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Iraq vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iraq has a population of 46M (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 51/197 ($280B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Vatican
Population
47813338
949
Population rank 34/197 197/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 51/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 114/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$120B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 108/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
n/a
Median age
21.6 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Iraq and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Iraq vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

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

Iraq and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
n/a
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
65
2025
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
$879M
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
1,412 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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
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
0.37%
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Iraq Vatican
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
n/a
Urban population
71.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
50
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
44
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
35%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
n/a

Health

Iraq Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
14
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Iraq Vatican
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length n/a
5.59 mi
2003

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