Iraq vs Vatican comparison: 70 facts & rankings

Iraq has a population of 47M (ranked 34/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 57th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 54/197 ($254B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 119/197 ($5,410), while The Vatican ranks 61/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Iraq	Vatican
Population	48531417	939
Population rank	33/197	197/197
GDP	$254B 2025	$19.8M 2026
GDP rank	54/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$5,410 2025	$19,800 2026
GDP per capita rank	119/197	61/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$14,464 2024	$39,191 2026
Government debt	$137B 2025	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	53.9% 2025	n/a
Government debt per person	$2,917 2025	n/a
Government debt per person rank	108/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$6,782 2026	$18,688 2026
Land area	167,619 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	286.5 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	3.22 2024	n/a
Median age	21.9 years 2025	n/a
Life expectancy	72.6 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Iraq and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Iraq vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Iraq	Vatican
2026	72.6	83.4
2025	72.5	83.3
2024	72.4	83.1
2023	72.3	83
2022	72	83.3
2021	70.7	82.9
2020	69.7	83
2019	71.2	83.6
2018	71.1	83.3
2017	69.8	82.7
2016	68.7	82.9
2015	70	82.5
2014	69.7	82.6
2013	69	82.5
2012	68.8	82
2011	68.4	81.7
2010	68.1	81.5
2009	67.8	81.3
2008	66.5	81.4
2007	64.4	81.3
2006	64	81.2
2005	64.9	80.6
2004	64.6	80.2
2003	64.8	79.8
2002	65.7	80
2001	65.3	79.9
2000	64.9	79.3
1999	64.5	78.7
1998	64.4	78.3
1997	64.2	78.2
1996	64.6	78.5
1995	64.8	77.8
1994	65	77.7
1993	65.3	77
1992	65.3	77.3
1991	61.3	76.9
1990	57.6	76.9
1989	57.5	76.8
1988	56.7	76.4
1987	60.3	76.2
1986	60	75.7
1985	59.8	75.5
1984	59.5	75.1
1983	59.3	74.7
1982	59	74.8
1981	58.7	74.3
1980	60.9	74.1
1979	64.4	74
1978	64.2	73.7
1977	63.9	73.3
1976	63.6	72.9
1975	61.4	72.6
1974	61	72.7
1973	62.3	71.9
1972	61.8	72
1971	61.3	71.7
1970	60.5	71.5
1969	59.6	70.7
1968	59	70.7
1967	58.4	70.9
1966	57.3	70.9
1965	56.4	70.1
1964	55.2	70.3
1963	54.4	69.3
1962	53.5	69.2
1961	52.3	69.8
1960	51.5	69.2
1959	49.7	69.2
1958	49	68.7
1957	47.7	67.5
1956	46.4	67.3
1955	45	67.8
1954	43.5	67.5
1953	42.1	66.3
1952	40.5	65.7
1951	39	65.3
1950	37.4	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Iraq and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Iraq	Vatican
2025	47,020,774	-
2024	46,042,015	-
2023	45,074,049	-
2022	44,070,551	-
2021	43,071,211	-
2020	42,116,605	-
2019	41,192,171	1,000
2018	40,265,624	-
2017	39,337,353	1,000
2016	38,469,627	-
2015	37,560,535	1,000
2014	36,550,059	842
2013	35,281,989	839
2012	33,654,842	836
2011	32,161,424	832
2010	31,045,366	829
2009	30,058,206	826
2008	28,971,036	824
2007	28,391,607	821
2006	28,616,515	932
2005	28,407,448	921
2004	27,577,878	921
2003	26,802,659	911
2002	26,006,559	900
2001	25,197,840	890
2000	24,424,056	880
1999	23,636,527	-
1998	22,884,399	-
1997	22,176,593	-
1996	21,501,321	-
1995	20,825,860	-
1994	20,139,807	-
1993	19,201,195	-
1992	18,300,845	-
1991	17,767,253	-
1990	17,581,206	-
1989	17,364,542	-
1988	16,908,819	-
1987	16,521,049	-
1986	16,074,145	-
1985	15,683,430	-
1984	15,310,733	-
1983	14,840,555	-
1982	14,406,083	-
1981	14,006,381	-
1980	13,591,992	-
1979	13,170,365	-
1978	12,753,355	-
1977	12,331,046	-
1976	11,927,651	-
1975	11,543,639	-
1974	11,167,761	-
1973	10,795,869	-
1972	10,430,164	-
1971	10,077,809	-
1970	9,735,611	-
1969	9,403,356	-
1968	9,085,016	-
1967	8,778,869	-
1966	8,485,104	-
1965	8,202,140	-
1964	7,929,566	-
1963	7,667,928	-
1962	7,413,875	-
1961	7,194,553	-
1960	7,022,052	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Finance

	Iraq	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$267B 2025	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	42.7% 2025	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	3.55% 1989	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	2.36% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	459,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-6.41% 2025	n/a
Unemployment rate	16.2% 2021	n/a
Services, % of GDP	52.3% 2025	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	45.4% 2025	n/a
Economic freedom index	15.6 2002	65 2026
Income share by richest 10%	24.2% 2023	n/a
Income share by poorest 10%	3.7% 2023	n/a
Total reserves including gold	$101B 2024	n/a
Personal remittances received	$696M 2024	n/a
International tourist arrivals	892,000 2013	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	1.88% 2020	n/a
Banked people share	30.2% 2024	n/a

Energy

	Iraq	Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita	1,506 kg 2023	n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use	$9.73 2023	n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions	238.7 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	5.18 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	98.7% 2022	n/a
Renewable energy use share	1.1% 2021	n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share	0.18% 2023	n/a
Net energy imports use share	-274.9% 2022	n/a
Electric power consumption per capita	1,377 kWh 2023	n/a
Renewable electricity output share	3.78% 2021	n/a
Hydroelectric share	0.96% 2023	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	100% 2023	n/a

Society

	Iraq	Vatican
% of world population	0.57% 2025	0.00001% 2025
Annual migration change	-1,064 2025	n/a
Urban population	69.9% 2025	n/a
Male:Female ratio	50.2:49.8 2025	n/a
Average male height	5.62 ft 2026	n/a
Average female height	5.17 ft 2026	n/a
Quality of life index	40.5 2026	78.8 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	28 2025	60 2026
Higher education index	52 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	9.46 2013	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	27.3 2019	0.5 2026
Visa free countries	41 2026	150 2026
Adult literacy rate	84.1% 2021	100% 2013
English speaking	35% 2026	20% 2026
People using the Internet	81.5% 2024	n/a

Health

	Iraq	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$333 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$179.9 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	72.6 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	1.15% 2022	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	1.02 2022	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	66 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	21.8 2024	n/a
Obesity rate	41.4% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	13.4% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	14 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	20.1% 2024	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	0.24 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Iraq	Vatican
% of world land	0.29% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	3,565 sq mi 2025	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	36,592 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	3,185 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	n/a	5.59 mi 2003