Iran vs Iraq
Iran vs Iraq: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 360 deaths in Iran and 819 deaths in Iraq, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Iraq, by 459 deaths, or 2.28 times that in Iran.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Iraq has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2022, Iran ranked 22 and Iraq ranked 15 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Iran | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 360 | 819 |
| 2021 | 46 | 991 |
| 2020 | 241 | 911 |
| 2019 | 301 | 935 |
| 2018 | 163 | 1,493 |
| 2017 | 29 | 11,430 |
| 2016 | 70 | 11,990 |
| 2015 | 0 | 11,300 |
| 2014 | 0 | 16,440 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3,997 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1,413 |
| 2011 | 219 | 1,405 |
| 2010 | 77 | 1,853 |
| 2009 | 208 | 1,716 |
| 2008 | 125 | 2,770 |
| 2007 | 86 | 4,489 |
| 2006 | 57 | 4,582 |
| 2005 | 53 | 3,511 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4,354 |
| 2003 | 0 | 7,993 |
| 2002 | 25 | 86 |
| 2001 | 129 | 19 |
| 2000 | 40 | 185 |
| 1999 | 11 | 311 |
| 1998 | 0 | 97 |
| 1997 | 40 | 2,365 |
| 1996 | 34 | 910 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1,347 |
| 1994 | 0 | 971 |
| 1993 | 155 | 431 |
| 1992 | 0 | 844 |
| 1991 | 44 | 24,490 |
| 1990 | 31 | 117 |
| 1989 | 0 | 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
Iran vs Iraq
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Iraq: 72.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Iraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Iraq: 59.7% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Iraq: 3.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Iraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Iraq: 45.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Iraq: 2.15% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Iraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Iraq: 69.9% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Iraq: 20.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Iraq: 3.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Iraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Iraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Iraq: $6.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Iraq: $139 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Iraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Iraq: 459,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Iraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Iraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Iraq: 55 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Iraq: 20 million TIV in 1989