Iraq vs Kuwait
Iraq vs Kuwait: Population
Population in 2023: 45.1 million people in Iraq and 4.84 million people in Kuwait, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iraq, by 40.2 million people, or 9.31 times that in Kuwait.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Iraq has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Iraq ranked 35 and Kuwait ranked 128 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iraq at 101 million people and Kuwait at 9.6 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Iraq | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45.1 million | 4.84 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 44.1 million | 4.59 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 43.1 million | 4.36 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 42.1 million | 4.4 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 41.2 million | 4.44 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 40.3 million | 4.32 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 39.3 million | 4.16 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 38.5 million | 4 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 37.6 million | 3.83 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 36.6 million | 3.67 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 35.3 million | 3.51 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 33.7 million | 3.34 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 32.2 million | 3.13 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 31.1 million | 2.94 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 30.1 million | 2.8 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 29 million | 2.65 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 28.4 million | 2.51 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 28.6 million | 2.37 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 28.4 million | 2.24 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 27.6 million | 2.16 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 26.8 million | 2.11 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 26 million | 2.06 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 25.2 million | 2.01 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 24.4 million | 1.96 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 23.6 million | 1.9 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 22.9 million | 1.84 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 22.2 million | 1.79 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 21.5 million | 1.73 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 20.8 million | 1.68 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 20.1 million | 1.66 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 19.2 million | 1.67 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 18.3 million | 1.64 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 17.8 million | 1.35 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 17.6 million | 1.69 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 17.4 million | 2.22 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 16.9 million | 2.14 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 16.5 million | 2.05 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 16.1 million | 1.97 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 15.7 million | 1.89 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 15.3 million | 1.82 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 14.8 million | 1.74 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 14.4 million | 1.66 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 14 million | 1.58 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 13.6 million | 1.51 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 13.2 million | 1.42 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 12.8 million | 1.34 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 12.3 million | 1.26 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 11.9 million | 1.18 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 11.5 million | 1.11 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 11.2 million | 1.04 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 10.8 million | 977,700 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 10.4 million | 920,400 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 10.1 million | 865,100 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 9.74 million | 809,100 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 9.4 million | 749,500 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 9.09 million | 687,700 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 8.78 million | 628,100 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 8.49 million | 572,600 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 8.2 million | 521,200 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 7.93 million | 473,100 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 7.67 million | 427,700 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 7.41 million | 385,000 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 7.2 million | 345,900 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 7.02 million | 311,100 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 6.87 million | 279,500 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 6.74 million | 250,200 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 6.63 million | 227,000 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 6.51 million | 207,200 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 6.37 million | 186,100 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 6.22 million | 173,200 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 6.06 million | 168,100 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 5.91 million | 163,200 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 5.77 million | 158,500 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 5.65 million | 154,000 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 5.48 million | 148,500 | – |
| 1948 | 5.31 million | 145,400 | – |
| 1947 | 5.14 million | 144,200 | – |
| 1946 | 4.97 million | 143,000 | – |
| 1945 | 4.81 million | 141,800 | – |
| 1944 | 4.65 million | 140,600 | – |
| 1943 | 4.5 million | 139,400 | – |
| 1942 | 4.35 million | 138,200 | – |
| 1941 | 4.23 million | 137,000 | – |
| 1940 | 4.14 million | 135,900 | – |
| 1939 | 4.08 million | 134,700 | – |
| 1938 | 4.04 million | 133,600 | – |
| 1937 | 4.03 million | 132,500 | – |
| 1936 | 4.02 million | 131,400 | – |
| 1935 | 4.01 million | 130,300 | – |
| 1934 | 4 million | 129,200 | – |
| 1933 | 3.99 million | 128,100 | – |
| 1932 | 3.98 million | 127,000 | – |
| 1931 | 3.96 million | 125,900 | – |
| 1930 | 3.93 million | 124,900 | – |
| 1929 | 3.9 million | 123,800 | – |
| 1928 | 3.86 million | 122,800 | – |
| 1927 | 3.81 million | 121,700 | – |
| 1926 | 3.76 million | 120,700 | – |
| 1925 | 3.71 million | 119,700 | – |
| 1924 | 3.66 million | 118,700 | – |
| 1923 | 3.61 million | 117,700 | – |
| 1922 | 3.56 million | 116,700 | – |
| 1921 | 3.51 million | 115,700 | – |
| 1920 | 3.46 million | 114,700 | – |
| 1919 | 3.4 million | 113,800 | – |
| 1918 | 3.34 million | 112,800 | – |
| 1917 | 3.28 million | 111,900 | – |
| 1916 | 3.21 million | 110,900 | – |
| 1915 | 3.15 million | 109,900 | – |
| 1914 | 3.09 million | 109,000 | – |
| 1913 | 3.02 million | 108,000 | – |
| 1912 | 2.96 million | 107,100 | – |
| 1911 | 2.9 million | 106,200 | – |
| 1910 | 2.85 million | 105,400 | – |
| 1909 | 2.8 million | 104,600 | – |
| 1908 | 2.75 million | 103,900 | – |
| 1907 | 2.71 million | 103,200 | – |
| 1906 | 2.66 million | 102,600 | – |
| 1905 | 2.62 million | 102,000 | – |
| 1904 | 2.58 million | 101,300 | – |
| 1903 | 2.54 million | 100,700 | – |
| 1902 | 2.5 million | 100,000 | – |
| 1901 | 2.45 million | 99,420 | – |
| 1900 | 2.4 million | 98,790 | – |
| 1899 | 2.34 million | 98,180 | – |
| 1898 | 2.29 million | 97,560 | – |
| 1897 | 2.22 million | 96,950 | – |
| 1896 | 2.16 million | 96,340 | – |
| 1895 | 2.1 million | 95,740 | – |
| 1894 | 2.04 million | 95,140 | – |
| 1893 | 1.99 million | 94,540 | – |
| 1892 | 1.93 million | 93,950 | – |
| 1891 | 1.89 million | 93,360 | – |
| 1890 | 1.85 million | 92,770 | – |
| 1889 | 1.83 million | 92,190 | – |
| 1888 | 1.81 million | 91,610 | – |
| 1887 | 1.8 million | 91,040 | – |
| 1886 | 1.79 million | 90,470 | – |
| 1885 | 1.78 million | 89,900 | – |
| 1884 | 1.77 million | 89,340 | – |
| 1883 | 1.75 million | 88,770 | – |
| 1882 | 1.74 million | 88,220 | – |
| 1881 | 1.73 million | 87,660 | – |
| 1880 | 1.72 million | 87,110 | – |
| 1879 | 1.71 million | 86,570 | – |
| 1878 | 1.7 million | 86,030 | – |
| 1877 | 1.69 million | 85,490 | – |
| 1876 | 1.68 million | 84,950 | – |
| 1875 | 1.67 million | 84,420 | – |
| 1874 | 1.67 million | 83,890 | – |
| 1873 | 1.66 million | 83,360 | – |
| 1872 | 1.65 million | 82,840 | – |
| 1871 | 1.63 million | 82,420 | – |
| 1870 | 1.61 million | 82,090 | – |
| 1869 | 1.59 million | 81,870 | – |
| 1868 | 1.56 million | 81,750 | – |
| 1867 | 1.52 million | 81,720 | – |
| 1866 | 1.49 million | 81,700 | – |
| 1865 | 1.46 million | 81,670 | – |
| 1864 | 1.43 million | 81,640 | – |
| 1863 | 1.4 million | 81,620 | – |
| 1862 | 1.37 million | 81,590 | – |
| 1861 | 1.34 million | 81,570 | – |
| 1860 | 1.32 million | 81,540 | – |
| 1859 | 1.31 million | 81,510 | – |
| 1858 | 1.3 million | 81,490 | – |
| 1857 | 1.29 million | 81,460 | – |
| 1856 | 1.29 million | 81,440 | – |
| 1855 | 1.28 million | 81,410 | – |
| 1854 | 1.27 million | 81,380 | – |
| 1853 | 1.27 million | 81,360 | – |
| 1852 | 1.26 million | 81,330 | – |
| 1851 | 1.26 million | 81,310 | – |
| 1850 | 1.25 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1849 | 1.24 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1848 | 1.24 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1847 | 1.23 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1846 | 1.23 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1845 | 1.22 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1844 | 1.22 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1843 | 1.21 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1842 | 1.21 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1841 | 1.2 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1840 | 1.2 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1839 | 1.19 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1838 | 1.19 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1837 | 1.18 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1836 | 1.17 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1835 | 1.17 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1834 | 1.16 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1833 | 1.16 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1832 | 1.15 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1831 | 1.15 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1830 | 1.14 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1829 | 1.14 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1828 | 1.13 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1827 | 1.13 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1826 | 1.12 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1825 | 1.12 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1824 | 1.11 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1823 | 1.11 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1822 | 1.1 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1821 | 1.1 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1820 | 1.09 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1819 | 1.09 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1818 | 1.08 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1817 | 1.08 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1816 | 1.07 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1815 | 1.07 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1814 | 1.06 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1813 | 1.06 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1812 | 1.06 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1811 | 1.05 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1810 | 1.05 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1809 | 1.04 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1808 | 1.04 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1807 | 1.03 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1806 | 1.03 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1805 | 1.02 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1804 | 1.02 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1803 | 1.01 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1802 | 1.01 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1801 | 1 million | 81,280 | – |
| 1800 | 1 million | 81,280 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Iraq | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 million45.6 million–46.5 million | 4.94 million4.69 million–5.11 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 47 million45.9 million–48.2 million | 5.03 million4.42 million–5.58 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 48 million46.3 million–49.8 million | 5.1 million4.29 million–5.99 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 49 million46.9 million–51.4 million | 5.17 million4.19 million–6.29 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 50 million47.3 million–52.9 million | 5.23 million4.1 million–6.59 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 50.9 million47.8 million–54.4 million | 5.28 million4.04 million–6.87 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 51.9 million48.3 million–56 million | 5.32 million3.97 million–7.12 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 52.9 million48.8 million–57.5 million | 5.37 million3.91 million–7.35 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 54 million49.3 million–59.1 million | 5.42 million3.85 million–7.61 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 55 million49.8 million–60.6 million | 5.47 million3.77 million–7.86 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 56 million50.4 million–62.1 million | 5.52 million3.67 million–8.06 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 57 million50.8 million–63.7 million | 5.57 million3.61 million–8.28 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 58.1 million51.2 million–65.3 million | 5.62 million3.59 million–8.52 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 59.1 million51.7 million–66.9 million | 5.67 million3.51 million–8.77 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 60.1 million52.1 million–68.5 million | 5.73 million3.43 million–8.99 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 61.2 million52.6 million–70.2 million | 5.78 million3.38 million–9.19 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 62.2 million53.1 million–71.9 million | 5.83 million3.3 million–9.4 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 63.3 million53.5 million–73.5 million | 5.89 million3.26 million–9.63 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 64.3 million54 million–75 million | 5.94 million3.19 million–9.89 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 65.3 million54.3 million–76.6 million | 5.99 million3.08 million–10.1 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 66.2 million54.6 million–78.3 million | 6.05 million3 million–10.3 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 67.2 million55 million–80.1 million | 6.1 million2.94 million–10.5 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 68.2 million55.4 million–81.8 million | 6.15 million2.87 million–10.6 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 69.1 million56 million–83.4 million | 6.21 million2.77 million–10.8 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 70.1 million56.5 million–85.1 million | 6.26 million2.7 million–11 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 71 million56.8 million–86.8 million | 6.31 million2.7 million–11.3 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 71.9 million57.1 million–88.5 million | 6.37 million2.65 million–11.6 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 72.8 million57.5 million–90.3 million | 6.42 million2.57 million–11.8 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 73.7 million57.8 million–92.1 million | 6.48 million2.55 million–12 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 74.6 million58.1 million–94 million | 6.53 million2.51 million–12.3 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 75.5 million58.5 million–95.9 million | 6.58 million2.46 million–12.4 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 76.4 million58.8 million–97.9 million | 6.64 million2.44 million–12.6 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 77.2 million59.1 million–99.6 million | 6.69 million2.34 million–12.7 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 78.1 million59.4 million–101 million | 6.74 million2.17 million–12.9 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 78.9 million59.7 million–103 million | 6.8 million2.04 million–13.2 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 79.7 million59.8 million–106 million | 6.86 million1.97 million–13.4 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 80.5 million59.9 million–107 million | 6.91 million1.89 million–13.7 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 81.3 million60.4 million–109 million | 6.97 million1.82 million–13.9 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 82.1 million60.6 million–112 million | 7.02 million1.69 million–14.2 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 82.9 million60.6 million–114 million | 7.08 million1.55 million–14.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 83.7 million60.8 million–116 million | 7.14 million1.44 million–14.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 84.5 million60.7 million–118 million | 7.2 million1.31 million–15.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 85.2 million60.4 million–120 million | 7.26 million1.23 million–15.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 86 million60.2 million–122 million | 7.32 million1.14 million–15.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 86.6 million59.9 million–124 million | 7.38 million1.04 million–15.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 87.3 million59.7 million–126 million | 7.44 million991,700–16.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 88 million59.8 million–129 million | 7.5 million887,100–16.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 88.7 million59.8 million–131 million | 7.57 million784,000–16.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 89.3 million59.7 million–133 million | 7.63 million661,700–17.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 89.9 million59.5 million–135 million | 7.69 million554,200–17.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 90.6 million59.2 million–138 million | 7.76 million500,700–17.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 91.1 million58.9 million–140 million | 7.82 million429,700–18 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 91.7 million58.9 million–143 million | 7.89 million351,900–18.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 92.2 million59 million–146 million | 7.95 million259,000–18.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 92.7 million58.9 million–148 million | 8.02 million192,400–18.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 93.2 million58.8 million–150 million | 8.09 million64,270–19.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 93.8 million58.4 million–153 million | 8.16 million0–19.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 94.3 million57.9 million–154 million | 8.22 million0–19.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 94.7 million57.6 million–156 million | 8.29 million0–20.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 95.2 million57.3 million–158 million | 8.36 million0–20.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 95.6 million57.1 million–161 million | 8.43 million0–20.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 96.1 million56.8 million–163 million | 8.5 million0–20.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 96.5 million56.5 million–166 million | 8.57 million0–21.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 96.9 million56.1 million–169 million | 8.64 million0–21.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 97.3 million55.5 million–171 million | 8.71 million0–21.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 97.7 million55 million–173 million | 8.79 million0–21.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 98 million54.5 million–175 million | 8.86 million0–22 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 98.3 million53.9 million–177 million | 8.93 million0–22 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 98.7 million53.4 million–180 million | 9 million0–22 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 99 million53 million–183 million | 9.08 million0–22.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 99.3 million52.5 million–186 million | 9.15 million0–22.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 99.5 million52.1 million–189 million | 9.23 million0–22.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 99.8 million51.8 million–193 million | 9.3 million0–23 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 100 million51.5 million–195 million | 9.38 million0–23.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 100 million51.2 million–198 million | 9.45 million0–23.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 101 million50.7 million–201 million | 9.53 million0–23.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 101 million50.2 million–204 million | 9.6 million0–23.9 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
Iraq vs Kuwait
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Kuwait: 80.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Kuwait: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kuwait: 7.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIraq: 59.7% in 2022Kuwait: 100% in 2022
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Kuwait: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Kuwait: 2.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Kuwait: 1.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Kuwait: 1.53 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Kuwait: 100% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Kuwait: 34.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Kuwait: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Kuwait: 10.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Kuwait: 4.69% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Kuwait: $7.92B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Kuwait: $1,623 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Kuwait: 10.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Kuwait: 25,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Kuwait: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Kuwait: 1.03% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Kuwait: 311 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Kuwait: 95 million TIV in 1998