Iraq vs Syria
Iraq vs Syria: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.89% in Iraq and 3.58% in Syria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Iraq, by 0.31 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Syria.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Iraq has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Iraq | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.89 | 3.58 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.85 | 3.56 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.81 | 3.55 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.78 | 3.54 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.75 | 3.53 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.73 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.71 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.7 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.69 | 3.52 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.69 | 3.53 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.68 | 3.55 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.68 | 3.56 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.68 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.68 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.68 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.68 | 3.58 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.68 | 3.58 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.69 | 3.58 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.7 | 3.58 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.74 | 3.58 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.79 | 3.59 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.83 | 3.59 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.85 | 3.59 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.85 | 3.6 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.85 | 3.6 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.83 | 3.62 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.82 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.79 | 3.64 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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 Syria
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010