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Iraq vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 57th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Vanuatu
Population
47813338
341110
Population rank 34/197 174/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 51/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Iraq and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Iraq Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $52,569,000,000 $121,185,498
1981 $37,823,000,000 $113,781,796
1982 $42,382,333,333 $114,501,913
1983 $40,712,903,226 $117,389,554
1984 $46,938,387,097 $144,482,515
1985 $48,425,161,290 $131,856,421
1986 $47,264,516,129 $126,498,935
1987 $56,774,193,548 $139,464,174
1988 $62,684,516,129 $158,351,368
1989 $65,831,935,484 $154,013,202
1990 $180,408,064,516 $168,879,207
1991 $407,796,350 $201,334,169
1992 $553,671,958 $209,088,825
1993 $1,031,944,881 $200,491,853
1994 $3,991,349,283 $233,701,301
1995 $12,894,029,888 $249,333,250
1996 $10,433,698,621 $261,370,044
1997 $20,764,857,056 $272,771,209
1998 $20,617,405,044 $262,293,411
1999 $36,881,601,584 $268,006,973
2000 $48,364,250,944 $272,014,628
2001 $36,176,430,129 $257,926,882
2002 $32,928,454,672 $262,596,536
2003 $21,921,569,479 $314,471,413
2004 $36,633,669,269 $364,996,869
2005 $50,065,104,668 $394,962,433
2006 $65,147,051,918 $439,358,587
2007 $88,837,057,320 $516,392,923
2008 $131,614,434,154 $590,748,429
2009 $111,657,580,326 $592,622,319
2010 $138,516,722,650 $670,712,980
2011 $185,749,664,444 $770,153,588
2012 $218,002,476,129 $747,839,698
2013 $234,637,675,129 $758,304,466
2014 $228,415,656,175 $773,717,011
2015 $166,774,104,959 $759,690,181
2016 $166,743,557,748 $804,323,577
2017 $187,217,660,051 $880,043,284
2018 $227,367,469,034 $914,727,908
2019 $233,636,097,800 $936,526,268
2020 $180,898,797,517 $909,421,044
2021 $209,691,945,713 $982,362,212
2022 $287,372,232,138 $1,030,654,208
2023 $268,881,051,644 $1,126,313,359
2024 $279,641,257,615 $1,161,251,868

Iraq and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $3,868 $1,048
1981 $2,700 $962
1982 $2,942 $946
1983 $2,743 $947
1984 $3,066 $1,137
1985 $3,088 $1,012
1986 $2,940 $946
1987 $3,436 $1,017
1988 $3,707 $1,125
1989 $3,791 $1,067
1990 $10,261 $1,141
1991 $23 $1,326
1992 $30.3 $1,344
1993 $53.7 $1,257
1994 $198.2 $1,431
1995 $619 $1,492
1996 $485 $1,529
1997 $936 $1,562
1998 $901 $1,471
1999 $1,560 $1,472
2000 $1,980 $1,460
2001 $1,436 $1,350
2002 $1,266 $1,341
2003 $818 $1,567
2004 $1,328 $1,774
2005 $1,762 $1,874
2006 $2,277 $2,035
2007 $3,129 $2,334
2008 $4,543 $2,604
2009 $3,715 $2,546
2010 $4,462 $2,815
2011 $5,776 $3,163
2012 $6,478 $3,005
2013 $6,650 $2,980
2014 $6,249 $2,973
2015 $4,440 $2,855
2016 $4,334 $2,956
2017 $4,759 $3,160
2018 $5,647 $3,207
2019 $5,672 $3,207
2020 $4,295 $3,043
2021 $4,868 $3,212
2022 $6,521 $3,292
2023 $5,965 $3,515
2024 $6,074 $3,543

Iraq vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Vanuatu
1950 37.4 43.9
1951 39 42.2
1952 40.5 45.3
1953 42.1 45.8
1954 43.5 46.5
1955 45 47.1
1956 46.4 47.7
1957 47.7 48.2
1958 49 48.7
1959 49.7 49.3
1960 51.5 49.8
1961 52.3 50.4
1962 53.5 50.9
1963 54.4 51.5
1964 55.2 52
1965 56.4 52.5
1966 57.3 53.1
1967 58.4 53.7
1968 59 54.2
1969 59.6 54.8
1970 60.5 55.3
1971 61.3 55.9
1972 61.8 56.4
1973 62.3 57
1974 61 57.6
1975 61.4 58.1
1976 63.6 58.7
1977 63.9 59.2
1978 64.2 59.9
1979 64.4 60.9
1980 60.9 61.3
1981 58.7 61.9
1982 59 62.5
1983 59.3 63.1
1984 59.5 63.5
1985 59.8 63.9
1986 60 64.6
1987 60.3 64.4
1988 56.7 65.7
1989 57.5 66
1990 57.6 66.7
1991 61.3 67.1
1992 65.3 67.4
1993 65.3 67.7
1994 65 68
1995 64.8 68.1
1996 64.6 68.2
1997 64.2 68.3
1998 64.4 68.4
1999 64.5 67.9
2000 64.9 68.6
2001 65.3 68.7
2002 65.7 68.8
2003 64.8 68.9
2004 64.6 69
2005 64.9 69.2
2006 64 69.1
2007 64.4 69.1
2008 66.5 69.3
2009 67.8 69.4
2010 68.1 69.6
2011 68.4 69.7
2012 68.8 69.9
2013 69 70
2014 69.7 70
2015 70 70.2
2016 68.7 70.4
2017 69.8 70.5
2018 71.1 70.6
2019 71.2 70.8
2020 69.7 70.4
2021 70.7 70
2022 72 71.3
2023 72.3 71.5
2024 72.4 71.7
2025 72.5 71.8

Iraq and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Vanuatu
Year Population
Iraq Vanuatu
1960 7,022,052 64,431
1961 7,194,553 66,264
1962 7,413,875 68,174
1963 7,667,928 70,159
1964 7,929,566 72,219
1965 8,202,140 74,358
1966 8,485,104 76,590
1967 8,778,869 78,921
1968 9,085,016 81,314
1969 9,403,356 83,755
1970 9,735,611 86,266
1971 10,077,809 88,862
1972 10,430,164 91,562
1973 10,795,869 94,362
1974 11,167,761 97,260
1975 11,543,639 100,269
1976 11,927,651 103,388
1977 12,331,046 106,618
1978 12,753,355 109,963
1979 13,170,365 113,040
1980 13,591,992 115,660
1981 14,006,381 118,249
1982 14,406,083 121,035
1983 14,840,555 123,998
1984 15,310,733 127,109
1985 15,683,430 130,356
1986 16,074,145 133,720
1987 16,521,049 137,187
1988 16,908,819 140,756
1989 17,364,542 144,393
1990 17,581,206 148,063
1991 17,767,253 151,793
1992 18,300,845 155,608
1993 19,201,195 159,463
1994 20,139,807 163,314
1995 20,825,860 167,137
1996 21,501,321 170,911
1997 22,176,593 174,626
1998 22,884,399 178,313
1999 23,636,527 182,048
2000 24,424,056 186,281
2001 25,197,840 191,031
2002 26,006,559 195,863
2003 26,802,659 200,746
2004 27,577,878 205,711
2005 28,407,448 210,760
2006 28,616,515 215,923
2007 28,391,607 221,276
2008 28,971,036 226,896
2009 30,058,206 232,731
2010 31,045,366 238,248
2011 32,161,424 243,474
2012 33,654,842 248,883
2013 35,281,989 254,482
2014 36,550,059 260,240
2015 37,560,535 266,101
2016 38,469,627 272,087
2017 39,337,353 278,507
2018 40,265,624 285,259
2019 41,192,171 291,985
2020 42,116,605 298,858
2021 43,071,211 305,868
2022 44,070,551 313,046
2023 45,074,049 320,409
2024 46,042,015 327,777

Fertility rates in Iraq and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Iraq

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Vanuatu
1960 5.3 6.78
1961 5.8 6.73
1962 6.99 6.67
1963 7.01 6.62
1964 7.01 6.57
1965 7.02 6.52
1966 7.02 6.51
1967 7.03 6.51
1968 7.06 6.46
1969 7.08 6.41
1970 7.07 6.35
1971 7.06 6.29
1972 7.02 6.23
1973 6.99 6.15
1974 6.95 6.06
1975 6.91 5.98
1976 6.86 5.89
1977 6.8 5.81
1978 6.73 5.77
1979 6.66 5.73
1980 6.59 5.69
1981 6.53 5.65
1982 6.46 5.6
1983 6.39 5.55
1984 6.32 5.49
1985 6.25 5.43
1986 6.18 5.38
1987 6.11 5.33
1988 6.05 5.27
1989 5.99 5.21
1990 5.93 5.17
1991 5.83 5.13
1992 5.72 5.09
1993 5.61 5.02
1994 5.49 4.94
1995 5.36 4.85
1996 5.25 4.75
1997 5.19 4.66
1998 5.11 4.6
1999 5.04 4.56
2000 4.92 4.54
2001 4.8 4.5
2002 4.67 4.38
2003 4.58 4.29
2004 4.53 4.21
2005 4.45 4.13
2006 4.46 4.1
2007 4.4 4.12
2008 4.37 4.16
2009 4.38 4.16
2010 4.46 4.13
2011 4.59 4.09
2012 4.54 4.06
2013 4.44 4.04
2014 4.31 4
2015 4.08 3.95
2016 3.84 3.92
2017 3.64 3.88
2018 3.55 3.83
2019 3.48 3.79
2020 3.42 3.74
2021 3.36 3.7
2022 3.29 3.65
2023 3.25 3.6

Iraq and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Iraq Vanuatu
1960 20.4 17.7
1961 20.4 17.6
1962 20.1 17.5
1963 19.8 17.4
1964 19.5 17.3
1965 19.3 17.2
1966 19 17.1
1967 18.7 17.1
1968 18.5 17
1969 18.3 17
1970 18.1 17
1971 17.9 17
1972 17.7 17
1973 17.5 17
1974 17.2 17.1
1975 17 17.1
1976 16.7 17.1
1977 16.6 17.2
1978 16.6 17.3
1979 16.5 17.5
1980 16.5 17.6
1981 16.5 17.7
1982 16.5 17.7
1983 16.6 17.7
1984 16.6 17.7
1985 16.7 17.7
1986 16.8 17.8
1987 16.9 17.8
1988 16.9 17.8
1989 17 17.8
1990 17.1 17.8
1991 17.2 17.9
1992 17.3 17.8
1993 17.3 17.7
1994 17.4 17.7
1995 17.5 17.8
1996 17.6 18
1997 17.7 18
1998 17.8 18
1999 17.9 18
2000 17.9 18.2
2001 18 18.5
2002 18.1 18.7
2003 18.2 18.9
2004 18.3 19.2
2005 18.5 19.4
2006 18.6 19.6
2007 18.7 19.9
2008 18.8 20.1
2009 18.9 20.3
2010 19 20.5
2011 19.1 20.6
2012 19.2 20.8
2013 19.3 20.9
2014 19.4 21
2015 19.5 21.1
2016 19.7 21.1
2017 19.9 21.2
2018 20.1 21.2
2019 20.4 21.2
2020 20.6 21.2
2021 20.9 21.2
2022 21.1 21.2
2023 21.4 21.2
2024 21.6 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iraq Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Iraq Vanuatu
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
35%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Iraq Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Vanuatu
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
665 mi
2000

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