Iraq vs Tunisia
Iraq vs Tunisia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 100% in Iraq and 100% in Tunisia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 both had 100%.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Iraq | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 100 | 99.9 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 100 | 99.9 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 100 | 100 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 99.9 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 99.7 | 100 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 99.4 | 99.9 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 99.2 | 99.8 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 99 | 99.7 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 98 | 99.5 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 98.4 | 99.5 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 98.1 | 99.5 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 97.9 | 99.4 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 82 |
| 2006 | 97.6 | 99.4 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 97.3 | 99 | 80 |
| 2003 | 97.2 | 98.4 | 80 |
| 2002 | 97.1 | 97.8 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 96.9 | 97.3 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 96.8 | 94.8 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 94.2 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 93.2 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 92 | – |
| 1996 | – | 90.4 | – |
| 1995 | – | 88.7 | – |
| 1994 | – | 86.8 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, 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 Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIraq: 59.7% in 2022Tunisia: 74.3% in 2022
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025