Iran vs Iraq
Iran vs Iraq: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $5,617 in Iran and $4,005 in Iraq, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by $1,612, or 1.4 times that in Iraq.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2025, Iran ranked 103 and Iraq ranked 123 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Iran | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,617 | $4,005 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $5,834 | $4,180 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $5,688 | $4,337 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $5,465 | $4,413 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $5,301 | $4,183 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $5,133 | $4,214 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $4,952 | $4,898 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $5,127 | $4,749 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $5,395 | $4,736 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $5,313 | $4,933 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $4,953 | $4,440 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $5,093 | $4,447 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $4,917 | $4,505 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $5,059 | $4,388 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $5,322 | $4,030 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $5,249 | $3,882 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $5,024 | $3,768 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $5,036 | $3,782 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $5,085 | $3,566 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $4,779 | $3,472 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $4,650 | $3,311 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $4,607 | $3,354 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $4,511 | $2,250 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $4,199 | $3,661 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $3,917 | $4,116 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $3,885 | $4,173 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $3,725 | $3,692 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $3,705 | $3,243 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $3,679 | $2,479 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $3,674 | $2,109 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $3,492 | $1,961 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $3,448 | $1,986 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $3,515 | $2,006 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $3,580 | $1,615 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $3,535 | $1,255 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $3,222 | $3,527 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $2,920 | $2,262 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $2,833 | $2,398 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $3,116 | $2,455 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $3,235 | $2,308 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $3,721 | $2,261 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $3,789 | $2,283 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $4,237 | $2,391 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $3,965 | $2,833 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $3,394 | $2,817 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $3,793 | $2,924 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $5,017 | $2,419 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $5,902 | $2,067 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $6,996 | $1,826 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $7,422 | $1,853 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $6,468 | $1,634 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $6,688 | $1,501 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $6,512 | $1,337 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $6,241 | $1,326 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $5,612 | $1,323 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $5,086 | $1,299 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $4,726 | $1,287 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $4,216 | $1,290 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $3,797 | $1,117 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $3,519 | $1,268 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $3,256 | $1,250 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $2,870 | $1,167 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $2,730 | $1,051 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $2,630 | $1,061 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $2,512 | $1,045 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $2,345 | $998 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, 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
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
Conflict
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