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Iraq vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 57th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Tonga
Population
47813338
103744
Population rank 34/197 183/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 51/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 114/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$120B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 108/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Iraq and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Tonga
Year GDP
Iraq Tonga
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 $32,506,742
1976 $17,754,825,601 $30,036,417
1977 $19,838,130,715 $34,139,388
1978 $23,762,275,652 $41,567,472
1979 $37,816,457,839 $44,667,002
1980 $52,569,000,000 $53,260,077
1981 $37,823,000,000 $62,242,013
1982 $42,382,333,333 $62,068,161
1983 $40,712,903,226 $60,863,964
1984 $46,938,387,097 $64,248,355
1985 $48,425,161,290 $60,058,663
1986 $47,264,516,129 $68,195,856
1987 $56,774,193,548 $81,667,133
1988 $62,684,516,129 $106,657,267
1989 $65,831,935,484 $106,344,855
1990 $180,408,064,516 $113,563,822
1991 $407,796,350 $132,201,141
1992 $553,671,958 $137,066,291
1993 $1,031,944,881 $138,489,884
1994 $3,991,349,283 $195,990,986
1995 $12,894,029,888 $208,871,666
1996 $10,433,698,621 $222,100,576
1997 $20,764,857,056 $214,991,452
1998 $20,617,405,044 $191,504,893
1999 $36,881,601,584 $199,208,718
2000 $48,364,250,944 $204,848,488
2001 $36,176,430,129 $181,117,230
2002 $32,928,454,672 $182,764,281
2003 $21,921,569,479 $202,246,591
2004 $36,633,669,269 $230,678,011
2005 $50,065,104,668 $261,823,805
2006 $65,147,051,918 $292,232,703
2007 $88,837,057,320 $298,519,623
2008 $131,614,434,154 $344,438,844
2009 $111,657,580,326 $312,415,028
2010 $138,516,722,650 $366,887,375
2011 $185,749,664,444 $414,143,828
2012 $218,002,476,129 $471,122,971
2013 $234,637,675,129 $451,788,498
2014 $228,415,656,175 $440,997,735
2015 $166,774,104,959 $437,525,539
2016 $166,743,557,748 $420,828,255
2017 $187,217,660,051 $459,976,847
2018 $227,367,469,034 $489,714,530
2019 $233,636,097,800 $494,197,854
2020 $180,898,797,517 $496,856,304
2021 $209,691,945,713 $518,228,029
2022 $287,372,232,138 $518,180,029
2023 $268,881,051,644 $508,735,107
2024 $279,641,257,615 -

Iraq and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Tonga
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 $349
1976 $1,489 $315
1977 $1,609 $353
1978 $1,863 $428
1979 $2,871 $458
1980 $3,868 $545
1981 $2,700 $636
1982 $2,942 $633
1983 $2,743 $621
1984 $3,066 $656
1985 $3,088 $613
1986 $2,940 $696
1987 $3,436 $830
1988 $3,707 $1,078
1989 $3,791 $1,070
1990 $10,261 $1,139
1991 $23 $1,323
1992 $30.3 $1,370
1993 $53.7 $1,383
1994 $198.2 $1,957
1995 $619 $2,084
1996 $485 $2,215
1997 $936 $2,136
1998 $901 $1,889
1999 $1,560 $1,952
2000 $1,980 $1,995
2001 $1,436 $1,754
2002 $1,266 $1,759
2003 $818 $1,936
2004 $1,328 $2,195
2005 $1,762 $2,478
2006 $2,277 $2,750
2007 $3,129 $2,797
2008 $4,543 $3,218
2009 $3,715 $2,914
2010 $4,462 $3,416
2011 $5,776 $3,850
2012 $6,478 $4,384
2013 $6,650 $4,219
2014 $6,249 $4,137
2015 $4,440 $4,124
2016 $4,334 $3,988
2017 $4,759 $4,366
2018 $5,647 $4,639
2019 $5,672 $4,677
2020 $4,295 $4,700
2021 $4,868 $4,913
2022 $6,521 $4,933
2023 $5,965 $4,864
2024 $6,074 -

Iraq vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Tonga
1950 37.4 48.4
1951 39 49.8
1952 40.5 51.2
1953 42.1 52.4
1954 43.5 53.6
1955 45 54.7
1956 46.4 55.7
1957 47.7 56.5
1958 49 57.2
1959 49.7 57.8
1960 51.5 58.3
1961 52.3 58.8
1962 53.5 59.3
1963 54.4 59.8
1964 55.2 60.3
1965 56.4 60.7
1966 57.3 61.2
1967 58.4 61.7
1968 59 62.2
1969 59.6 62.7
1970 60.5 63.2
1971 61.3 63.6
1972 61.8 64.1
1973 62.3 64.4
1974 61 64.8
1975 61.4 65.1
1976 63.6 65.4
1977 63.9 65.6
1978 64.2 65.9
1979 64.4 66
1980 60.9 66.2
1981 58.7 66.4
1982 59 66.3
1983 59.3 66.7
1984 59.5 66.8
1985 59.8 66.9
1986 60 67.1
1987 60.3 67.2
1988 56.7 67.3
1989 57.5 67.4
1990 57.6 67.5
1991 61.3 67.7
1992 65.3 67.9
1993 65.3 68.2
1994 65 68.4
1995 64.8 68.6
1996 64.6 68.8
1997 64.2 69
1998 64.4 69.2
1999 64.5 69.4
2000 64.9 69.6
2001 65.3 69.8
2002 65.7 70
2003 64.8 70.2
2004 64.6 70.4
2005 64.9 70.6
2006 64 70.7
2007 64.4 70.9
2008 66.5 71
2009 67.8 70.9
2010 68.1 71.3
2011 68.4 71.4
2012 68.8 71.5
2013 69 71.6
2014 69.7 71.7
2015 70 71.9
2016 68.7 72
2017 69.8 72.1
2018 71.1 72.2
2019 71.2 72.3
2020 69.7 72.4
2021 70.7 72.1
2022 72 72.6
2023 72.3 72.9
2024 72.4 73.1
2025 72.5 73.2

Iraq and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Tonga
Year Population
Iraq Tonga
1960 7,022,052 66,170
1961 7,194,553 68,037
1962 7,413,875 69,940
1963 7,667,928 71,885
1964 7,929,566 73,879
1965 8,202,140 75,924
1966 8,485,104 78,002
1967 8,778,869 79,814
1968 9,085,016 81,353
1969 9,403,356 82,885
1970 9,735,611 84,401
1971 10,077,809 85,896
1972 10,430,164 87,356
1973 10,795,869 88,805
1974 11,167,761 90,683
1975 11,543,639 93,017
1976 11,927,651 95,325
1977 12,331,046 96,725
1978 12,753,355 97,204
1979 13,170,365 97,544
1980 13,591,992 97,769
1981 14,006,381 97,909
1982 14,406,083 97,980
1983 14,840,555 97,998
1984 15,310,733 97,990
1985 15,683,430 97,984
1986 16,074,145 98,010
1987 16,521,049 98,376
1988 16,908,819 98,969
1989 17,364,542 99,403
1990 17,581,206 99,700
1991 17,767,253 99,895
1992 18,300,845 100,022
1993 19,201,195 100,103
1994 20,139,807 100,166
1995 20,825,860 100,225
1996 21,501,321 100,275
1997 22,176,593 100,674
1998 22,884,399 101,388
1999 23,636,527 102,046
2000 24,424,056 102,677
2001 25,197,840 103,288
2002 26,006,559 103,874
2003 26,802,659 104,464
2004 27,577,878 105,071
2005 28,407,448 105,671
2006 28,616,515 106,253
2007 28,391,607 106,726
2008 28,971,036 107,020
2009 30,058,206 107,203
2010 31,045,366 107,400
2011 32,161,424 107,570
2012 33,654,842 107,460
2013 35,281,989 107,078
2014 36,550,059 106,609
2015 37,560,535 106,095
2016 38,469,627 105,524
2017 39,337,353 105,356
2018 40,265,624 105,567
2019 41,192,171 105,669
2020 42,116,605 105,704
2021 43,071,211 105,490
2022 44,070,551 105,042
2023 45,074,049 104,597
2024 46,042,015 104,175

Fertility rates in Iraq and Tonga

Fertility rate
Iraq

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Tonga
1960 5.3 6.65
1961 5.8 6.61
1962 6.99 6.57
1963 7.01 6.52
1964 7.01 6.46
1965 7.02 6.41
1966 7.02 6.35
1967 7.03 6.29
1968 7.06 6.23
1969 7.08 6.17
1970 7.07 6.07
1971 7.06 5.96
1972 7.02 5.86
1973 6.99 5.8
1974 6.95 5.77
1975 6.91 5.75
1976 6.86 5.73
1977 6.8 5.7
1978 6.73 5.68
1979 6.66 5.65
1980 6.59 5.6
1981 6.53 5.55
1982 6.46 5.5
1983 6.39 5.45
1984 6.32 5.41
1985 6.25 5.34
1986 6.18 5.27
1987 6.11 5.19
1988 6.05 5.1
1989 5.99 5.01
1990 5.93 4.93
1991 5.83 4.85
1992 5.72 4.79
1993 5.61 4.73
1994 5.49 4.66
1995 5.36 4.56
1996 5.25 4.46
1997 5.19 4.38
1998 5.11 4.31
1999 5.04 4.23
2000 4.92 4.16
2001 4.8 4.13
2002 4.67 4.14
2003 4.58 4.18
2004 4.53 4.19
2005 4.45 4.2
2006 4.46 4.14
2007 4.4 4.09
2008 4.37 4.01
2009 4.38 3.95
2010 4.46 3.88
2011 4.59 3.83
2012 4.54 3.77
2013 4.44 3.7
2014 4.31 3.62
2015 4.08 3.54
2016 3.84 3.46
2017 3.64 3.39
2018 3.55 3.33
2019 3.48 3.27
2020 3.42 3.23
2021 3.36 3.2
2022 3.29 3.17
2023 3.25 3.13

Iraq and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Iraq Tonga
1960 20.4 17.1
1961 20.4 17.1
1962 20.1 17.1
1963 19.8 17
1964 19.5 17
1965 19.3 17
1966 19 17
1967 18.7 17
1968 18.5 16.9
1969 18.3 16.8
1970 18.1 16.8
1971 17.9 16.7
1972 17.7 16.7
1973 17.5 16.8
1974 17.2 16.8
1975 17 16.7
1976 16.7 16.7
1977 16.6 16.8
1978 16.6 17.1
1979 16.5 17.3
1980 16.5 17.4
1981 16.5 17.6
1982 16.5 17.8
1983 16.6 17.9
1984 16.6 18
1985 16.7 18.1
1986 16.8 18.2
1987 16.9 18.3
1988 16.9 18.6
1989 17 18.9
1990 17.1 19.1
1991 17.2 19.3
1992 17.3 19.5
1993 17.3 19.6
1994 17.4 19.6
1995 17.5 19.6
1996 17.6 19.6
1997 17.7 19.7
1998 17.8 19.9
1999 17.9 20.1
2000 17.9 20.3
2001 18 20.5
2002 18.1 20.7
2003 18.2 20.8
2004 18.3 20.8
2005 18.5 20.8
2006 18.6 20.8
2007 18.7 20.9
2008 18.8 21
2009 18.9 21.1
2010 19 21.2
2011 19.1 21.2
2012 19.2 21.4
2013 19.3 21.6
2014 19.4 21.7
2015 19.5 21.8
2016 19.7 21.9
2017 19.9 21.9
2018 20.1 22
2019 20.4 22
2020 20.6 22.1
2021 20.9 22.1
2022 21.1 22
2023 21.4 21.9
2024 21.6 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iraq Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
2.3%
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
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iraq Tonga
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
50
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
35%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Iraq Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Tonga
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
423 mi
2011

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