Compare Iraq & its neighbours
(Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey)
| Iraq | Iran | Jordan | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Syria | Turkey |
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| Country Code | | IQ | IR | JO | KW | SA | SY | TR |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 438,317 | 1,648,195 | 89,342 | 17,818 | 2,149,690 | 185,180 | 783,562 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 58 | 2,440 | 26 | 499 | 2,640 | 193 | 7,200 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 3,611
(Cheekha Dar (Kurdish for "Black Tent")) | 5,625
(Kuh-e Damavand) | 1,854
(Jabal Umm ad Dami) | 4 | 3,133
(Jabal Sawda') | 2,814
(Mount Hermon (Jabal a-Shayk)) | 5,137
(Mount Ararat) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 312 | 1,305 | 812 | 108 | 665 | 514 | 1,132 |
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| Population | | 40,194,216 | 83,024,745 | 10,458,413 | 2,916,467 | 33,091,113 | 19,454,263 | 81,257,239 |
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| Median Age | | 20.20 | 30.80 | 22.80 | 29.40 | 29.90 | 24.50 | 31.40 |
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| Growth Rate | | 2.50 % | 1.19 % | 2.02 % | 1.38 % | 1.63 % | 7.37 % | 0.49 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 30.00 | 17.40 | 23.60 | 18.80 | 15.60 | 20.70 | 15.40 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 3.80 | 5.30 | 3.40 | 2.30 | 3.30 | 4.00 | 6.00 |
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| Urban Population | | 70.50 % | 74.90 % | 91.00 % | 100.00 % | 83.80 % | 54.20 % | 75.10 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | | | 24.80 | | | | 22.30 |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 50.00 | 25.00 | 58.00 | 4.00 | 12.00 | 68.00 | 16.00 |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 37.50 | 15.50 | 13.70 | 6.80 | 12.10 | 14.40 | 16.90 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 5.50 % | 6.90 % | 7.50 % | 3.00 % | 4.70 % | 3.30 % | 5.40 % |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 0.82 | 1.14 | 2.34 | 2.58 | 2.39 | 1.22 | 1.76 |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | 1.40 | 0.20 | 1.40 | 2.00 | 2.70 | 1.50 | 2.70 |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | 30.40 % | 25.80 % | 35.50 % | 37.90 % | 35.40 % | 27.80 % | 32.10 % |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | | 3.80 % | 3.60 % | | | 5.10 % | 4.30 % |
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| School life
(years) | | | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 18 |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 25.60 % | 28.40 % | 35.60 % | 15.40 % | 24.20 % | 35.80 % | 20.50 % |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 649.300 billion | 1.640 trillion | 89.000 billion | 289.700 billion | 1.775 trillion | 50.280 billion | 2.186 trillion |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | -2.10 % | 3.70 % | 2.00 % | -3.30 % | -0.90 % | -36.50 % | 7.40 % |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 16,700 | 20,100 | 9,200 | 65,800 | 54,500 | 2,900 | 27,000 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | 19.00 % | 37.90 % | 9.10 % | 35.40 % | 30.10 % | 17.00 % | 25.50 % |
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