Iraq vs Israel
Iraq vs Israel: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4 years in Iraq and 10.6 years in Israel, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Israel, by 6.6 years, or 2.63 times that in Iraq.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Iraq ranked 167 and Israel ranked 33 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Iraq | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 10.6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 11.1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | – | 10.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Iraq vs Israel
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Israel: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Israel: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Israel: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIraq: 59.7% in 2022Israel: 99.5% in 2022
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Israel: 3.83% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Israel: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Israel: 9.26 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Israel: 1.42% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Israel: 2.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Israel: 91.6% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Israel: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Israel: 12.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Israel: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Israel: 7.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Israel: $43.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Israel: $5,108 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Israel: 17.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Israel: 178,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Israel: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Israel: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Israel: 537 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Israel: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025