Geo Factbook Logo
Geo Factbook

Iraq vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 120 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Iraq
irq
Leads on 35 of 120 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 78 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iraq and United States: Iraq leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (255,100) against United States (2.17); Iraq leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (826,000) against United States (19.96); Iraq leads on Oil Consumption (694,000) against United States (19.15). Across 120 compared metrics, Iraq wins on 35 and United States wins on 78.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¶ IraqšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø United StatesShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)81.47 %94.69 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.73 %93.14 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 82% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score30.69 points65.49 pointsā˜…
Radios4.85575ā˜…
Televisions1.75219ā˜…
Waterways5,27941,009ā˜…

Economy

49 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¶ IraqšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.32B $350.60B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars347.97B $32.95T $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)28.23 %ā˜…21.84 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %ā˜…0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)12.7 %ā˜…4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP16.9 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index77.392ā˜…
Electricity Consumption38.46ā˜…3.9
Electricity Exports09.7ā˜…
Electricity from Fossil Fuels91ā˜…70
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants9ā˜…7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables014ā˜…
Electricity Imports11.9772.72ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity27.09ā˜…1.09
Electricity Production75.45ā˜…4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)64.31 USD per capita278.47 USD per capitaā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient29.841.8ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment10.112.9ā˜…
Gross National Saving19ā˜…18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.7 %3.25 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %2.9 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP3.2 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption2.63767.6ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports089.7ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports1.3686.15ā˜…
Natural Gas Production1.27772.8ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves3.82ā˜…0
Oil Consumption694,000ā˜…19.15
Oil Exports1.911.92ā˜…
Oil Imports231,200ā˜…10.27
Oil Production2.419.69ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves115ā˜…20.68
Population Below Poverty Line23 people15.1 peopleā˜…
Public Debt27.4ā˜…114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-1.5 USD2.8 USDā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption826,000ā˜…19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports8,284ā˜…5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports255,100ā˜…2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production398,000ā˜…20.3
Remittances0.4ā˜…0
Revenue from Forest Resources00.04ā˜…
Robotics Research Funding0.04 USD3.47 USDā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.55ā˜…1.25
Taxes and Other Revenues1.310.6ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries104.89B USD3.19T USDā˜…
Unemployment Rate15.6 %4.2 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate41.53 %ā˜…61.7 %

Environment

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¶ IraqšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø United StatesShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)5.73M-14.29Mā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions190.824.8ā˜…
Continental Shelfnot specific;not specified;
Population Distributionpopulation 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 popullarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Protected Land Area for Adaptation1.5 sq km12.85 sq kmā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.28 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources89.86ā˜…3.07

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¶ IraqšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.81 %ā˜…2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)51.1194.67ā˜…
Agricultural land95,544.2 sq. km4.17M sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km434,1309.15Mā˜…
Coastline Length (km)58 km19,924 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita3,118.61 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land35,250234,782ā˜…

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¶ IraqšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country4.22 %88.3 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions1950ā˜…
Independence34ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¶ IraqšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø United StatesShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water59.83 %97.57 %ā˜…
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)26.8522.17ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.413.7ā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita979.43 USD15,459.46 USDā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP16.6 % of GDPā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km2.7 people/sq kmā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)66 %17 %ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)30.4 %ā˜…36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNANA
Underweight Children Under 53.90.4ā˜…

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¶ IraqšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)459,0001.40Mā˜…

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¶ IraqšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)66.07 %ā˜…51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.430.72ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth75.02 years83.22 yearsā˜…
Median age of population21.1 years38.79 yearsā˜…
Population Change981,402.8 persons2.26M personsā˜…
Population density110.61 per sq. km38.15 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population48.00M persons349.13M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.6ā˜…0.4
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsACā˜…
Birth Rate (%)23.26 %ā˜…10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.8 %73.9 %ā˜…
Death Rate (%)3.86 %ā˜…8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDP5.4 % of GDPā˜…
Female population of reproductive age12.22M persons78.56M personsā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate12.01174.17ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school4.09 years11.07 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 daysā˜…
Major Urban Areas Population7.71 people18.94 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)170.43177.13ā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization87.7 %ā˜…74.52 %
Physician Density1.02 people/sq km3.68 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate1.94 %ā˜…0.45 %
Population living in slums52.49 %ā˜…0.05 %
Total deaths193,677.4 personsā˜…2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)47.04 %65.73 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate3.13 per womanā˜…1.61 per woman
Total net-migration-25,532.4 persons1.49M personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate21.21 per live births5.52 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡¶ IraqšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.132.06ā˜…
Airports7316,116ā˜…
Civil Air Travel348,252ā˜…
Heliports108,130ā˜…

Related comparisons

More Iraq comparisons

More United States comparisons