Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 57th vs. 1st).
By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
47813338
|
142718132
|
Population rank | 34/197 | 9/197 |
GDP |
$280B
2024 |
$2.17T
2024 |
GDP rank | 51/197 | 11/197 |
GDP per capita |
$6,074
2024 |
$15,145
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 114/197 | 69/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$14,464
2024 |
$47,405
2024 |
Government debt |
$120B
2024 |
$441B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
50.2%
2025 |
21.4%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$2,606
2024 |
$3,075
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 108/185 | 98/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$6,159
2025 |
$9,262
2025 |
Land area |
167,619 sq mi
2025 |
6,323,145 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024 |
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
3.25
2023 |
1.41
2023 |
Median age |
21.6 years
2024 |
40.9 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
72.5 years
2025 |
73.5 years
2025 |
Iraq and Russia: Comparison Charts
Iraq and Russia economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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 | $554,828,660,436 |
1989 | $65,831,935,484 | $506,631,299,735 |
1990 | $180,408,064,516 | $517,014,446,228 |
1991 | $407,796,350 | $517,962,962,963 |
1992 | $553,671,958 | $460,290,556,901 |
1993 | $1,031,944,881 | $435,083,713,851 |
1994 | $3,991,349,283 | $395,077,301,248 |
1995 | $12,894,029,888 | $395,537,185,735 |
1996 | $10,433,698,621 | $391,724,890,744 |
1997 | $20,764,857,056 | $404,928,954,192 |
1998 | $20,617,405,044 | $270,955,486,862 |
1999 | $36,881,601,584 | $195,907,128,351 |
2000 | $48,364,250,944 | $259,710,142,197 |
2001 | $36,176,430,129 | $306,602,070,621 |
2002 | $32,928,454,672 | $345,470,494,418 |
2003 | $21,921,569,479 | $430,347,420,185 |
2004 | $36,633,669,269 | $591,016,690,732 |
2005 | $50,065,104,668 | $764,015,973,481 |
2006 | $65,147,051,918 | $989,932,071,353 |
2007 | $88,837,057,320 | $1,299,703,478,482 |
2008 | $131,614,434,154 | $1,660,848,058,303 |
2009 | $111,657,580,326 | $1,222,645,900,056 |
2010 | $138,516,722,650 | $1,524,916,715,224 |
2011 | $185,749,664,444 | $2,045,922,753,398 |
2012 | $218,002,476,129 | $2,208,293,553,878 |
2013 | $234,637,675,129 | $2,292,470,078,346 |
2014 | $228,415,656,175 | $2,059,241,589,895 |
2015 | $166,774,104,959 | $1,363,482,182,198 |
2016 | $166,743,557,748 | $1,276,786,350,881 |
2017 | $187,217,660,051 | $1,574,199,360,089 |
2018 | $227,367,469,034 | $1,657,328,773,461 |
2019 | $233,636,097,800 | $1,693,115,002,708 |
2020 | $180,898,797,517 | $1,493,075,894,362 |
2021 | $209,691,945,713 | $1,829,186,719,575 |
2022 | $287,372,232,138 | $2,291,612,121,335 |
2023 | $268,881,051,644 | $2,071,505,725,031 |
2024 | $279,641,257,615 | $2,173,835,806,672 |
Iraq and Russia economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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 | $3,778 |
1989 | $3,791 | $3,430 |
1990 | $10,261 | $3,494 |
1991 | $23 | $3,490 |
1992 | $30.3 | $3,099 |
1993 | $53.7 | $2,931 |
1994 | $198.2 | $2,662 |
1995 | $619 | $2,666 |
1996 | $485 | $2,644 |
1997 | $936 | $2,738 |
1998 | $901 | $1,835 |
1999 | $1,560 | $1,331 |
2000 | $1,980 | $1,772 |
2001 | $1,436 | $2,100 |
2002 | $1,266 | $2,378 |
2003 | $818 | $2,975 |
2004 | $1,328 | $4,102 |
2005 | $1,762 | $5,323 |
2006 | $2,277 | $6,920 |
2007 | $3,129 | $9,101 |
2008 | $4,543 | $11,635 |
2009 | $3,715 | $8,563 |
2010 | $4,462 | $10,675 |
2011 | $5,776 | $14,305 |
2012 | $6,478 | $15,402 |
2013 | $6,650 | $15,941 |
2014 | $6,249 | $14,277 |
2015 | $4,440 | $9,427 |
2016 | $4,334 | $8,804 |
2017 | $4,759 | $10,835 |
2018 | $5,647 | $11,399 |
2019 | $5,672 | $11,640 |
2020 | $4,295 | $10,280 |
2021 | $4,868 | $12,637 |
2022 | $6,521 | $15,888 |
2023 | $5,965 | $14,403 |
2024 | $6,074 | $15,145 |
Iraq vs. Russia life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 37.4 | 55.5 |
1951 | 39 | 55.3 |
1952 | 40.5 | 57.6 |
1953 | 42.1 | 58.8 |
1954 | 43.5 | 59.9 |
1955 | 45 | 62.1 |
1956 | 46.4 | 66.5 |
1957 | 47.7 | 66 |
1958 | 49 | 67.7 |
1959 | 49.7 | 67.4 |
1960 | 51.5 | 68.3 |
1961 | 52.3 | 68.6 |
1962 | 53.5 | 68.5 |
1963 | 54.4 | 69.1 |
1964 | 55.2 | 69.5 |
1965 | 56.4 | 69.3 |
1966 | 57.3 | 69.4 |
1967 | 58.4 | 69.2 |
1968 | 59 | 69.1 |
1969 | 59.6 | 68.6 |
1970 | 60.5 | 68.7 |
1971 | 61.3 | 68.9 |
1972 | 61.8 | 68.8 |
1973 | 62.3 | 68.9 |
1974 | 61 | 68.7 |
1975 | 61.4 | 68.3 |
1976 | 63.6 | 68.1 |
1977 | 63.9 | 67.9 |
1978 | 64.2 | 67.8 |
1979 | 64.4 | 67.6 |
1980 | 60.9 | 67.5 |
1981 | 58.7 | 67.6 |
1982 | 59 | 68.1 |
1983 | 59.3 | 68 |
1984 | 59.5 | 67.6 |
1985 | 59.8 | 68.3 |
1986 | 60 | 70 |
1987 | 60.3 | 70.1 |
1988 | 56.7 | 69.9 |
1989 | 57.5 | 69.7 |
1990 | 57.6 | 69.3 |
1991 | 61.3 | 69 |
1992 | 65.3 | 67.8 |
1993 | 65.3 | 65 |
1994 | 65 | 63.8 |
1995 | 64.8 | 64 |
1996 | 64.6 | 65.4 |
1997 | 64.2 | 66.6 |
1998 | 64.4 | 66.9 |
1999 | 64.5 | 65.6 |
2000 | 64.9 | 65 |
2001 | 65.3 | 65 |
2002 | 65.7 | 64.7 |
2003 | 64.8 | 64.7 |
2004 | 64.6 | 65.1 |
2005 | 64.9 | 65.2 |
2006 | 64 | 66.5 |
2007 | 64.4 | 67.5 |
2008 | 66.5 | 67.9 |
2009 | 67.8 | 68.7 |
2010 | 68.1 | 68.2 |
2011 | 68.4 | 69.7 |
2012 | 68.8 | 70.1 |
2013 | 69 | 70.6 |
2014 | 69.7 | 70.8 |
2015 | 70 | 71.3 |
2016 | 68.7 | 71.9 |
2017 | 69.8 | 72.8 |
2018 | 71.1 | 72.9 |
2019 | 71.2 | 73.1 |
2020 | 69.7 | 71.2 |
2021 | 70.7 | 69.8 |
2022 | 72 | 72.5 |
2023 | 72.3 | 73.2 |
2024 | 72.4 | 73.3 |
2025 | 72.5 | 73.5 |
Iraq and Russia population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 7,022,052 | 119,897,000 |
1961 | 7,194,553 | 121,236,000 |
1962 | 7,413,875 | 122,591,000 |
1963 | 7,667,928 | 123,960,000 |
1964 | 7,929,566 | 125,345,000 |
1965 | 8,202,140 | 126,745,000 |
1966 | 8,485,104 | 127,468,000 |
1967 | 8,778,869 | 128,196,000 |
1968 | 9,085,016 | 128,928,000 |
1969 | 9,403,356 | 129,664,000 |
1970 | 9,735,611 | 130,404,000 |
1971 | 10,077,809 | 131,155,000 |
1972 | 10,430,164 | 131,909,000 |
1973 | 10,795,869 | 132,669,000 |
1974 | 11,167,761 | 133,432,000 |
1975 | 11,543,639 | 134,200,000 |
1976 | 11,927,651 | 135,147,000 |
1977 | 12,331,046 | 136,100,000 |
1978 | 12,753,355 | 137,060,000 |
1979 | 13,170,365 | 138,027,000 |
1980 | 13,591,992 | 139,010,000 |
1981 | 14,006,381 | 139,941,000 |
1982 | 14,406,083 | 140,823,000 |
1983 | 14,840,555 | 141,668,000 |
1984 | 15,310,733 | 142,745,000 |
1985 | 15,683,430 | 143,858,000 |
1986 | 16,074,145 | 144,894,000 |
1987 | 16,521,049 | 145,908,000 |
1988 | 16,908,819 | 146,857,000 |
1989 | 17,364,542 | 147,721,000 |
1990 | 17,581,206 | 147,969,406 |
1991 | 17,767,253 | 148,394,216 |
1992 | 18,300,845 | 148,538,197 |
1993 | 19,201,195 | 148,458,777 |
1994 | 20,139,807 | 148,407,912 |
1995 | 20,825,860 | 148,375,787 |
1996 | 21,501,321 | 148,160,129 |
1997 | 22,176,593 | 147,915,361 |
1998 | 22,884,399 | 147,670,784 |
1999 | 23,636,527 | 147,214,776 |
2000 | 24,424,056 | 146,596,869 |
2001 | 25,197,840 | 145,976,482 |
2002 | 26,006,559 | 145,306,497 |
2003 | 26,802,659 | 144,648,618 |
2004 | 27,577,878 | 144,067,316 |
2005 | 28,407,448 | 143,518,814 |
2006 | 28,616,515 | 143,049,637 |
2007 | 28,391,607 | 142,805,114 |
2008 | 28,971,036 | 142,742,366 |
2009 | 30,058,206 | 142,785,348 |
2010 | 31,045,366 | 142,849,468 |
2011 | 32,161,424 | 143,018,195 |
2012 | 33,654,842 | 143,378,447 |
2013 | 35,281,989 | 143,805,638 |
2014 | 36,550,059 | 144,237,223 |
2015 | 37,560,535 | 144,640,716 |
2016 | 38,469,627 | 145,015,460 |
2017 | 39,337,353 | 145,293,260 |
2018 | 40,265,624 | 145,398,106 |
2019 | 41,192,171 | 145,453,291 |
2020 | 42,116,605 | 145,245,148 |
2021 | 43,071,211 | 144,746,762 |
2022 | 44,070,551 | 144,236,933 |
2023 | 45,074,049 | 143,826,130 |
2024 | 46,042,015 | 143,533,851 |
Fertility rates in Iraq and Russia
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 5.3 | 2.52 |
1961 | 5.8 | 2.45 |
1962 | 6.99 | 2.36 |
1963 | 7.01 | 2.27 |
1964 | 7.01 | 2.18 |
1965 | 7.02 | 2.13 |
1966 | 7.02 | 2.1 |
1967 | 7.03 | 2.04 |
1968 | 7.06 | 1.99 |
1969 | 7.08 | 1.97 |
1970 | 7.07 | 1.99 |
1971 | 7.06 | 2.03 |
1972 | 7.02 | 2.04 |
1973 | 6.99 | 2.01 |
1974 | 6.95 | 2 |
1975 | 6.91 | 1.98 |
1976 | 6.86 | 1.97 |
1977 | 6.8 | 1.95 |
1978 | 6.73 | 1.92 |
1979 | 6.66 | 1.9 |
1980 | 6.59 | 1.89 |
1981 | 6.53 | 1.91 |
1982 | 6.46 | 2.04 |
1983 | 6.39 | 2.11 |
1984 | 6.32 | 2.06 |
1985 | 6.25 | 2.05 |
1986 | 6.18 | 2.15 |
1987 | 6.11 | 2.22 |
1988 | 6.05 | 2.12 |
1989 | 5.99 | 2.01 |
1990 | 5.93 | 1.89 |
1991 | 5.83 | 1.73 |
1992 | 5.72 | 1.55 |
1993 | 5.61 | 1.39 |
1994 | 5.49 | 1.4 |
1995 | 5.36 | 1.34 |
1996 | 5.25 | 1.27 |
1997 | 5.19 | 1.22 |
1998 | 5.11 | 1.23 |
1999 | 5.04 | 1.16 |
2000 | 4.92 | 1.2 |
2001 | 4.8 | 1.22 |
2002 | 4.67 | 1.29 |
2003 | 4.58 | 1.32 |
2004 | 4.53 | 1.34 |
2005 | 4.45 | 1.29 |
2006 | 4.46 | 1.31 |
2007 | 4.4 | 1.42 |
2008 | 4.37 | 1.5 |
2009 | 4.38 | 1.54 |
2010 | 4.46 | 1.57 |
2011 | 4.59 | 1.58 |
2012 | 4.54 | 1.69 |
2013 | 4.44 | 1.71 |
2014 | 4.31 | 1.75 |
2015 | 4.08 | 1.78 |
2016 | 3.84 | 1.76 |
2017 | 3.64 | 1.62 |
2018 | 3.55 | 1.58 |
2019 | 3.48 | 1.5 |
2020 | 3.42 | 1.51 |
2021 | 3.36 | 1.51 |
2022 | 3.29 | 1.42 |
2023 | 3.25 | 1.41 |
Iraq and Russia demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 20.4 | 27.1 |
1961 | 20.4 | 27.4 |
1962 | 20.1 | 27.7 |
1963 | 19.8 | 28.1 |
1964 | 19.5 | 28.3 |
1965 | 19.3 | 28.6 |
1966 | 19 | 28.9 |
1967 | 18.7 | 29.2 |
1968 | 18.5 | 29.8 |
1969 | 18.3 | 30.3 |
1970 | 18.1 | 30.7 |
1971 | 17.9 | 31 |
1972 | 17.7 | 31.1 |
1973 | 17.5 | 31.1 |
1974 | 17.2 | 30.9 |
1975 | 17 | 30.7 |
1976 | 16.7 | 30.6 |
1977 | 16.6 | 30.9 |
1978 | 16.6 | 31 |
1979 | 16.5 | 31.1 |
1980 | 16.5 | 31.3 |
1981 | 16.5 | 31.4 |
1982 | 16.5 | 31.6 |
1983 | 16.6 | 31.7 |
1984 | 16.6 | 31.8 |
1985 | 16.7 | 32 |
1986 | 16.8 | 32.2 |
1987 | 16.9 | 32.4 |
1988 | 16.9 | 32.6 |
1989 | 17 | 32.9 |
1990 | 17.1 | 33.2 |
1991 | 17.2 | 33.6 |
1992 | 17.3 | 33.9 |
1993 | 17.3 | 34.4 |
1994 | 17.4 | 34.7 |
1995 | 17.5 | 35 |
1996 | 17.6 | 35.3 |
1997 | 17.7 | 35.7 |
1998 | 17.8 | 36 |
1999 | 17.9 | 36.3 |
2000 | 17.9 | 36.6 |
2001 | 18 | 36.8 |
2002 | 18.1 | 36.9 |
2003 | 18.2 | 37 |
2004 | 18.3 | 37.2 |
2005 | 18.5 | 37.4 |
2006 | 18.6 | 37.6 |
2007 | 18.7 | 37.7 |
2008 | 18.8 | 37.8 |
2009 | 18.9 | 37.9 |
2010 | 19 | 38 |
2011 | 19.1 | 38.1 |
2012 | 19.2 | 38.3 |
2013 | 19.3 | 38.4 |
2014 | 19.4 | 38.6 |
2015 | 19.5 | 38.7 |
2016 | 19.7 | 38.8 |
2017 | 19.9 | 39 |
2018 | 20.1 | 39.2 |
2019 | 20.4 | 39.4 |
2020 | 20.6 | 39.7 |
2021 | 20.9 | 39.9 |
2022 | 21.1 | 40.1 |
2023 | 21.4 | 40.5 |
2024 | 21.6 | 40.9 |
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GDP
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Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$278B
2024 |
$2.24T
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
42.1%
2025 |
37.6%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.55%
1989 |
4.16%
2023 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
2.07%
2023 |
5.86%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
459,000
2020 |
1,454,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-4.18%
2025 |
-1.01%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
16.2%
2021 |
2.43%
2024 |
Services, % of GDP |
45.8%
2024 |
57.5%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
51.6%
2024 |
30.7%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
15.6
2002 |
51.6
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
24.2%
2023 |
25.1%
2023 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
3.7%
2023 |
3.1%
2023 |
Number of millionaires | n/a |
381,726
2024 |
Percentage of millionaires | n/a |
0.34%
2024 |
Number of billionaires | n/a |
140
2025 |
Percentage of billionaires | n/a |
0.0001%
2025 |
Listed domestic companies | n/a |
194
2023 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$650B
2023 |
Total reserves including gold |
$101B
2024 |
$597B
2023 |
Personal remittances received |
$879M
2024 |
$1.91B
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
892,000
2013 |
6,359,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
1.88%
2020 |
1.3%
2020 |
Banked people share |
30.2%
2024 |
79.3%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
1,412 kg
2022 |
5,601 kg
2022 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$10.2
2022 |
$7.43
2022 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
192.9 megatons
2023 |
2,070 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
4.28 tons
2023 |
14.4 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
98.7%
2022 |
89.5%
2022 |
Renewable energy use share |
1.1%
2021 |
3.5%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
0.37%
2022 |
9.45%
2022 |
Net energy imports use share |
-274.9%
2022 |
-75.1%
2022 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
1,373 kWh
2022 |
7,184 kWh
2022 |
Renewable electricity output share |
3.78%
2021 |
19.2%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
1.98%
2022 |
17.3%
2022 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
19.4%
2022 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.57%
2024 |
1.76%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-17,735
2024 |
-178,042
2024 |
Urban population |
71.9%
2024 |
75.5%
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 |
5.4 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
37.8
2025 |
48.5
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
26
2024 |
22
2024 |
Higher education index |
50
2025 |
84
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
9.41
2013 |
6.8
2021 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
27.3
2019 |
12
2019 |
Visa free countries |
44
2025 |
125
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
84.1%
2021 |
99.9%
2021 |
English speaking |
35%
2023 |
4.84%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
81.7%
2023 |
94.4%
2024 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$254.6
2022 |
$1,078
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$121.8
2022 |
$298.7
2022 |
Life expectancy |
72.5 years
2025 |
73.5 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
1.27%
2022 |
0.05%
2008 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
1.01
2022 |
3.83
2020 |
Age at first childbirth | n/a |
25.2 years
2013 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
66
2023 |
9
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
22.6
2023 |
4.5
2023 |
Obesity rate |
41.4%
2022 |
24.8%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
13.4%
2024 |
5.9%
2024 |
Air quality index |
14
2025 |
69
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
19.2%
2022 |
29.2%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0.24 liters
2020 |
10.5 liters
2020 |
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