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Iraq vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 57th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Samoa
Population
47813338
220288
Population rank 34/197 177/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Iraq and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Samoa
Year GDP
Iraq Samoa
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 $45,208,338
1971 $3,865,346,535 $53,719,569
1972 $4,113,848,002 $62,566,116
1973 $5,134,367,778 $82,452,985
1974 $11,516,762,614 $93,549,611
1975 $13,458,516,763 $93,489,283
1976 $17,754,825,601 $85,003,078
1977 $19,838,130,715 $98,295,671
1978 $23,762,275,652 $108,223,444
1979 $37,816,457,839 $122,257,393
1980 $52,569,000,000 $125,747,038
1981 $37,823,000,000 $118,190,655
1982 $42,382,333,333 $121,221,652
1983 $40,712,903,226 $111,862,824
1984 $46,938,387,097 $109,200,934
1985 $48,425,161,290 $95,572,173
1986 $47,264,516,129 $100,947,849
1987 $56,774,193,548 $111,713,922
1988 $62,684,516,129 $133,016,065
1989 $65,831,935,484 $122,888,610
1990 $180,408,064,516 $125,766,270
1991 $407,796,350 $125,597,205
1992 $553,671,958 $132,303,041
1993 $1,031,944,881 $133,122,897
1994 $3,991,349,283 $221,098,107
1995 $12,894,029,888 $224,865,731
1996 $10,433,698,621 $249,907,869
1997 $20,764,857,056 $285,475,592
1998 $20,617,405,044 $269,485,244
1999 $36,881,601,584 $255,408,060
2000 $48,364,250,944 $258,856,140
2001 $36,176,430,129 $266,299,591
2002 $32,928,454,672 $281,790,134
2003 $21,921,569,479 $333,426,188
2004 $36,633,669,269 $407,747,565
2005 $50,065,104,668 $476,801,793
2006 $65,147,051,918 $499,923,758
2007 $88,837,057,320 $573,548,460
2008 $131,614,434,154 $641,346,192
2009 $111,657,580,326 $628,006,115
2010 $138,516,722,650 $680,260,907
2011 $185,749,664,444 $744,097,050
2012 $218,002,476,129 $773,141,661
2013 $234,637,675,129 $797,736,334
2014 $228,415,656,175 $796,683,520
2015 $166,774,104,959 $824,150,499
2016 $166,743,557,748 $843,924,797
2017 $187,217,660,051 $884,844,384
2018 $227,367,469,034 $878,448,433
2019 $233,636,097,800 $912,950,466
2020 $180,898,797,517 $868,898,358
2021 $209,691,945,713 $843,923,639
2022 $287,372,232,138 $832,945,206
2023 $268,881,051,644 $938,189,444
2024 $279,641,257,615 $1,068,025,244

Iraq and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Samoa
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 $322
1971 $384 $377
1972 $394 $433
1973 $476 $563
1974 $1,031 $626
1975 $1,166 $610
1976 $1,489 $541
1977 $1,609 $615
1978 $1,863 $671
1979 $2,871 $751
1980 $3,868 $765
1981 $2,700 $713
1982 $2,942 $728
1983 $2,743 $671
1984 $3,066 $655
1985 $3,088 $573
1986 $2,940 $604
1987 $3,436 $666
1988 $3,707 $790
1989 $3,791 $728
1990 $10,261 $744
1991 $23 $742
1992 $30.3 $777
1993 $53.7 $775
1994 $198.2 $1,277
1995 $619 $1,288
1996 $485 $1,419
1997 $936 $1,608
1998 $901 $1,506
1999 $1,560 $1,417
2000 $1,980 $1,425
2001 $1,436 $1,454
2002 $1,266 $1,528
2003 $818 $1,798
2004 $1,328 $2,189
2005 $1,762 $2,550
2006 $2,277 $2,663
2007 $3,129 $3,039
2008 $4,543 $3,374
2009 $3,715 $3,279
2010 $4,462 $3,524
2011 $5,776 $3,822
2012 $6,478 $3,935
2013 $6,650 $4,024
2014 $6,249 $3,983
2015 $4,440 $4,084
2016 $4,334 $4,147
2017 $4,759 $4,308
2018 $5,647 $4,232
2019 $5,672 $4,352
2020 $4,295 $4,100
2021 $4,868 $3,948
2022 $6,521 $3,869
2023 $5,965 $4,330
2024 $6,074 $4,899

Iraq vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Samoa
1950 37.4 49.2
1951 39 49.8
1952 40.5 50.4
1953 42.1 51
1954 43.5 51.6
1955 45 52.2
1956 46.4 52.8
1957 47.7 53.4
1958 49 54
1959 49.7 54.6
1960 51.5 55.2
1961 52.3 55.7
1962 53.5 56.3
1963 54.4 56.9
1964 55.2 54
1965 56.4 57.9
1966 57.3 58.2
1967 58.4 58.9
1968 59 59.4
1969 59.6 59.9
1970 60.5 60.4
1971 61.3 60.9
1972 61.8 61.4
1973 62.3 61.9
1974 61 62.3
1975 61.4 62.8
1976 63.6 63.3
1977 63.9 63.7
1978 64.2 64.1
1979 64.4 64.5
1980 60.9 65
1981 58.7 65.3
1982 59 65.6
1983 59.3 66
1984 59.5 66.3
1985 59.8 66.6
1986 60 66.8
1987 60.3 67
1988 56.7 67.3
1989 57.5 67.6
1990 57.6 67.8
1991 61.3 68
1992 65.3 68.5
1993 65.3 68.8
1994 65 69.2
1995 64.8 69.5
1996 64.6 69.8
1997 64.2 70
1998 64.4 70.3
1999 64.5 70.6
2000 64.9 70.8
2001 65.3 71
2002 65.7 71.2
2003 64.8 71.4
2004 64.6 71.5
2005 64.9 71.5
2006 64 71.6
2007 64.4 71.6
2008 66.5 71.5
2009 67.8 69.5
2010 68.1 71.5
2011 68.4 71.4
2012 68.8 71.2
2013 69 71.2
2014 69.7 71.1
2015 70 71.1
2016 68.7 71
2017 69.8 71
2018 71.1 71.1
2019 71.2 70.3
2020 69.7 70.7
2021 70.7 71.1
2022 72 71.6
2023 72.3 71.7
2024 72.4 71.8
2025 72.5 71.9

Iraq and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Samoa
Year Population
Iraq Samoa
1960 7,022,052 112,490
1961 7,194,553 115,496
1962 7,413,875 118,597
1963 7,667,928 121,764
1964 7,929,566 124,894
1965 8,202,140 127,978
1966 8,485,104 131,073
1967 8,778,869 133,764
1968 9,085,016 136,020
1969 9,403,356 138,233
1970 9,735,611 140,400
1971 10,077,809 142,503
1972 10,430,164 144,538
1973 10,795,869 146,516
1974 11,167,761 149,431
1975 11,543,639 153,344
1976 11,927,651 157,113
1977 12,331,046 159,753
1978 12,753,355 161,375
1979 13,170,365 162,882
1980 13,591,992 164,322
1981 14,006,381 165,678
1982 14,406,083 166,484
1983 14,840,555 166,714
1984 15,310,733 166,796
1985 15,683,430 166,849
1986 16,074,145 167,061
1987 16,521,049 167,661
1988 16,908,819 168,346
1989 17,364,542 168,768
1990 17,581,206 169,042
1991 17,767,253 169,368
1992 18,300,845 170,331
1993 19,201,195 171,774
1994 20,139,807 173,159
1995 20,825,860 174,571
1996 21,501,321 176,071
1997 22,176,593 177,547
1998 22,884,399 178,905
1999 23,636,527 180,275
2000 24,424,056 181,685
2001 25,197,840 183,166
2002 26,006,559 184,471
2003 26,802,659 185,430
2004 27,577,878 186,249
2005 28,407,448 186,978
2006 28,616,515 187,709
2007 28,391,607 188,753
2008 28,971,036 190,107
2009 30,058,206 191,513
2010 31,045,366 193,023
2011 32,161,424 194,713
2012 33,654,842 196,498
2013 35,281,989 198,268
2014 36,550,059 200,037
2015 37,560,535 201,782
2016 38,469,627 203,499
2017 39,337,353 205,415
2018 40,265,624 207,582
2019 41,192,171 209,780
2020 42,116,605 211,944
2021 43,071,211 213,779
2022 44,070,551 215,261
2023 45,074,049 216,663
2024 46,042,015 218,019

Fertility rates in Iraq and Samoa

Fertility rate
Iraq

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Samoa
1960 5.3 7.78
1961 5.8 7.77
1962 6.99 7.76
1963 7.01 7.73
1964 7.01 7.7
1965 7.02 7.65
1966 7.02 7.6
1967 7.03 7.55
1968 7.06 7.5
1969 7.08 7.43
1970 7.07 7.34
1971 7.06 7.22
1972 7.02 7.07
1973 6.99 6.91
1974 6.95 6.75
1975 6.91 6.61
1976 6.86 6.47
1977 6.8 6.31
1978 6.73 6.15
1979 6.66 5.99
1980 6.59 5.86
1981 6.53 5.75
1982 6.46 5.68
1983 6.39 5.62
1984 6.32 5.55
1985 6.25 5.49
1986 6.18 5.42
1987 6.11 5.32
1988 6.05 5.21
1989 5.99 5.11
1990 5.93 5.01
1991 5.83 4.91
1992 5.72 4.87
1993 5.61 4.83
1994 5.49 4.79
1995 5.36 4.77
1996 5.25 4.74
1997 5.19 4.7
1998 5.11 4.64
1999 5.04 4.57
2000 4.92 4.52
2001 4.8 4.48
2002 4.67 4.44
2003 4.58 4.39
2004 4.53 4.34
2005 4.45 4.32
2006 4.46 4.32
2007 4.4 4.36
2008 4.37 4.42
2009 4.38 4.47
2010 4.46 4.52
2011 4.59 4.56
2012 4.54 4.55
2013 4.44 4.49
2014 4.31 4.42
2015 4.08 4.34
2016 3.84 4.26
2017 3.64 4.2
2018 3.55 4.14
2019 3.48 4.06
2020 3.42 4
2021 3.36 3.94
2022 3.29 3.88
2023 3.25 3.83

Iraq and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Iraq Samoa
1960 20.4 15
1961 20.4 14.9
1962 20.1 14.8
1963 19.8 14.6
1964 19.5 14.6
1965 19.3 14.5
1966 19 14.5
1967 18.7 14.5
1968 18.5 14.5
1969 18.3 14.5
1970 18.1 14.6
1971 17.9 14.7
1972 17.7 14.8
1973 17.5 14.9
1974 17.2 15
1975 17 15.3
1976 16.7 15.5
1977 16.6 15.8
1978 16.6 16
1979 16.5 16.2
1980 16.5 16.4
1981 16.5 16.6
1982 16.5 16.8
1983 16.6 17.1
1984 16.6 17.4
1985 16.7 17.6
1986 16.8 17.8
1987 16.9 18
1988 16.9 18.2
1989 17 18.3
1990 17.1 18.4
1991 17.2 18.5
1992 17.3 18.7
1993 17.3 19
1994 17.4 19.3
1995 17.5 19.6
1996 17.6 19.7
1997 17.7 19.8
1998 17.8 19.9
1999 17.9 19.9
2000 17.9 19.8
2001 18 19.7
2002 18.1 19.7
2003 18.2 19.9
2004 18.3 20.1
2005 18.5 20.3
2006 18.6 20.4
2007 18.7 20.6
2008 18.8 20.7
2009 18.9 20.8
2010 19 20.8
2011 19.1 20.8
2012 19.2 20.8
2013 19.3 21
2014 19.4 21.1
2015 19.5 21.2
2016 19.7 21.3
2017 19.9 21.4
2018 20.1 21.4
2019 20.4 21.5
2020 20.6 21.4
2021 20.9 21.4
2022 21.1 21.1
2023 21.4 21
2024 21.6 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iraq Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iraq Samoa
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
50
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
99.1%
2021
English speaking
35%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Iraq Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Samoa
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
715 mi
2018

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