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Iraq vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 57th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Uganda
Population
47813338
52490669
Population rank 34/197 30/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Iraq and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Uganda
Year GDP
Iraq Uganda
1960 $1,537,252,193 $423,145,605
1961 $1,671,960,965 $441,667,335
1962 $1,784,174,541 $449,158,233
1963 $1,805,901,510 $516,315,231
1964 $2,136,408,198 $589,247,687
1965 $2,335,785,506 $884,502,310
1966 $2,530,306,096 $925,381,492
1967 $2,551,522,656 $967,240,655
1968 $2,896,598,841 $1,037,379,252
1969 $3,007,758,797 $1,168,556,629
1970 $3,281,318,687 $1,259,554,809
1971 $3,865,346,535 $1,417,191,656
1972 $4,113,848,002 $1,490,970,181
1973 $5,134,367,778 $1,701,829,789
1974 $11,516,762,614 $2,098,944,967
1975 $13,458,516,763 $2,359,555,556
1976 $17,754,825,601 $2,447,300,000
1977 $19,838,130,715 $2,936,470,588
1978 $23,762,275,652 $2,420,260,870
1979 $37,816,457,839 $2,139,025,000
1980 $52,569,000,000 $1,244,610,000
1981 $37,823,000,000 $1,337,300,000
1982 $42,382,333,333 $2,177,500,000
1983 $40,712,903,226 $2,240,333,333
1984 $46,938,387,097 $3,615,647,477
1985 $48,425,161,290 $3,519,695,444
1986 $47,264,516,129 $3,923,244,050
1987 $56,774,193,548 $6,269,522,042
1988 $62,684,516,129 $6,508,931,652
1989 $65,831,935,484 $5,276,480,799
1990 $180,408,064,516 $4,304,399,310
1991 $407,796,350 $3,321,729,160
1992 $553,671,958 $2,857,457,762
1993 $1,031,944,881 $3,220,439,044
1994 $3,991,349,283 $3,990,430,447
1995 $12,894,029,888 $5,755,818,842
1996 $10,433,698,621 $6,044,585,327
1997 $20,764,857,056 $6,269,333,313
1998 $20,617,405,044 $6,584,815,847
1999 $36,881,601,584 $5,998,563,258
2000 $48,364,250,944 $6,193,246,837
2001 $36,176,430,129 $5,840,503,869
2002 $32,928,454,672 $6,178,563,591
2003 $21,921,569,479 $6,606,884,275
2004 $36,633,669,269 $7,939,487,548
2005 $50,065,104,668 $9,239,221,763
2006 $65,147,051,918 $9,977,647,683
2007 $88,837,057,320 $11,902,564,495
2008 $131,614,434,154 $14,440,404,132
2009 $111,657,580,326 $25,127,805,567
2010 $138,516,722,650 $26,673,441,431
2011 $185,749,664,444 $27,871,725,241
2012 $218,002,476,129 $27,305,915,911
2013 $234,637,675,129 $28,915,786,517
2014 $228,415,656,175 $32,612,397,257
2015 $166,774,104,959 $32,387,183,730
2016 $166,743,557,748 $29,203,988,696
2017 $187,217,660,051 $30,744,473,841
2018 $227,367,469,034 $32,927,025,620
2019 $233,636,097,800 $35,353,061,008
2020 $180,898,797,517 $37,600,368,240
2021 $209,691,945,713 $40,529,788,744
2022 $287,372,232,138 $45,565,333,216
2023 $268,881,051,644 $48,768,955,859
2024 $279,641,257,615 $53,651,874,314

Iraq and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Uganda
1960 $218.9 $55.4
1961 $232.4 $56.2
1962 $240.7 $55.5
1963 $235.5 $62
1964 $269.4 $68.6
1965 $284.8 $100
1966 $298.2 $101.4
1967 $290.6 $102.8
1968 $319 $106.9
1969 $320 $116.7
1970 $337 $122
1971 $384 $133.5
1972 $394 $137
1973 $476 $152.7
1974 $1,031 $183.7
1975 $1,166 $201.2
1976 $1,489 $203.3
1977 $1,609 $237.6
1978 $1,863 $190.7
1979 $2,871 $164.5
1980 $3,868 $93.8
1981 $2,700 $98.6
1982 $2,942 $157
1983 $2,743 $157.5
1984 $3,066 $247.5
1985 $3,088 $234.3
1986 $2,940 $253.6
1987 $3,436 $393
1988 $3,707 $395
1989 $3,791 $310
1990 $10,261 $245
1991 $23 $183
1992 $30.3 $152.1
1993 $53.7 $165.6
1994 $198.2 $198.4
1995 $619 $278.5
1996 $485 $284.7
1997 $936 $286.8
1998 $901 $292.5
1999 $1,560 $257.9
2000 $1,980 $258.1
2001 $1,436 $236
2002 $1,266 $242
2003 $818 $250.7
2004 $1,328 $292.4
2005 $1,762 $330
2006 $2,277 $347
2007 $3,129 $401
2008 $4,543 $473
2009 $3,715 $799
2010 $4,462 $823
2011 $5,776 $836
2012 $6,478 $795
2013 $6,650 $818
2014 $6,249 $896
2015 $4,440 $863
2016 $4,334 $753
2017 $4,759 $765
2018 $5,647 $792
2019 $5,672 $822
2020 $4,295 $846
2021 $4,868 $883
2022 $6,521 $963
2023 $5,965 $1,002
2024 $6,074 $1,073

Iraq vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Uganda
1950 37.4 39.7
1951 39 40.2
1952 40.5 40.8
1953 42.1 41.3
1954 43.5 41.8
1955 45 42.4
1956 46.4 43
1957 47.7 43.7
1958 49 44.3
1959 49.7 45
1960 51.5 45.6
1961 52.3 46.3
1962 53.5 46.8
1963 54.4 47.4
1964 55.2 47.8
1965 56.4 48.3
1966 57.3 48.5
1967 58.4 49
1968 59 49.3
1969 59.6 49.5
1970 60.5 49.6
1971 61.3 47.1
1972 61.8 47.2
1973 62.3 47
1974 61 46.9
1975 61.4 46.5
1976 63.6 46.2
1977 63.9 45.8
1978 64.2 45.6
1979 64.4 45.4
1980 60.9 43.5
1981 58.7 43.5
1982 59 43.3
1983 59.3 43.5
1984 59.5 43.7
1985 59.8 45.5
1986 60 45.7
1987 60.3 47.4
1988 56.7 47.5
1989 57.5 47.5
1990 57.6 47.6
1991 61.3 47.5
1992 65.3 47.7
1993 65.3 47.7
1994 65 47.7
1995 64.8 47.7
1996 64.6 47.8
1997 64.2 48
1998 64.4 48.3
1999 64.5 49
2000 64.9 49.6
2001 65.3 50.6
2002 65.7 51.4
2003 64.8 52.4
2004 64.6 53.7
2005 64.9 54.9
2006 64 56.1
2007 64.4 57.2
2008 66.5 58.3
2009 67.8 59.2
2010 68.1 60
2011 68.4 60.8
2012 68.8 61.6
2013 69 62.4
2014 69.7 63.1
2015 70 63.8
2016 68.7 64.5
2017 69.8 65.2
2018 71.1 65.8
2019 71.2 66.4
2020 69.7 66.4
2021 70.7 66.4
2022 72 67.7
2023 72.3 68.3
2024 72.4 68.5
2025 72.5 68.7

Iraq and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Uganda
Year Population
Iraq Uganda
1960 7,022,052 7,640,973
1961 7,194,553 7,862,217
1962 7,413,875 8,092,231
1963 7,667,928 8,333,663
1964 7,929,566 8,586,363
1965 8,202,140 8,849,203
1966 8,485,104 9,122,864
1967 8,778,869 9,408,924
1968 9,085,016 9,708,632
1969 9,403,356 10,014,858
1970 9,735,611 10,321,603
1971 10,077,809 10,618,206
1972 10,430,164 10,885,796
1973 10,795,869 11,144,236
1974 11,167,761 11,424,846
1975 11,543,639 11,725,240
1976 11,927,651 12,037,294
1977 12,331,046 12,359,669
1978 12,753,355 12,692,113
1979 13,170,365 13,002,163
1980 13,591,992 13,275,741
1981 14,006,381 13,556,452
1982 14,406,083 13,873,631
1983 14,840,555 14,221,881
1984 15,310,733 14,607,677
1985 15,683,430 15,023,681
1986 16,074,145 15,467,579
1987 16,521,049 15,954,170
1988 16,908,819 16,470,483
1989 17,364,542 17,010,698
1990 17,581,206 17,569,897
1991 17,767,253 18,155,901
1992 18,300,845 18,785,032
1993 19,201,195 19,445,161
1994 20,139,807 20,108,801
1995 20,825,860 20,665,667
1996 21,501,321 21,231,550
1997 22,176,593 21,856,046
1998 22,884,399 22,515,806
1999 23,636,527 23,257,281
2000 24,424,056 24,000,150
2001 25,197,840 24,745,676
2002 26,006,559 25,532,870
2003 26,802,659 26,352,124
2004 27,577,878 27,154,515
2005 28,407,448 27,963,289
2006 28,616,515 28,794,003
2007 28,391,607 29,653,430
2008 28,971,036 30,539,553
2009 30,058,206 31,451,151
2010 31,045,366 32,390,802
2011 32,161,424 33,354,543
2012 33,654,842 34,337,438
2013 35,281,989 35,337,042
2014 36,550,059 36,395,539
2015 37,560,535 37,531,446
2016 38,469,627 38,799,152
2017 39,337,353 40,177,388
2018 40,265,624 41,565,831
2019 41,192,171 42,999,637
2020 42,116,605 44,457,152
2021 43,071,211 45,910,930
2022 44,070,551 47,312,719
2023 45,074,049 48,656,601
2024 46,042,015 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Iraq and Uganda

Fertility rate
Iraq

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Uganda
1960 5.3 6.91
1961 5.8 6.93
1962 6.99 6.96
1963 7.01 6.98
1964 7.01 7.01
1965 7.02 7.04
1966 7.02 7.07
1967 7.03 7.1
1968 7.06 7.13
1969 7.08 7.12
1970 7.07 7.15
1971 7.06 7.18
1972 7.02 7.19
1973 6.99 7.19
1974 6.95 7.19
1975 6.91 7.2
1976 6.86 7.19
1977 6.8 7.18
1978 6.73 7.16
1979 6.66 7.14
1980 6.59 7.11
1981 6.53 7.12
1982 6.46 7.11
1983 6.39 7.07
1984 6.32 7.02
1985 6.25 7.04
1986 6.18 7.08
1987 6.11 7.12
1988 6.05 7.1
1989 5.99 7.05
1990 5.93 7.01
1991 5.83 6.94
1992 5.72 6.91
1993 5.61 6.89
1994 5.49 6.9
1995 5.36 6.87
1996 5.25 6.84
1997 5.19 6.86
1998 5.11 6.84
1999 5.04 6.83
2000 4.92 6.79
2001 4.8 6.76
2002 4.67 6.74
2003 4.58 6.67
2004 4.53 6.61
2005 4.45 6.53
2006 4.46 6.43
2007 4.4 6.33
2008 4.37 6.2
2009 4.38 6.12
2010 4.46 6.02
2011 4.59 5.89
2012 4.54 5.73
2013 4.44 5.56
2014 4.31 5.41
2015 4.08 5.25
2016 3.84 5.11
2017 3.64 4.99
2018 3.55 4.87
2019 3.48 4.74
2020 3.42 4.62
2021 3.36 4.51
2022 3.29 4.39
2023 3.25 4.28

Iraq and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Iraq Uganda
1960 20.4 17.1
1961 20.4 16.9
1962 20.1 16.8
1963 19.8 16.7
1964 19.5 16.6
1965 19.3 16.6
1966 19 16.6
1967 18.7 16.6
1968 18.5 16.6
1969 18.3 16.6
1970 18.1 16.6
1971 17.9 16.6
1972 17.7 16.5
1973 17.5 16.3
1974 17.2 16.3
1975 17 16.2
1976 16.7 16.2
1977 16.6 16.2
1978 16.6 16.1
1979 16.5 16.1
1980 16.5 16
1981 16.5 15.9
1982 16.5 15.9
1983 16.6 15.9
1984 16.6 15.9
1985 16.7 15.9
1986 16.8 15.9
1987 16.9 15.9
1988 16.9 15.9
1989 17 15.8
1990 17.1 15.8
1991 17.2 15.8
1992 17.3 15.7
1993 17.3 15.7
1994 17.4 15.6
1995 17.5 15.4
1996 17.6 15.3
1997 17.7 15.1
1998 17.8 15
1999 17.9 15
2000 17.9 15
2001 18 15
2002 18.1 15
2003 18.2 15
2004 18.3 15
2005 18.5 15
2006 18.6 15
2007 18.7 15
2008 18.8 15.1
2009 18.9 15.1
2010 19 15.2
2011 19.1 15.3
2012 19.2 15.4
2013 19.3 15.5
2014 19.4 15.6
2015 19.5 15.8
2016 19.7 16
2017 19.9 16.3
2018 20.1 16.5
2019 20.4 16.8
2020 20.6 17
2021 20.9 17.2
2022 21.1 17.4
2023 21.4 17.6
2024 21.6 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
72.8%
2024

Energy

Iraq Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Iraq Uganda
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
80.6%
2022
English speaking
35%
2023
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Iraq Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Uganda
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
90,720 mi
2019

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