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Republic of Iraq

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Every statistic we track for Iraq — 114 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$14,376

#118 of 191

Life expectancy

71.3 yrs

#107 of 188

Happiness score

5.21

#95 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.22

#111 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 30.2% #132/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 30.2% #132/139 2024
Bank Branches 3.3 #139/153 2024
Current Account Balance -5.3% #144/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 23.8% #102/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 25% #84/97 2024
Economy Rated Good 41.7% #2/8 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 1,300 #19/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0.5% #34/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -7.9% #172/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 264.8 #55/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 670.5 #48/191 2026
GDP per Capita 5,677 #120/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 13,072 #82/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 14,376 #118/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 6.1% #7/184 2019
Government Debt 61.7% #72/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 29.8 #43/57 2023
Income per Person 5,699 #114/183 2018
Income per Person 5,699 #114/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3% #115/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 36 #54/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 11.1% #130/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 11.9% #63/80 2024
Real GDP Growth -6.8% #190/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.3% #48/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 527,639,326,800 #37/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.2 #49/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 997,334 #16/38 2025
Median Age 21.1 #186/235 2026
Population 34.8 #38/229 2013
Population 46.6 #35/191 2026
Population Density 110.6 #108/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 270,671 #16/195 2025
Urban Population 69.9% #87/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #52/214 2023
Internet Users 81.5% #96/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 99.1 #140/209 2022
Read News Online 58.3% #17/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 39% #23/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.7 #177/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 2.2 #71/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.3% #144/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 48.1% #10/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 20.8 #66/191 2023
Life Expectancy 71.3 #107/188 2013
Life Expectancy 72.1 #108/186 2020
Suicide Rate 3.8 #150/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 20.2% #83/167 2022
Undernourishment 14.9% #37/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 64 #134/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 8.3 #97/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 5.2 #50/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 1,506 #73/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 1.6% #180/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.5 #121/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.4 #107/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.2 #167/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 26 #140/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 26 #139/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #100/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #121/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #107/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #26/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 30 #146/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.6 #113/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.6 #142/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -1.1 #173/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.4 #122/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #111/179 2025
Military Spending 2.5% #39/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #107/179 2025
Perceived State Corruption 91.3% #4/8 2024
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.9 #10/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 25.5 #162/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.2 #144/179 2025
Support for Democracy 74% #8/8 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1 #147/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 28.9 #159/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 14.6 #31/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 21.5 #33/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 67% #135/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 46.8% #69/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.7 #79/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 33.3% #43/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 11% #37/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.8 #32/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 48.9 #92/141 2023
World Risk Index 9.1 #61/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 67.4% #75/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 5.2 #95/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.6 #134/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.5 #89/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #93/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.7 #51/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #103/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.1 #97/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.7 #126/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 16.6% #27/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 90.5% #28/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 90% #24/143 2018
Desire to Emigrate 26.4% #5/8 2024
Interpersonal Trust 6.3% #7/8 2024
Religiosity 48.8% #2/7 2024
Secular Values 0.3 #39/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.3 #61/64 2022
Signed a Petition 14.1% #69/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 5.6% #92/120 2017
Trust in government 4.7 #56/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.6 #134/151 2017
Trust in political parties 2.8 #114/120 2017
Trust in Science 75.5% #66/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 64.5% #74/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 5.2 #64/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.