🇮🇶 Iraq
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Capital: Baghdad
Money5.1 / 10
Health3.9 / 10
Quality of life4.1 / 10
Passport0.1 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money5.1 / 10
GDP per capita, PPP$14,267124 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$5,690123 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth-2.2 %206 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation0.30 %21 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment15.5 %173 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)29.828 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2023
Central government debt27.4 % GDP11 of 65World Bank · GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2018
Reserves$101B31 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2024
Local purchasing power57.672 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety
Crime39.555 of 148Numbeo
✚Health3.9 / 10
Health care, expense-adjusted80.997 of 101Numbeo
Life expectancy72.4 yr132 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100020.1128 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$333109 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending5.5 % GDP117 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10001.0116 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022
Hospital beds per 10001.1123 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2018
☀Quality of life4.1 / 10
Pollution70.478 of 115Numbeo
Purity12239 of 115Numbeo
Internet users81.5 %105 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Urban population69.9 %90 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
Mortgage to income4.247 of 108Numbeo
◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$111B46 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2024
Imports of goods and services$105B49 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2024
Trade to GDP77.1 %105 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2024
Foreign direct investment$-8B193 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
☗People and environment
Population47.0M34 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth2.1 %43 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman3.249 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100100137 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity100 %51 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita5.2 t154 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy1.1 %188 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending2.4 % GDP115 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport0.1 / 10
No visa needed in advance31 of 198197 of 199
Visa free8 of 198
Visa on arrival21 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)2 of 198
E-visa48 of 198
Visa required119 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not