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Iraq vs Uzbekistan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Iraq
irq
Leads on 43 of 117 metrics
Uzbekistan
uzb
Leads on 61 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iraq and Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan leads on Oil Production (58,650) against Iraq (2.41); Uzbekistan leads on Oil Exports (2,078) against Iraq (1.91); Uzbekistan leads on Natural Gas Production (52.10) against Iraq (1.27). Across 117 compared metrics, Iraq wins on 43 and Uzbekistan wins on 61.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)81.47 %89.51 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.73 %89.01 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 82% (2023 est.)percent of population: 89% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score30.69 points35.24 points★
Radios4.8510.8★
Televisions1.756.4★
Waterways5,279★1,100

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.32B $23.19B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars347.97B $★139.24B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)28.23 %33.3 %★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %9 %★
Coal Revenue00.06★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)12.7 %16 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index77.3★58.2
Electricity Consumption38.4649.07★
Electricity Exports013★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels91★86
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants914★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables00
Electricity Imports11.97★10.84
Electricity Installed Capacity27.09★12.96
Electricity Production75.45★55.55
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)64.31 USD per capita★55.31 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.834.5★
Gross National Saving1932.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.7 %7.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %★9.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP2.8 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption2.6343.07★
Natural Gas Exports09.4★
Natural Gas Imports1.36★0
Natural Gas Production1.2752.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves3.82★1.84
Oil Consumption694,000★144,000
Oil Exports1.912,078★
Oil Imports231,200★9,013
Oil Production2.4158,650★
Oil Proved Reserves115594★
Population Below Poverty Line23 people14.1 people★
Public Debt27.410.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-1.5 USD6.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption826,000★60,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports8,284★3,977
Refined Petroleum Products Imports255,100★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production398,000★61,740
Remittances0.414.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources00
Robotics Research Funding0.04 USD0.12 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.55★4.07
Taxes and Other Revenues1.311.5★
Top Exporting Countries104.89B USD★26.17B USD
Unemployment Rate15.6 %4.5 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate41.53 %★57.5 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)5.73M★16.36M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions190.82110.99★
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 populmost of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, but the central and western deserts are sparsely populated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation1.5 sq km15.03 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.28 Cubic meters per year8.8 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources89.86★48.87

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.81 %4.31 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)51.11★48.18
Agricultural land95,544.2 sq. km260,231.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)58 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita3,118.61 cubic meters per inhabitant★580.3 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land35,25037,305★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country4.22 %32.12 %★
Administrative Divisions19★12
Independence3★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water59.83 %81.93 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)26.8525.85★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.4★7.5
Health Care Spending per Capita979.43 USD1,018.81 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP7.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km4.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)66 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)30.4 %16.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA58,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people3 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 53.91.8★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)459,000★68,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Currently married (Percent)66.07 %73.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.430.62★
Life expectancy at birth75.02 years76.08 years★
Median age of population21.1 years27.11 years★
Population Change981,402.8 persons★695,840.9 persons
Population density110.61 per sq. km88.77 per sq. km★
Total population48.00M persons★37.74M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.6★0.25
Birth Rate (%)23.26 %★18.93 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.8 %NA
Death Rate (%)3.86 %★5 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age12.22M persons★9.19M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate12.0113.97★
Learning-adjusted years of school4.09 years9.13 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population7.71 people★2.6 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.43★169.38
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization87.7 %★87.5 %
Physician Density1.02 people/sq km2.81 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.94 %★1.26 %
Population living in slums52.49 %★3.1 %
Total deaths193,677.4 persons★225,367.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)47.04 %54.83 %★
Total fertility rate3.13 per woman3.55 per woman★
Total net-migration-25,532.4 persons-6,140.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate21.21 per live births14.52 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇺🇿 UzbekistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.13★0.09
Airports7374★
Civil Air Travel34NA
Heliports10★3

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