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Iraq vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 57th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Sierra Leone
Population
47813338
8961932
Population rank 34/197 102/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Iraq and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Iraq Sierra Leone
1960 $1,537,252,193 $322,151,961
1961 $1,671,960,965 $327,978,758
1962 $1,784,174,541 $342,872,549
1963 $1,805,901,510 $348,700,980
1964 $2,136,408,198 $372,011,438
1965 $2,335,785,506 $359,523,810
1966 $2,530,306,096 $375,630,252
1967 $2,551,522,656 $348,895,028
1968 $2,896,598,841 $329,991,597
1969 $3,007,758,797 $408,853,541
1970 $3,281,318,687 $434,584,634
1971 $3,865,346,535 $419,495,788
1972 $4,113,848,002 $465,254,682
1973 $5,134,367,778 $575,471,814
1974 $11,516,762,614 $648,940,351
1975 $13,458,516,763 $679,352,876
1976 $17,754,825,601 $594,810,422
1977 $19,838,130,715 $692,079,407
1978 $23,762,275,652 $960,765,043
1979 $37,816,457,839 $1,109,343,425
1980 $52,569,000,000 $1,100,476,190
1981 $37,823,000,000 $1,114,926,661
1982 $42,382,333,333 $1,294,995,964
1983 $40,712,903,226 $995,278,515
1984 $46,938,387,097 $1,087,450,199
1985 $48,425,161,290 $856,890,459
1986 $47,264,516,129 $490,181,457
1987 $56,774,193,548 $660,106,336
1988 $62,684,516,129 $1,055,083,933
1989 $65,831,935,484 $932,974,420
1990 $180,408,064,516 $649,644,098
1991 $407,796,350 $779,981,987
1992 $553,671,958 $679,940,814
1993 $1,031,944,881 $768,867,883
1994 $3,991,349,283 $911,853,802
1995 $12,894,029,888 $870,740,292
1996 $10,433,698,621 $941,709,423
1997 $20,764,857,056 $850,232,760
1998 $20,617,405,044 $672,368,187
1999 $36,881,601,584 $669,386,624
2000 $48,364,250,944 $635,866,404
2001 $36,176,430,129 $1,681,473,894
2002 $32,928,454,672 $1,933,863,911
2003 $21,921,569,479 $2,142,618,046
2004 $36,633,669,269 $2,237,350,687
2005 $50,065,104,668 $2,545,275,313
2006 $65,147,051,918 $3,263,697,467
2007 $88,837,057,320 $3,632,957,611
2008 $131,614,434,154 $4,157,895,298
2009 $111,657,580,326 $3,953,403,098
2010 $138,516,722,650 $4,262,805,967
2011 $185,749,664,444 $4,861,632,885
2012 $218,002,476,129 $6,141,666,509
2013 $234,637,675,129 $7,502,762,863
2014 $228,415,656,175 $7,686,138,791
2015 $166,774,104,959 $6,788,352,975
2016 $166,743,557,748 $6,084,297,211
2017 $187,217,660,051 $5,749,846,528
2018 $227,367,469,034 $6,390,514,689
2019 $233,636,097,800 $6,526,183,564
2020 $180,898,797,517 $6,693,888,876
2021 $209,691,945,713 $7,173,379,137
2022 $287,372,232,138 $7,124,465,160
2023 $268,881,051,644 $6,411,787,856
2024 $279,641,257,615 $7,547,843,281

Iraq and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Sierra Leone
1960 $218.9 $142
1961 $232.4 $142.3
1962 $240.7 $146.4
1963 $235.5 $146.4
1964 $269.4 $153.4
1965 $284.8 $145.6
1966 $298.2 $149.4
1967 $290.6 $136.2
1968 $319 $126.4
1969 $320 $153.6
1970 $337 $160.2
1971 $384 $151.8
1972 $394 $165.3
1973 $476 $200.7
1974 $1,031 $222.2
1975 $1,166 $228.4
1976 $1,489 $196.4
1977 $1,609 $224.3
1978 $1,863 $305
1979 $2,871 $346
1980 $3,868 $336
1981 $2,700 $334
1982 $2,942 $380
1983 $2,743 $285.9
1984 $3,066 $306
1985 $3,088 $235.5
1986 $2,940 $131.5
1987 $3,436 $172.4
1988 $3,707 $268.2
1989 $3,791 $231.3
1990 $10,261 $154.8
1991 $23 $183.7
1992 $30.3 $163.2
1993 $53.7 $185
1994 $198.2 $218.5
1995 $619 $208.4
1996 $485 $224.3
1997 $936 $199.9
1998 $901 $156.5
1999 $1,560 $155
2000 $1,980 $143.7
2001 $1,436 $358
2002 $1,266 $389
2003 $818 $414
2004 $1,328 $418
2005 $1,762 $463
2006 $2,277 $580
2007 $3,129 $632
2008 $4,543 $705
2009 $3,715 $653
2010 $4,462 $685
2011 $5,776 $761
2012 $6,478 $938
2013 $6,650 $1,117
2014 $6,249 $1,118
2015 $4,440 $965
2016 $4,334 $844
2017 $4,759 $779
2018 $5,647 $846
2019 $5,672 $844
2020 $4,295 $846
2021 $4,868 $886
2022 $6,521 $861
2023 $5,965 $758
2024 $6,074 $873

Iraq vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Sierra Leone
1950 37.4 28.9
1951 39 29.3
1952 40.5 29.7
1953 42.1 30.1
1954 43.5 30.5
1955 45 30.9
1956 46.4 31.3
1957 47.7 31.8
1958 49 32.1
1959 49.7 32.6
1960 51.5 33.1
1961 52.3 33.6
1962 53.5 34.2
1963 54.4 34.7
1964 55.2 35.3
1965 56.4 35.9
1966 57.3 36.6
1967 58.4 37.3
1968 59 37.8
1969 59.6 38.2
1970 60.5 38.6
1971 61.3 39.1
1972 61.8 39.5
1973 62.3 40
1974 61 40.4
1975 61.4 41
1976 63.6 41.4
1977 63.9 41.8
1978 64.2 42.2
1979 64.4 42.5
1980 60.9 42.8
1981 58.7 43.1
1982 59 43.3
1983 59.3 43.5
1984 59.5 43.6
1985 59.8 43.6
1986 60 43.5
1987 60.3 43.7
1988 56.7 43.8
1989 57.5 43.7
1990 57.6 43.7
1991 61.3 43.3
1992 65.3 43.5
1993 65.3 43.4
1994 65 42.8
1995 64.8 42.6
1996 64.6 43.5
1997 64.2 43.6
1998 64.4 42.7
1999 64.5 42
2000 64.9 44.8
2001 65.3 45.4
2002 65.7 46.2
2003 64.8 46.8
2004 64.6 47.5
2005 64.9 48.3
2006 64 49.5
2007 64.4 50
2008 66.5 50.7
2009 67.8 51.3
2010 68.1 51.9
2011 68.4 52.6
2012 68.8 53.2
2013 69 54.1
2014 69.7 54.3
2015 70 55.5
2016 68.7 56.9
2017 69.8 57.8
2018 71.1 59.1
2019 71.2 59.6
2020 69.7 59.7
2021 70.7 60.3
2022 72 61.3
2023 72.3 61.8
2024 72.4 62
2025 72.5 62.2

Iraq and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Iraq Sierra Leone
1960 7,022,052 2,268,356
1961 7,194,553 2,304,227
1962 7,413,875 2,342,242
1963 7,667,928 2,382,258
1964 7,929,566 2,424,390
1965 8,202,140 2,468,666
1966 8,485,104 2,514,638
1967 8,778,869 2,562,384
1968 9,085,016 2,611,532
1969 9,403,356 2,661,365
1970 9,735,611 2,712,286
1971 10,077,809 2,763,222
1972 10,430,164 2,814,388
1973 10,795,869 2,866,955
1974 11,167,761 2,920,459
1975 11,543,639 2,974,657
1976 11,927,651 3,028,820
1977 12,331,046 3,085,354
1978 12,753,355 3,145,517
1979 13,170,365 3,207,499
1980 13,591,992 3,272,089
1981 14,006,381 3,338,940
1982 14,406,083 3,408,183
1983 14,840,555 3,481,646
1984 15,310,733 3,558,758
1985 15,683,430 3,638,438
1986 16,074,145 3,728,380
1987 16,521,049 3,829,718
1988 16,908,819 3,934,517
1989 17,364,542 4,034,037
1990 17,581,206 4,196,828
1991 17,767,253 4,246,267
1992 18,300,845 4,166,366
1993 19,201,195 4,157,130
1994 20,139,807 4,173,105
1995 20,825,860 4,179,179
1996 21,501,321 4,199,210
1997 22,176,593 4,253,716
1998 22,884,399 4,295,785
1999 23,636,527 4,318,043
2000 24,424,056 4,423,611
2001 25,197,840 4,692,716
2002 26,006,559 4,971,435
2003 26,802,659 5,177,687
2004 27,577,878 5,355,717
2005 28,407,448 5,501,712
2006 28,616,515 5,624,466
2007 28,391,607 5,749,352
2008 28,971,036 5,894,722
2009 30,058,206 6,055,646
2010 31,045,366 6,222,714
2011 32,161,424 6,387,251
2012 33,654,842 6,551,080
2013 35,281,989 6,714,051
2014 36,550,059 6,876,385
2015 37,560,535 7,037,655
2016 38,469,627 7,205,328
2017 39,337,353 7,379,299
2018 40,265,624 7,554,563
2019 41,192,171 7,731,991
2020 42,116,605 7,912,558
2021 43,071,211 8,094,602
2022 44,070,551 8,276,807
2023 45,074,049 8,460,512
2024 46,042,015 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Iraq and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Iraq

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Sierra Leone
1960 5.3 6.18
1961 5.8 6.21
1962 6.99 6.22
1963 7.01 6.26
1964 7.01 6.29
1965 7.02 6.31
1966 7.02 6.35
1967 7.03 6.38
1968 7.06 6.39
1969 7.08 6.39
1970 7.07 6.41
1971 7.06 6.43
1972 7.02 6.45
1973 6.99 6.47
1974 6.95 6.53
1975 6.91 6.55
1976 6.86 6.55
1977 6.8 6.57
1978 6.73 6.59
1979 6.66 6.58
1980 6.59 6.56
1981 6.53 6.55
1982 6.46 6.56
1983 6.39 6.57
1984 6.32 6.59
1985 6.25 6.59
1986 6.18 6.6
1987 6.11 6.61
1988 6.05 6.59
1989 5.99 6.57
1990 5.93 6.57
1991 5.83 6.55
1992 5.72 6.56
1993 5.61 6.57
1994 5.49 6.56
1995 5.36 6.56
1996 5.25 6.55
1997 5.19 6.53
1998 5.11 6.5
1999 5.04 6.42
2000 4.92 6.36
2001 4.8 6.31
2002 4.67 6.23
2003 4.58 6.09
2004 4.53 5.92
2005 4.45 5.81
2006 4.46 5.74
2007 4.4 5.64
2008 4.37 5.56
2009 4.38 5.45
2010 4.46 5.33
2011 4.59 5.21
2012 4.54 5.06
2013 4.44 4.87
2014 4.31 4.7
2015 4.08 4.55
2016 3.84 4.47
2017 3.64 4.39
2018 3.55 4.29
2019 3.48 4.19
2020 3.42 4.08
2021 3.36 3.98
2022 3.29 3.88
2023 3.25 3.79

Iraq and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Iraq Sierra Leone
1960 20.4 21.1
1961 20.4 21.1
1962 20.1 21.1
1963 19.8 21
1964 19.5 21
1965 19.3 20.9
1966 19 20.9
1967 18.7 20.8
1968 18.5 20.7
1969 18.3 20.6
1970 18.1 20.4
1971 17.9 20.2
1972 17.7 20.1
1973 17.5 19.9
1974 17.2 19.8
1975 17 19.6
1976 16.7 19.5
1977 16.6 19.4
1978 16.6 19.3
1979 16.5 19.2
1980 16.5 19.1
1981 16.5 19.1
1982 16.5 19
1983 16.6 18.9
1984 16.6 18.9
1985 16.7 18.8
1986 16.8 18.7
1987 16.9 18.7
1988 16.9 18.6
1989 17 18.6
1990 17.1 18.5
1991 17.2 18.5
1992 17.3 18.4
1993 17.3 18.4
1994 17.4 18.3
1995 17.5 18.2
1996 17.6 18.2
1997 17.7 18.1
1998 17.8 18.1
1999 17.9 18
2000 17.9 18
2001 18 18
2002 18.1 17.9
2003 18.2 17.9
2004 18.3 17.9
2005 18.5 18
2006 18.6 18
2007 18.7 18
2008 18.8 18.1
2009 18.9 18.1
2010 19 18.2
2011 19.1 18.3
2012 19.2 18.4
2013 19.3 18.5
2014 19.4 18.6
2015 19.5 18.7
2016 19.7 18.9
2017 19.9 19.1
2018 20.1 19.2
2019 20.4 19.4
2020 20.6 19.6
2021 20.9 19.8
2022 21.1 20
2023 21.4 20.3
2024 21.6 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
38.6%
2024

Energy

Iraq Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
71.6%
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
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Iraq Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
48.6%
2022
English speaking
35%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Iraq Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
7,270 mi
2015

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