Afghanistan vs Iraq
Afghanistan vs Iraq: Population
Population in 2023: 41.5 million people in Afghanistan and 45.1 million people in Iraq, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iraq, by 3.62 million people, or 1.09 times that in Afghanistan.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Iraq has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Afghanistan.
- In 2023, Afghanistan ranked 36 and Iraq ranked 35 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Afghanistan at 130 million people and Iraq at 101 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Afghanistan | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41.5 million | 45.1 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 40.6 million | 44.1 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 40 million | 43.1 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 39.1 million | 42.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 37.9 million | 41.2 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 36.7 million | 40.3 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 35.7 million | 39.3 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 34.7 million | 38.5 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 33.8 million | 37.6 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 32.8 million | 36.6 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 31.6 million | 35.3 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 30.6 million | 33.7 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 29.4 million | 32.2 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 28.3 million | 31.1 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 27.5 million | 30.1 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 26.5 million | 29 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 25.9 million | 28.4 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 25.4 million | 28.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 24.4 million | 28.4 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 23.6 million | 27.6 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 22.7 million | 26.8 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 21.4 million | 26 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 20.3 million | 25.2 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 20.1 million | 24.4 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 19.9 million | 23.6 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 19.2 million | 22.9 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 18.5 million | 22.2 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 17.8 million | 21.5 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 17.1 million | 20.8 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 16.3 million | 20.1 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 14.9 million | 19.2 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 13.3 million | 18.3 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 12.2 million | 17.8 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 12.1 million | 17.6 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 11.9 million | 17.4 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 11.5 million | 16.9 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 11.4 million | 16.5 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 11.4 million | 16.1 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 11.4 million | 15.7 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 11.2 million | 15.3 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 10.9 million | 14.8 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 11 million | 14.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 11.9 million | 14 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 13.2 million | 13.6 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 13.7 million | 13.2 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 13.6 million | 12.8 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 13.3 million | 12.3 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 13.1 million | 11.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 12.8 million | 11.5 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 12.5 million | 11.2 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 12.2 million | 10.8 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 11.9 million | 10.4 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 11.6 million | 10.1 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 11.3 million | 9.74 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 11 million | 9.4 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 10.8 million | 9.09 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 10.5 million | 8.78 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 10.3 million | 8.49 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 10 million | 8.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 9.81 million | 7.93 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 9.6 million | 7.67 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 9.4 million | 7.41 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 9.21 million | 7.2 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 9.04 million | 7.02 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 8.87 million | 6.87 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 8.72 million | 6.74 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 8.59 million | 6.63 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 8.45 million | 6.51 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 8.33 million | 6.37 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 8.21 million | 6.22 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 8.1 million | 6.06 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 7.99 million | 5.91 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 7.88 million | 5.77 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 7.78 million | 5.65 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 7.36 million | 5.48 million | – |
| 1948 | 7.24 million | 5.31 million | – |
| 1947 | 7.13 million | 5.14 million | – |
| 1946 | 7.02 million | 4.97 million | – |
| 1945 | 6.92 million | 4.81 million | – |
| 1944 | 6.81 million | 4.65 million | – |
| 1943 | 6.71 million | 4.5 million | – |
| 1942 | 6.61 million | 4.35 million | – |
| 1941 | 6.53 million | 4.23 million | – |
| 1940 | 6.47 million | 4.14 million | – |
| 1939 | 6.43 million | 4.08 million | – |
| 1938 | 6.41 million | 4.04 million | – |
| 1937 | 6.41 million | 4.03 million | – |
| 1936 | 6.41 million | 4.02 million | – |
| 1935 | 6.41 million | 4.01 million | – |
| 1934 | 6.41 million | 4 million | – |
| 1933 | 6.41 million | 3.99 million | – |
| 1932 | 6.41 million | 3.98 million | – |
| 1931 | 6.48 million | 3.96 million | – |
| 1930 | 6.63 million | 3.93 million | – |
| 1929 | 6.85 million | 3.9 million | – |
| 1928 | 7.16 million | 3.86 million | – |
| 1927 | 7.56 million | 3.81 million | – |
| 1926 | 7.97 million | 3.76 million | – |
| 1925 | 8.42 million | 3.71 million | – |
| 1924 | 8.88 million | 3.66 million | – |
| 1923 | 9.37 million | 3.61 million | – |
| 1922 | 9.89 million | 3.56 million | – |
| 1921 | 10.2 million | 3.51 million | – |
| 1920 | 10.2 million | 3.46 million | – |
| 1919 | 9.98 million | 3.4 million | – |
| 1918 | 9.53 million | 3.34 million | – |
| 1917 | 8.85 million | 3.28 million | – |
| 1916 | 8.23 million | 3.21 million | – |
| 1915 | 7.66 million | 3.15 million | – |
| 1914 | 7.12 million | 3.09 million | – |
| 1913 | 6.62 million | 3.02 million | – |
| 1912 | 6.16 million | 2.96 million | – |
| 1911 | 5.79 million | 2.9 million | – |
| 1910 | 5.5 million | 2.85 million | – |
| 1909 | 5.3 million | 2.8 million | – |
| 1908 | 5.17 million | 2.75 million | – |
| 1907 | 5.11 million | 2.71 million | – |
| 1906 | 5.04 million | 2.66 million | – |
| 1905 | 4.98 million | 2.62 million | – |
| 1904 | 4.92 million | 2.58 million | – |
| 1903 | 4.86 million | 2.54 million | – |
| 1902 | 4.8 million | 2.5 million | – |
| 1901 | 4.75 million | 2.45 million | – |
| 1900 | 4.71 million | 2.4 million | – |
| 1899 | 4.67 million | 2.34 million | – |
| 1898 | 4.64 million | 2.29 million | – |
| 1897 | 4.62 million | 2.22 million | – |
| 1896 | 4.6 million | 2.16 million | – |
| 1895 | 4.58 million | 2.1 million | – |
| 1894 | 4.56 million | 2.04 million | – |
| 1893 | 4.54 million | 1.99 million | – |
| 1892 | 4.52 million | 1.93 million | – |
| 1891 | 4.5 million | 1.89 million | – |
| 1890 | 4.48 million | 1.85 million | – |
| 1889 | 4.46 million | 1.83 million | – |
| 1888 | 4.44 million | 1.81 million | – |
| 1887 | 4.42 million | 1.8 million | – |
| 1886 | 4.4 million | 1.79 million | – |
| 1885 | 4.38 million | 1.78 million | – |
| 1884 | 4.37 million | 1.77 million | – |
| 1883 | 4.35 million | 1.75 million | – |
| 1882 | 4.33 million | 1.74 million | – |
| 1881 | 4.31 million | 1.73 million | – |
| 1880 | 4.29 million | 1.72 million | – |
| 1879 | 4.27 million | 1.71 million | – |
| 1878 | 4.25 million | 1.7 million | – |
| 1877 | 4.23 million | 1.69 million | – |
| 1876 | 4.21 million | 1.68 million | – |
| 1875 | 4.19 million | 1.67 million | – |
| 1874 | 4.18 million | 1.67 million | – |
| 1873 | 4.16 million | 1.66 million | – |
| 1872 | 4.14 million | 1.65 million | – |
| 1871 | 4.12 million | 1.63 million | – |
| 1870 | 4.1 million | 1.61 million | – |
| 1869 | 4.08 million | 1.59 million | – |
| 1868 | 4.07 million | 1.56 million | – |
| 1867 | 4.05 million | 1.52 million | – |
| 1866 | 4.03 million | 1.49 million | – |
| 1865 | 4.01 million | 1.46 million | – |
| 1864 | 3.99 million | 1.43 million | – |
| 1863 | 3.98 million | 1.4 million | – |
| 1862 | 3.96 million | 1.37 million | – |
| 1861 | 3.94 million | 1.34 million | – |
| 1860 | 3.92 million | 1.32 million | – |
| 1859 | 3.91 million | 1.31 million | – |
| 1858 | 3.89 million | 1.3 million | – |
| 1857 | 3.87 million | 1.29 million | – |
| 1856 | 3.85 million | 1.29 million | – |
| 1855 | 3.84 million | 1.28 million | – |
| 1854 | 3.82 million | 1.27 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.8 million | 1.27 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.78 million | 1.26 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.77 million | 1.26 million | – |
| 1850 | 3.75 million | 1.25 million | – |
| 1849 | 3.73 million | 1.24 million | – |
| 1848 | 3.72 million | 1.24 million | – |
| 1847 | 3.7 million | 1.23 million | – |
| 1846 | 3.68 million | 1.23 million | – |
| 1845 | 3.67 million | 1.22 million | – |
| 1844 | 3.65 million | 1.22 million | – |
| 1843 | 3.64 million | 1.21 million | – |
| 1842 | 3.62 million | 1.21 million | – |
| 1841 | 3.6 million | 1.2 million | – |
| 1840 | 3.59 million | 1.2 million | – |
| 1839 | 3.57 million | 1.19 million | – |
| 1838 | 3.55 million | 1.19 million | – |
| 1837 | 3.54 million | 1.18 million | – |
| 1836 | 3.52 million | 1.17 million | – |
| 1835 | 3.51 million | 1.17 million | – |
| 1834 | 3.49 million | 1.16 million | – |
| 1833 | 3.48 million | 1.16 million | – |
| 1832 | 3.46 million | 1.15 million | – |
| 1831 | 3.45 million | 1.15 million | – |
| 1830 | 3.43 million | 1.14 million | – |
| 1829 | 3.42 million | 1.14 million | – |
| 1828 | 3.4 million | 1.13 million | – |
| 1827 | 3.38 million | 1.13 million | – |
| 1826 | 3.37 million | 1.12 million | – |
| 1825 | 3.35 million | 1.12 million | – |
| 1824 | 3.34 million | 1.11 million | – |
| 1823 | 3.32 million | 1.11 million | – |
| 1822 | 3.31 million | 1.1 million | – |
| 1821 | 3.3 million | 1.1 million | – |
| 1820 | 3.29 million | 1.09 million | – |
| 1819 | 3.28 million | 1.09 million | – |
| 1818 | 3.28 million | 1.08 million | – |
| 1817 | 3.28 million | 1.08 million | – |
| 1816 | 3.28 million | 1.07 million | – |
| 1815 | 3.28 million | 1.07 million | – |
| 1814 | 3.28 million | 1.06 million | – |
| 1813 | 3.28 million | 1.06 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.28 million | 1.06 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.28 million | 1.05 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.28 million | 1.05 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.28 million | 1.04 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.28 million | 1.04 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.28 million | 1.03 million | – |
| 1806 | 3.28 million | 1.03 million | – |
| 1805 | 3.28 million | 1.02 million | – |
| 1804 | 3.28 million | 1.02 million | – |
| 1803 | 3.28 million | 1.01 million | – |
| 1802 | 3.28 million | 1.01 million | – |
| 1801 | 3.28 million | 1 million | – |
| 1800 | 3.28 million | 1 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Afghanistan | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42.7 million41.6 million–43.6 million | 46 million45.6 million–46.5 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 43.8 million40.9 million–46.6 million | 47 million45.9 million–48.2 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 45.1 million40.3 million–49.6 million | 48 million46.3 million–49.8 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 46.3 million39.9 million–52.7 million | 49 million46.9 million–51.4 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 47.5 million39.5 million–55.8 million | 50 million47.3 million–52.9 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 48.7 million39.2 million–59.1 million | 50.9 million47.8 million–54.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 50 million39.2 million–62.8 million | 51.9 million48.3 million–56 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 51.4 million39.2 million–66.4 million | 52.9 million48.8 million–57.5 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 52.7 million38.9 million–69.9 million | 54 million49.3 million–59.1 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 54 million38.9 million–73.5 million | 55 million49.8 million–60.6 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 55.4 million38.7 million–77.6 million | 56 million50.4 million–62.1 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 56.7 million38.5 million–81.5 million | 57 million50.8 million–63.7 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 58 million38.6 million–85 million | 58.1 million51.2 million–65.3 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 59.3 million38.4 million–88.1 million | 59.1 million51.7 million–66.9 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 60.6 million38.6 million–92.3 million | 60.1 million52.1 million–68.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 61.9 million38.8 million–96.4 million | 61.2 million52.6 million–70.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 63.4 million38.9 million–100 million | 62.2 million53.1 million–71.9 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 64.7 million38.9 million–104 million | 63.3 million53.5 million–73.5 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 66.1 million39.3 million–109 million | 64.3 million54 million–75 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 67.4 million39.7 million–113 million | 65.3 million54.3 million–76.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 68.7 million39.9 million–117 million | 66.2 million54.6 million–78.3 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 70 million40.1 million–121 million | 67.2 million55 million–80.1 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 71.4 million40.3 million–124 million | 68.2 million55.4 million–81.8 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 72.8 million40.7 million–127 million | 69.1 million56 million–83.4 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 74.1 million41.1 million–131 million | 70.1 million56.5 million–85.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 75.5 million41.6 million–135 million | 71 million56.8 million–86.8 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 76.9 million42.1 million–139 million | 71.9 million57.1 million–88.5 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 78.2 million42.2 million–142 million | 72.8 million57.5 million–90.3 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 79.5 million42.8 million–147 million | 73.7 million57.8 million–92.1 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 80.8 million43.7 million–151 million | 74.6 million58.1 million–94 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 82.2 million43.9 million–155 million | 75.5 million58.5 million–95.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 83.6 million43.9 million–159 million | 76.4 million58.8 million–97.9 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 85 million43.8 million–164 million | 77.2 million59.1 million–99.6 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 86.4 million43.7 million–167 million | 78.1 million59.4 million–101 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 87.8 million43.7 million–170 million | 78.9 million59.7 million–103 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 89.1 million43.5 million–174 million | 79.7 million59.8 million–106 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 90.4 million43.4 million–178 million | 80.5 million59.9 million–107 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 91.6 million43.3 million–182 million | 81.3 million60.4 million–109 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 92.9 million43.3 million–186 million | 82.1 million60.6 million–112 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 94.3 million44.1 million–192 million | 82.9 million60.6 million–114 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 95.6 million45.1 million–199 million | 83.7 million60.8 million–116 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 97 million45.6 million–204 million | 84.5 million60.7 million–118 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 98.3 million45.9 million–211 million | 85.2 million60.4 million–120 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 99.6 million46.1 million–218 million | 86 million60.2 million–122 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 101 million46.1 million–223 million | 86.6 million59.9 million–124 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 102 million46.3 million–227 million | 87.3 million59.7 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 103 million46.4 million–232 million | 88 million59.8 million–129 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 105 million46.3 million–239 million | 88.7 million59.8 million–131 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 106 million46.4 million–246 million | 89.3 million59.7 million–133 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 107 million46.9 million–251 million | 89.9 million59.5 million–135 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 108 million47.1 million–256 million | 90.6 million59.2 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 109 million47 million–261 million | 91.1 million58.9 million–140 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 110 million46.6 million–266 million | 91.7 million58.9 million–143 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 112 million45.8 million–272 million | 92.2 million59 million–146 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 113 million45.1 million–276 million | 92.7 million58.9 million–148 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 114 million44.9 million–280 million | 93.2 million58.8 million–150 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 115 million45.1 million–282 million | 93.8 million58.4 million–153 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 116 million45.4 million–286 million | 94.3 million57.9 million–154 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 117 million46 million–293 million | 94.7 million57.6 million–156 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 117 million46.1 million–300 million | 95.2 million57.3 million–158 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 118 million46.3 million–308 million | 95.6 million57.1 million–161 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 119 million46.8 million–313 million | 96.1 million56.8 million–163 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 120 million46.9 million–315 million | 96.5 million56.5 million–166 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 121 million46.9 million–320 million | 96.9 million56.1 million–169 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 122 million46.3 million–329 million | 97.3 million55.5 million–171 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 123 million45.1 million–337 million | 97.7 million55 million–173 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 123 million44.4 million–344 million | 98 million54.5 million–175 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 124 million44.4 million–355 million | 98.3 million53.9 million–177 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 125 million44.3 million–365 million | 98.7 million53.4 million–180 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 126 million44.2 million–371 million | 99 million53 million–183 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 126 million43.9 million–376 million | 99.3 million52.5 million–186 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 127 million43.8 million–377 million | 99.5 million52.1 million–189 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 128 million44 million–379 million | 99.8 million51.8 million–193 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 128 million44.4 million–381 million | 100 million51.5 million–195 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 129 million44.9 million–386 million | 100 million51.2 million–198 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 130 million44.5 million–393 million | 101 million50.7 million–201 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 130 million44.1 million–401 million | 101 million50.2 million–204 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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
- 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
Conflict
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