Germany vs Iraq: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Germany and Iraq: Iraq leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (826,000) against Germany (2.46); Iraq leads on Oil Consumption (694,000) against Germany (2.50); Germany leads on Oil Exports (470,200) against Iraq (1.91). Across 111 compared metrics, Germany wins on 74 and Iraq wins on 30.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇶 IraqShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %81.73 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 82% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points30.69 points
Radios77.84.85
Televisions51.41.75
Waterways7,3005,279

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇶 IraqShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $8.32B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $347.97B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %6 %
Coal Revenue0.020
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %12.7 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.777.3
Electricity Consumption536.538.46
Electricity Exports78.860
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4191
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants29
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50
Electricity from Other Renewables520
Electricity Imports28.3411.97
Electricity Installed Capacity208.527.09
Electricity Production612.875.45
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita64.31 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.429.8
Gross Fixed Investment17.810.1
Gross National Saving2819
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %-2.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %4.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.362.63
Natural Gas Exports34.610
Natural Gas Imports119.51.36
Natural Gas Production7.91.27
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.53.82
Oil Consumption2.5694,000
Oil Exports470,2001.91
Oil Imports2.67231,200
Oil Production147,2002.41
Oil Proved Reserves276115
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people23 people
Public Debt63.927.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD-1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.46826,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,0008,284
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800255,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.16398,000
Remittances0.50.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)00.56
Taxes and Other Revenues111.3
Unemployment Rate3.5 %15.6 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇶 IraqShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M5.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.19190.82
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliapopulation is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger urban agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly popul
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year3.28 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources15489.86

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇶 IraqShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %2.81 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.1451.11
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km95,544.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km58 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant3,118.61 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,06535,250

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇶 IraqShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %4.22 %
Administrative Divisions1619
Independence183
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇶 IraqShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.0226.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.813.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %66 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %30.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,000NA
Underweight Children Under 50.63.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇶 IraqShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000459,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇶 IraqShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %66.07 %
Human Capital Index0.750.43
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years75.02 years
Median age of population45.59 years21.1 years
Population Change-741,055 persons981,402.8 persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km110.61 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons48.00M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.6
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %23.26 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %52.8 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %3.86 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP4.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons12.22M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.7712.01
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years4.09 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people7.71 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88170.43
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %87.7 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km1.02 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %1.94 %
Population living in slums0 %52.49 %
Total deaths1.07M persons193,677.4 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %47.04 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman3.13 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-25,532.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births21.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇶 IraqShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350.13
Airports84073
Civil Air Travel23934
Heliports44910

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