Iraq vs Pakistan
Iraq vs Pakistan: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 819 deaths in Iraq and 738 deaths in Pakistan, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Iraq, by 81 deaths, or 1.11 times that in Pakistan.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Iraq has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2022, Iraq ranked 15 and Pakistan ranked 17 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Iraq | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 819 | 738 |
| 2021 | 991 | 437 |
| 2020 | 911 | 338 |
| 2019 | 935 | 322 |
| 2018 | 1,493 | 488 |
| 2017 | 11,430 | 904 |
| 2016 | 11,990 | 1,080 |
| 2015 | 11,300 | 2,427 |
| 2014 | 16,440 | 3,547 |
| 2013 | 3,997 | 2,848 |
| 2012 | 1,413 | 3,503 |
| 2011 | 1,405 | 3,439 |
| 2010 | 1,853 | 7,227 |
| 2009 | 1,716 | 7,514 |
| 2008 | 2,770 | 4,605 |
| 2007 | 4,489 | 1,484 |
| 2006 | 4,582 | 449 |
| 2005 | 3,511 | 137 |
| 2004 | 4,354 | 433 |
| 2003 | 7,993 | 268 |
| 2002 | 86 | 119 |
| 2001 | 19 | 30 |
| 2000 | 185 | 92 |
| 1999 | 311 | 61 |
| 1998 | 97 | 144 |
| 1997 | 2,365 | 106 |
| 1996 | 910 | 47 |
| 1995 | 1,347 | 111 |
| 1994 | 971 | 129 |
| 1993 | 431 | 33 |
| 1992 | 844 | 50 |
| 1991 | 24,490 | 27 |
| 1990 | 117 | 379 |
| 1989 | 56 | 114 |
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
Iraq vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIraq: 59.7% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025