Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Iraq
United States
Population
46.0M 34th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$279.6B 51st
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$6,074 131st
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$14,530 120th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
-1.5% 205th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
435,050 km² 59th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
105.8 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
3.2 49th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
69.9% 89th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
3.4% 179th
17.9% 45th

Health

Iraq
United States
Life Expectancy
72.3 yrs 132nd
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
20.8 130th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
66.0 110th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$333 110th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
5.5% 118th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
1.02 126th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
1.06 149th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Iraq
United States
Unemployment Rate
15.3% 173rd
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
5.63 103rd
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
3.4%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
51.6%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
45.8%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
37.5%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
33.2%
14.3%

Education & Society

Iraq
United States
Literacy Rate
84.1% 108th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
N/A
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
29.8 32nd
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
0.5% 49th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
9.5 155th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
28.9% 75th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
11.0% 185th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
2.4% 48th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Iraq
United States
Internet Users
81.7% 100th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
101.4 139th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 53rd
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
98.4% 94th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
98.5% 68th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
1.1% 187th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
1.9% 188th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Iraq

Population pyramid of Iraq

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Iraq

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Iraq

United States

Population Over Time

Iraq

United States

GDP Over Time

Iraq

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Iraq

United States

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