Afghanistan vs Iraq
Afghanistan vs Iraq: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 1,498 deaths in Afghanistan and 819 deaths in Iraq, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 679 deaths, or 1.83 times that in Iraq.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Afghanistan has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2022, Afghanistan ranked 12 and Iraq ranked 15 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Afghanistan | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,498 | 819 |
| 2021 | 36,370 | 991 |
| 2020 | 20,810 | 911 |
| 2019 | 30,390 | 935 |
| 2018 | 26,820 | 1,493 |
| 2017 | 19,740 | 11,430 |
| 2016 | 18,670 | 11,990 |
| 2015 | 17,930 | 11,300 |
| 2014 | 12,500 | 16,440 |
| 2013 | 8,104 | 3,997 |
| 2012 | 7,754 | 1,413 |
| 2011 | 7,560 | 1,405 |
| 2010 | 7,151 | 1,853 |
| 2009 | 6,488 | 1,716 |
| 2008 | 5,644 | 2,770 |
| 2007 | 6,911 | 4,489 |
| 2006 | 4,958 | 4,582 |
| 2005 | 1,700 | 3,511 |
| 2004 | 809 | 4,354 |
| 2003 | 922 | 7,993 |
| 2002 | 1,131 | 86 |
| 2001 | 5,553 | 19 |
| 2000 | 5,387 | 185 |
| 1999 | 5,074 | 311 |
| 1998 | 12,150 | 97 |
| 1997 | 6,719 | 2,365 |
| 1996 | 3,574 | 910 |
| 1995 | 5,610 | 1,347 |
| 1994 | 9,055 | 971 |
| 1993 | 4,097 | 431 |
| 1992 | 4,366 | 844 |
| 1991 | 3,553 | 24,490 |
| 1990 | 1,514 | 117 |
| 1989 | 5,411 | 56 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Iraq
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Iraq: 72.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Iraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Iraq: 59.7% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Iraq: 3.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Iraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Iraq: 45.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Iraq: 2.15% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Iraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Iraq: 69.9% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Iraq: 20.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Iraq: 3.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Iraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Iraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Iraq: $6.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Iraq: $139 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Iraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Iraq: 459,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Iraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Iraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Iraq: 55 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Iraq: 20 million TIV in 1989