54
1977 6.8 2.57
1978 6.73 2.52
1979 6.66 2.49
1980 6.59 2.43
1981 6.53 2.36
1982 6.46 2.17
1983 6.39 2.06
1984 6.32 2.26
1985 6.25 2.31
1986 6.18 2.39
1987 6.11 2.38
1988 6.05 2.3
1989 5.99 2.22
1990 5.93 1.83
1991 5.83 1.59
1992 5.72 1.51
1993 5.61 1.43
1994 5.49 1.4
1995 5.36 1.33
1996 5.25 1.3
1997 5.19 1.32
1998 5.11 1.32
1999 5.04 1.3
2000 4.92 1.31
2001 4.8 1.27
2002 4.67 1.27
2003 4.58 1.3
2004 4.53 1.33
2005 4.45 1.4
2006 4.46 1.42
2007 4.4 1.45
2008 4.37 1.6
2009 4.38 1.66
2010 4.46 1.59
2011 4.59 1.47
2012 4.54 1.52
2013 4.44 1.46
2014 4.31 1.56
2015 4.08 1.62
2016 3.84 1.69
2017 3.64 1.78
2018 3.55 1.76
2019 3.48 1.77
2020 3.42 1.8
2021 3.36 1.81
2022 3.29 1.71
2023 3.25 1.71

Iraq and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Romania
Year Median age, years
Iraq Romania
1960 20.4 28.5
1961 20.4 28.9
1962 20.1 29.3
1963 19.8 29.7
1964 19.5 30.2
1965 19.3 30.6
1966 19 31
1967 18.7 31.3
1968 18.5 31.3
1969 18.3 31.3
1970 18.1 31.4
1971 17.9 31.4
1972 17.7 31.5
1973 17.5 31.5
1974 17.2 31.6
1975 17 31.7
1976 16.7 31.8
1977 16.6 31.8
1978 16.6 31.7
1979 16.5 31.7
1980 16.5 31.8
1981 16.5 31.9
1982 16.5 32
1983 16.6 32.1
1984 16.6 32.3
1985 16.7 32.5
1986 16.8 32.7
1987 16.9 32.8
1988 16.9 32.8
1989 17 32.9
1990 17.1 33
1991 17.2 33.1
1992 17.3 33.3
1993 17.3 33.6
1994 17.4 33.8
1995 17.5 34
1996 17.6 34.2
1997 17.7 34.4
1998 17.8 34.6
1999 17.9 34.7
2000 17.9 34.8
2001 18 34.8
2002 18.1 35.3
2003 18.2 36
2004 18.3 36.6
2005 18.5 37
2006 18.6 37.3
2007 18.7 37.7
2008 18.8 38.2
2009 18.9 38.8
2010 19 39.3
2011 19.1 39.8
2012 19.2 40.2
2013 19.3 40.5
2014 19.4 40.9
2015 19.5 41.3
2016 19.7 41.7
2017 19.9 42
2018 20.1 42.3
2019 20.4 42.6
2020 20.6 42.9
2021 20.9 43.2
2022 21.1 43.3
2023 21.4 43.5
2024 21.6 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Iraq Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iraq Romania
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
99.2%
2021
English speaking
35%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Iraq Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Romania
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
53,679 mi
2023

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