Iraq vs Sri Lanka

Iraq (Asia) and Sri Lanka (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Iraq Sri Lanka World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Iraq: 218.92 Sri Lanka: 145.93 World: 452.65 1961 Iraq: 232.39 Sri Lanka: 145.9 World: 471.93 1962 Iraq: 240.65 Sri Lanka: 141.38 World: 496.11 1963 Iraq: 235.51 Sri Lanka: 119.35 World: 525.19 1964 Iraq: 269.42 Sri Lanka: 122.94 World: 563.85 1965 Iraq: 284.78 Sri Lanka: 155.57 World: 601.89 1966 Iraq: 298.21 Sri Lanka: 156.61 World: 638.97 1967 Iraq: 290.64 Sri Lanka: 162.29 World: 664.4 1968 Iraq: 318.83 Sri Lanka: 153.49 World: 703.46 1969 Iraq: 319.86 Sri Lanka: 163.61 World: 761.11 1970 Iraq: 337.04 Sri Lanka: 186.9 World: 817.68 1971 Iraq: 383.55 Sri Lanka: 188.76 World: 884.88 1972 Iraq: 394.42 Sri Lanka: 199.38 World: 1,002 1973 Iraq: 475.59 Sri Lanka: 220.17 World: 1,201.53 1974 Iraq: 1,031.25 Sri Lanka: 268.65 World: 1,362.19 1975 Iraq: 1,165.88 Sri Lanka: 279.82 World: 1,488.94 1976 Iraq: 1,488.54 Sri Lanka: 260.3 World: 1,589.73 1977 Iraq: 1,608.8 Sri Lanka: 292.15 World: 1,766.28 1978 Iraq: 1,863.22 Sri Lanka: 191 World: 2,055.49 1979 Iraq: 2,871.33 Sri Lanka: 230.78 World: 2,335.19 1980 Iraq: 3,867.65 Sri Lanka: 271.06 World: 2,587.01 1981 Iraq: 2,700.41 Sri Lanka: 292.45 World: 2,628.62 1982 Iraq: 2,941.97 Sri Lanka: 311.96 World: 2,554.08 1983 Iraq: 2,743.35 Sri Lanka: 335.82 World: 2,561.17 1984 Iraq: 3,065.72 Sri Lanka: 391.37 World: 2,614.33 1985 Iraq: 3,087.66 Sri Lanka: 384.61 World: 2,690.59 1986 Iraq: 2,940.41 Sri Lanka: 407.16 World: 3,118.57 1987 Iraq: 3,436.48 Sri Lanka: 419.82 World: 3,487.88 1988 Iraq: 3,707.21 Sri Lanka: 434.02 World: 3,829.99 1989 Iraq: 3,791.17 Sri Lanka: 430.02 World: 3,930.51 1990 Iraq: 10,261.42 Sri Lanka: 491.21 World: 4,338.94 1991 Iraq: 22.95 Sri Lanka: 546.29 World: 4,453.9 1992 Iraq: 30.25 Sri Lanka: 579.66 World: 4,679.98 1993 Iraq: 53.74 Sri Lanka: 607.23 World: 4,685.3 1994 Iraq: 198.18 Sri Lanka: 678.27 World: 4,967.01 1995 Iraq: 619.14 Sri Lanka: 741.84 World: 5,463.2 1996 Iraq: 485.26 Sri Lanka: 776.19 World: 5,507.22 1997 Iraq: 936.34 Sri Lanka: 827.04 World: 5,408.57 1998 Iraq: 900.94 Sri Lanka: 847.53 World: 5,302.34 1999 Iraq: 1,560.36 Sri Lanka: 829.36 World: 5,401.23 2000 Iraq: 1,980.19 Sri Lanka: 860.2 World: 5,512.56 2001 Iraq: 1,435.7 Sri Lanka: 803.54 World: 5,404.2 2002 Iraq: 1,266.16 Sri Lanka: 834.94 World: 5,539.32 2003 Iraq: 817.89 Sri Lanka: 946.38 World: 6,129.87 2004 Iraq: 1,328.37 Sri Lanka: 1,028.62 World: 6,818 2005 Iraq: 1,762.39 Sri Lanka: 1,207.22 World: 7,290.57 2006 Iraq: 2,276.55 Sri Lanka: 1,388.9 World: 7,803.19 2007 Iraq: 3,128.99 Sri Lanka: 1,578.63 World: 8,685.33 2008 Iraq: 4,542.97 Sri Lanka: 1,973.58 World: 9,425.74 2009 Iraq: 3,714.71 Sri Lanka: 2,026.66 World: 8,827.04 2010 Iraq: 4,461.75 Sri Lanka: 2,808.36 World: 9,555.07 2011 Iraq: 5,775.54 Sri Lanka: 3,224.96 World: 10,496.93 2012 Iraq: 6,477.6 Sri Lanka: 3,327.78 World: 10,597.85 2013 Iraq: 6,650.35 Sri Lanka: 3,739.43 World: 10,759.35 2014 Iraq: 6,249.39 Sri Lanka: 3,972.04 World: 10,912.24 2015 Iraq: 4,440.14 Sri Lanka: 4,057.72 World: 10,191.98 2016 Iraq: 4,334.42 Sri Lanka: 4,149.19 World: 10,239.47 2017 Iraq: 4,759.28 Sri Lanka: 4,398.89 World: 10,784.4 2018 Iraq: 5,646.69 Sri Lanka: 4,358.56 World: 11,344.73 2019 Iraq: 5,671.86 Sri Lanka: 4,081.95 World: 11,417.6 2020 Iraq: 4,295.19 Sri Lanka: 3,847.6 World: 10,999.49 2021 Iraq: 4,868.49 Sri Lanka: 3,996.96 World: 12,472.91 2022 Iraq: 6,520.73 Sri Lanka: 3,342.64 World: 12,876.24 2023 Iraq: 5,965.32 Sri Lanka: 3,815.42 World: 13,313.86 2024 Iraq: 6,073.61 Sri Lanka: 4,545.36 World: 13,717.09 2025 Iraq: 5,409.68 Sri Lanka: 5,002.08 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Iraq Sri Lanka World

50 60 70 80 1960 Iraq: 51.46 Sri Lanka: 60.6 World: 50.94 1961 Iraq: 52.34 Sri Lanka: 61.16 World: 52.8 1962 Iraq: 53.48 Sri Lanka: 61.63 World: 55.29 1963 Iraq: 54.36 Sri Lanka: 62.03 World: 55.65 1964 Iraq: 55.25 Sri Lanka: 62.38 World: 56.1 1965 Iraq: 56.39 Sri Lanka: 62.79 World: 55.93 1966 Iraq: 57.32 Sri Lanka: 63.16 World: 56.45 1967 Iraq: 58.42 Sri Lanka: 63.56 World: 56.9 1968 Iraq: 58.97 Sri Lanka: 63.87 World: 57.34 1969 Iraq: 59.64 Sri Lanka: 64.14 World: 57.68 1970 Iraq: 60.53 Sri Lanka: 64.35 World: 57.94 1971 Iraq: 61.33 Sri Lanka: 64.24 World: 58.02 1972 Iraq: 61.82 Sri Lanka: 64.63 World: 58.84 1973 Iraq: 62.34 Sri Lanka: 64.79 World: 59.3 1974 Iraq: 61 Sri Lanka: 64.97 World: 59.7 1975 Iraq: 61.43 Sri Lanka: 65.36 World: 60.13 1976 Iraq: 63.57 Sri Lanka: 65.84 World: 60.45 1977 Iraq: 63.9 Sri Lanka: 66.39 World: 61.04 1978 Iraq: 64.18 Sri Lanka: 66.84 World: 61.39 1979 Iraq: 64.42 Sri Lanka: 67.51 World: 61.84 1980 Iraq: 60.92 Sri Lanka: 68.01 World: 62.15 1981 Iraq: 58.65 Sri Lanka: 68.38 World: 62.52 1982 Iraq: 58.98 Sri Lanka: 68.67 World: 62.87 1983 Iraq: 59.29 Sri Lanka: 68.73 World: 63.13 1984 Iraq: 59.54 Sri Lanka: 68.76 World: 63.44 1985 Iraq: 59.8 Sri Lanka: 68.88 World: 63.73 1986 Iraq: 60.03 Sri Lanka: 68.96 World: 64.12 1987 Iraq: 60.26 Sri Lanka: 69.01 World: 64.46 1988 Iraq: 56.69 Sri Lanka: 69 World: 64.67 1989 Iraq: 57.5 Sri Lanka: 67.28 World: 64.96 1990 Iraq: 57.59 Sri Lanka: 69.24 World: 65.11 1991 Iraq: 61.34 Sri Lanka: 69.13 World: 65.3 1992 Iraq: 65.34 Sri Lanka: 69.62 World: 65.55 1993 Iraq: 65.31 Sri Lanka: 70.05 World: 65.74 1994 Iraq: 65.03 Sri Lanka: 70.21 World: 65.96 1995 Iraq: 64.76 Sri Lanka: 69.75 World: 66.2 1996 Iraq: 64.62 Sri Lanka: 69.84 World: 66.52 1997 Iraq: 64.24 Sri Lanka: 69.93 World: 66.83 1998 Iraq: 64.41 Sri Lanka: 70.13 World: 67.07 1999 Iraq: 64.53 Sri Lanka: 70.43 World: 67.31 2000 Iraq: 64.86 Sri Lanka: 71.18 World: 67.65 2001 Iraq: 65.29 Sri Lanka: 71.8 World: 67.95 2002 Iraq: 65.72 Sri Lanka: 72.27 World: 68.23 2003 Iraq: 64.83 Sri Lanka: 72.44 World: 68.52 2004 Iraq: 64.63 Sri Lanka: 68.02 World: 68.77 2005 Iraq: 64.9 Sri Lanka: 73.07 World: 69.11 2006 Iraq: 64.03 Sri Lanka: 72.83 World: 69.47 2007 Iraq: 64.43 Sri Lanka: 72.98 World: 69.81 2008 Iraq: 66.47 Sri Lanka: 72.56 World: 70 2009 Iraq: 67.83 Sri Lanka: 70.3 World: 70.38 2010 Iraq: 68.09 Sri Lanka: 74.46 World: 70.68 2011 Iraq: 68.44 Sri Lanka: 74.74 World: 70.97 2012 Iraq: 68.83 Sri Lanka: 75.19 World: 71.26 2013 Iraq: 69.05 Sri Lanka: 75.55 World: 71.53 2014 Iraq: 69.68 Sri Lanka: 75.76 World: 71.78 2015 Iraq: 69.98 Sri Lanka: 75.99 World: 71.97 2016 Iraq: 68.68 Sri Lanka: 76.14 World: 72.19 2017 Iraq: 69.79 Sri Lanka: 76.24 World: 72.37 2018 Iraq: 71.12 Sri Lanka: 76.49 World: 72.64 2019 Iraq: 71.25 Sri Lanka: 76.7 World: 72.87 2020 Iraq: 69.65 Sri Lanka: 76.93 World: 72.18 2021 Iraq: 70.7 Sri Lanka: 76.28 World: 71.22 2022 Iraq: 72.04 Sri Lanka: 77.3 World: 72.97 2023 Iraq: 72.32 Sri Lanka: 77.48 World: 73.33 2024 Iraq: 72.42 Sri Lanka: 77.67 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Iraq Sri Lanka World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Iraq: 5.3 Sri Lanka: 5.35 World: 4.69 1961 Iraq: 5.8 Sri Lanka: 5.24 World: 4.56 1962 Iraq: 6.99 Sri Lanka: 5.18 World: 5.02 1963 Iraq: 7.01 Sri Lanka: 5.12 World: 5.31 1964 Iraq: 7.01 Sri Lanka: 5.06 World: 5.13 1965 Iraq: 7.02 Sri Lanka: 4.93 World: 5.08 1966 Iraq: 7.02 Sri Lanka: 4.83 World: 4.97 1967 Iraq: 7.03 Sri Lanka: 4.79 World: 4.87 1968 Iraq: 7.06 Sri Lanka: 4.66 World: 4.98 1969 Iraq: 7.08 Sri Lanka: 4.5 World: 4.88 1970 Iraq: 7.07 Sri Lanka: 4.39 World: 4.84 1971 Iraq: 7.06 Sri Lanka: 4.27 World: 4.69 1972 Iraq: 7.02 Sri Lanka: 4.16 World: 4.55 1973 Iraq: 6.99 Sri Lanka: 4 World: 4.42 1974 Iraq: 6.95 Sri Lanka: 3.86 World: 4.26 1975 Iraq: 6.91 Sri Lanka: 3.82 World: 4.07 1976 Iraq: 6.86 Sri Lanka: 3.78 World: 3.97 1977 Iraq: 6.8 Sri Lanka: 3.74 World: 3.84 1978 Iraq: 6.73 Sri Lanka: 3.81 World: 3.77 1979 Iraq: 6.66 Sri Lanka: 3.82 World: 3.76 1980 Iraq: 6.59 Sri Lanka: 3.73 World: 3.73 1981 Iraq: 6.53 Sri Lanka: 3.65 World: 3.71 1982 Iraq: 6.46 Sri Lanka: 3.32 World: 3.72 1983 Iraq: 6.39 Sri Lanka: 3.11 World: 3.59 1984 Iraq: 6.32 Sri Lanka: 3.01 World: 3.57 1985 Iraq: 6.25 Sri Lanka: 2.9 World: 3.53 1986 Iraq: 6.18 Sri Lanka: 2.74 World: 3.51 1987 Iraq: 6.11 Sri Lanka: 2.64 World: 3.48 1988 Iraq: 6.05 Sri Lanka: 2.57 World: 3.39 1989 Iraq: 5.99 Sri Lanka: 2.58 World: 3.35 1990 Iraq: 5.93 Sri Lanka: 2.54 World: 3.31 1991 Iraq: 5.83 Sri Lanka: 2.51 World: 3.13 1992 Iraq: 5.72 Sri Lanka: 2.49 World: 3.04 1993 Iraq: 5.61 Sri Lanka: 2.44 World: 2.97 1994 Iraq: 5.49 Sri Lanka: 2.41 World: 2.92 1995 Iraq: 5.36 Sri Lanka: 2.35 World: 2.87 1996 Iraq: 5.25 Sri Lanka: 2.29 World: 2.82 1997 Iraq: 5.19 Sri Lanka: 2.22 World: 2.78 1998 Iraq: 5.11 Sri Lanka: 2.14 World: 2.75 1999 Iraq: 5.04 Sri Lanka: 2.14 World: 2.72 2000 Iraq: 4.92 Sri Lanka: 2.21 World: 2.73 2001 Iraq: 4.8 Sri Lanka: 2.28 World: 2.69 2002 Iraq: 4.67 Sri Lanka: 2.31 World: 2.66 2003 Iraq: 4.58 Sri Lanka: 2.3 World: 2.64 2004 Iraq: 4.53 Sri Lanka: 2.27 World: 2.63 2005 Iraq: 4.45 Sri Lanka: 2.26 World: 2.61 2006 Iraq: 4.46 Sri Lanka: 2.29 World: 2.61 2007 Iraq: 4.4 Sri Lanka: 2.3 World: 2.6 2008 Iraq: 4.37 Sri Lanka: 2.23 World: 2.6 2009 Iraq: 4.38 Sri Lanka: 2.18 World: 2.59 2010 Iraq: 4.46 Sri Lanka: 2.13 World: 2.57 2011 Iraq: 4.59 Sri Lanka: 2.14 World: 2.55 2012 Iraq: 4.54 Sri Lanka: 2.17 World: 2.56 2013 Iraq: 4.44 Sri Lanka: 2.18 World: 2.53 2014 Iraq: 4.31 Sri Lanka: 2.13 World: 2.52 2015 Iraq: 4.08 Sri Lanka: 2.09 World: 2.49 2016 Iraq: 3.84 Sri Lanka: 2.06 World: 2.49 2017 Iraq: 3.64 Sri Lanka: 2.04 World: 2.46 2018 Iraq: 3.55 Sri Lanka: 2.03 World: 2.39 2019 Iraq: 3.48 Sri Lanka: 2.02 World: 2.35 2020 Iraq: 3.42 Sri Lanka: 2.01 World: 2.28 2021 Iraq: 3.36 Sri Lanka: 2 World: 2.25 2022 Iraq: 3.29 Sri Lanka: 1.98 World: 2.22 2023 Iraq: 3.25 Sri Lanka: 1.97 World: 2.2 2024 Iraq: 3.22 Sri Lanka: 1.95 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Iraq Sri Lanka World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Iraq: 8.64 Sri Lanka: 14.66 World: 5.12 1992 Iraq: 8.35 Sri Lanka: 14.22 World: 5.28 1993 Iraq: 8.36 Sri Lanka: 13.82 World: 5.54 1994 Iraq: 8.22 Sri Lanka: 13.03 World: 5.79 1995 Iraq: 8.43 Sri Lanka: 12.27 World: 5.92 1996 Iraq: 8.52 Sri Lanka: 11.35 World: 5.98 1997 Iraq: 8.27 Sri Lanka: 10.6 World: 6.01 1998 Iraq: 8.06 Sri Lanka: 9.17 World: 6.16 1999 Iraq: 7.98 Sri Lanka: 8.88 World: 6.28 2000 Iraq: 8.04 Sri Lanka: 7.74 World: 6.11 2001 Iraq: 8.25 Sri Lanka: 7.9 World: 6.19 2002 Iraq: 8.62 Sri Lanka: 8.76 World: 6.41 2003 Iraq: 8.96 Sri Lanka: 8.22 World: 6.48 2004 Iraq: 8.72 Sri Lanka: 8.38 World: 6.33 2005 Iraq: 8.57 Sri Lanka: 7.67 World: 6.22 2006 Iraq: 8.41 Sri Lanka: 6.5 World: 5.97 2007 Iraq: 8.65 Sri Lanka: 5.97 World: 5.77 2008 Iraq: 8.47 Sri Lanka: 5.22 World: 5.82 2009 Iraq: 8.42 Sri Lanka: 5.85 World: 6.41 2010 Iraq: 8.27 Sri Lanka: 4.78 World: 6.28 2011 Iraq: 8.19 Sri Lanka: 4.12 World: 6.15 2012 Iraq: 7.97 Sri Lanka: 3.88 World: 6.15 2013 Iraq: 9.22 Sri Lanka: 4.19 World: 6.1 2014 Iraq: 10.59 Sri Lanka: 4.16 World: 5.96 2015 Iraq: 10.87 Sri Lanka: 4.52 World: 6 2016 Iraq: 10.82 Sri Lanka: 4.24 World: 5.97 2017 Iraq: 13.02 Sri Lanka: 4.05 World: 5.9 2018 Iraq: 13.46 Sri Lanka: 4.32 World: 5.76 2019 Iraq: 14.1 Sri Lanka: 4.67 World: 5.59 2020 Iraq: 15.77 Sri Lanka: 5.36 World: 6.59 2021 Iraq: 16.17 Sri Lanka: 4.98 World: 6.05 2022 Iraq: 15.41 Sri Lanka: 4.53 World: 5.23 2023 Iraq: 15.24 Sri Lanka: 4.53 World: 4.85 2024 Iraq: 15.29 Sri Lanka: 4.24 World: 4.81 2025 Iraq: 15.49 Sri Lanka: 4.01 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Iraq Sri Lanka World

0 2 4 6 1970 Iraq: 2.42 Sri Lanka: 0.25 World: 4.14 1971 Iraq: 2.73 Sri Lanka: 0.25 World: 4.04 1972 Iraq: 2.63 Sri Lanka: 0.3 World: 4.16 1973 Iraq: 2.78 Sri Lanka: 0.3 World: 4.32 1974 Iraq: 2.9 Sri Lanka: 0.26 World: 4.23 1975 Iraq: 3.21 Sri Lanka: 0.22 World: 4.14 1976 Iraq: 3.9 Sri Lanka: 0.22 World: 4.31 1977 Iraq: 3.46 Sri Lanka: 0.23 World: 4.36 1978 Iraq: 3.68 Sri Lanka: 0.27 World: 4.42 1979 Iraq: 4.41 Sri Lanka: 0.29 World: 4.46 1980 Iraq: 3.84 Sri Lanka: 0.28 World: 4.33 1981 Iraq: 2.59 Sri Lanka: 0.29 World: 4.18 1982 Iraq: 2.67 Sri Lanka: 0.32 World: 4.05 1983 Iraq: 2.86 Sri Lanka: 0.33 World: 4.01 1984 Iraq: 3.12 Sri Lanka: 0.29 World: 4.07 1985 Iraq: 3.49 Sri Lanka: 0.26 World: 4.05 1986 Iraq: 3.82 Sri Lanka: 0.25 World: 4.04 1987 Iraq: 3.7 Sri Lanka: 0.29 World: 4.1 1988 Iraq: 3.89 Sri Lanka: 0.27 World: 4.16 1989 Iraq: 4.23 Sri Lanka: 0.26 World: 4.16 1990 Iraq: 3.95 Sri Lanka: 0.26 World: 4.15 1991 Iraq: 3.06 Sri Lanka: 0.27 World: 4.1 1992 Iraq: 4.14 Sri Lanka: 0.33 World: 4.01 1993 Iraq: 5.22 Sri Lanka: 0.32 World: 3.97 1994 Iraq: 5.46 Sri Lanka: 0.36 World: 3.94 1995 Iraq: 5.24 Sri Lanka: 0.36 World: 3.99 1996 Iraq: 4.68 Sri Lanka: 0.49 World: 4.01 1997 Iraq: 5.46 Sri Lanka: 0.48 World: 4.02 1998 Iraq: 4.12 Sri Lanka: 0.49 World: 3.98 1999 Iraq: 3.14 Sri Lanka: 0.53 World: 3.95 2000 Iraq: 3.64 Sri Lanka: 0.59 World: 4.01 2001 Iraq: 3.99 Sri Lanka: 0.58 World: 4.01 2002 Iraq: 3.65 Sri Lanka: 0.6 World: 4.02 2003 Iraq: 3.09 Sri Lanka: 0.64 World: 4.15 2004 Iraq: 3.28 Sri Lanka: 0.66 World: 4.28 2005 Iraq: 3.07 Sri Lanka: 0.71 World: 4.39 2006 Iraq: 2.97 Sri Lanka: 0.65 World: 4.48 2007 Iraq: 2.76 Sri Lanka: 0.69 World: 4.59 2008 Iraq: 3.13 Sri Lanka: 0.64 World: 4.56 2009 Iraq: 3.22 Sri Lanka: 0.62 World: 4.45 2010 Iraq: 3.59 Sri Lanka: 0.65 World: 4.67 2011 Iraq: 3.6 Sri Lanka: 0.76 World: 4.76 2012 Iraq: 3.95 Sri Lanka: 0.85 World: 4.77 2013 Iraq: 4.09 Sri Lanka: 0.72 World: 4.81 2014 Iraq: 3.78 Sri Lanka: 0.86 World: 4.78 2015 Iraq: 3.67 Sri Lanka: 0.94 World: 4.7 2016 Iraq: 4.03 Sri Lanka: 1.11 World: 4.65 2017 Iraq: 4.25 Sri Lanka: 1.09 World: 4.67 2018 Iraq: 4.49 Sri Lanka: 1.01 World: 4.73 2019 Iraq: 4.7 Sri Lanka: 1.1 World: 4.7 2020 Iraq: 4.37 Sri Lanka: 1.03 World: 4.47 2021 Iraq: 4.64 Sri Lanka: 1.03 World: 4.68 2022 Iraq: 5.04 Sri Lanka: 0.94 World: 4.67 2023 Iraq: 5.17 Sri Lanka: 0.98 World: 4.68 2024 Iraq: 5.18 Sri Lanka: 1.06 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Iraq Sri Lanka World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Iraq: 0.9 Sri Lanka: 1.79 World: 15.6 2006 Iraq: 0.95 Sri Lanka: 2.54 World: 17.2 2007 Iraq: 0.93 Sri Lanka: 3.88 World: 20.2 2008 Iraq: 1 Sri Lanka: 4.82 World: 22.8 2009 Iraq: 1.06 Sri Lanka: 5.87 World: 25.3 2010 Iraq: 2.5 Sri Lanka: 6.91 World: 28.4 2011 Iraq: 5 Sri Lanka: 7.96 World: 30.9 2012 Iraq: 7.1 Sri Lanka: 9 World: 33.3 2013 Iraq: 9.2 Sri Lanka: 10.04 World: 35.3 2014 Iraq: 11.65 Sri Lanka: 10.5 World: 37.4 2015 Iraq: 15.21 Sri Lanka: 15.26 World: 39.9 2016 Iraq: 19.88 Sri Lanka: 22.19 World: 43.6 2017 Iraq: 25.97 Sri Lanka: 25.08 World: 46.3 2018 Iraq: 33.93 Sri Lanka: 28.34 World: 49.4 2019 Iraq: 44.33 Sri Lanka: 32.02 World: 53.9 2020 Iraq: 53.68 Sri Lanka: 36.18 World: 60.1 2021 Iraq: 65 Sri Lanka: 44.45 World: 63.8 2022 Iraq: 78.72 Sri Lanka: 48.3 World: 67 2023 Iraq: 81.81 Sri Lanka: 51.2 World: 69.2 2024 Iraq: 81.47 Sri Lanka: 54.59 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
Population 47 mn 2025
34th of 215		 21.8 mn 2025
62nd of 215
Population density 103.8 /km² 2023
101st of 214		 356.2 /km² 2023
30th of 214
Population growth 2.10 % 2025
43rd of 215		 -0.73 % 2025
204th of 215
Life expectancy 72.4 years 2024
130th of 215		 77.7 years 2024
76th of 215
Fertility rate 3.22 2024
49th of 215		 1.95 2024
107th of 215
Birth rate 25.6 ‰ 2024
48th of 215		 10.1 ‰ 2024
153rd of 215
Infant mortality 20.1 ‰ 2024
128th of 196		 5.2 ‰ 2024
51st of 196
Urban population 69.9 % 2025
89th of 215		 20.5 % 2025
210th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.4 % 2025
179th of 215		 12.5 % 2025
80th of 215
Living in cities 67.5 % 2025
19th of 215		 36.2 % 2025
109th of 215
Living in towns 20.1 % 2025
182nd of 215		 49.2 % 2025
39th of 215
Living in rural areas 12.3 % 2025
184th of 215		 14.7 % 2025
171st of 215

Human development

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
Human Development Index 0.695 2023
126th of 193		 0.776 2023
91st of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.534 2023
106th of 169		 0.630 2023
80th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.665 2023
88th of 156		 0.754 2023
28th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.558 2023
149th of 172		 0.367 2023
93rd of 172

Economy

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
GDP 254.4 bn US$ 2025
53rd of 186		 108.8 bn US$ 2025
71st of 186
GDP per capita 5,410 US$ 2025
114th of 186		 5,002 US$ 2025
119th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 14,267 int. $ 2025
113th of 185		 17,065 int. $ 2025
104th of 185
GNI per capita 5,690 US$ 2025
106th of 182		 4,670 US$ 2025
116th of 182
GDP growth -2.2 % 2025
183rd of 186		 5.0 % 2025
48th of 186
Inflation 0.3 % 2025
147th of 165		 -4.8 % 2025
165th of 165
Trade 77.1 % 2024 41.8 % 2025
116th of 138
Exports 39.8 % 2024 19.0 % 2025
115th of 138
FDI inflows -2.7 % 2024
185th of 192		 0.8 % 2024
147th of 192
Manufacturing 4.0 % 2025
122nd of 132		 17.1 % 2025
28th of 132
Agriculture 3.4 % 2025
104th of 158		 8.4 % 2025
68th of 158
Tax revenue 1.3 % 2019 9.9 % 2023
Government debt 27.4 % 2018 73.5 % 2015
Military spending 2.4 % 2024
38th of 147		 1.4 % 2024
85th of 147

Labour

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
Unemployment 15.5 % 2025
168th of 181		 4.0 % 2025
68th of 181
Youth unemployment 32.0 % 2025
164th of 181		 18.6 % 2025
127th of 181
Women in the labour force 10.9 % 2025
179th of 181		 31.0 % 2025
162nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 8.2 % 2025
114th of 181		 25.9 % 2025
69th of 181
Weekly hours worked 30.3 h 2025
170th of 181		 39.5 h 2025
89th of 181
Youth NEET rate 36.9 % 2025
170th of 181		 17.4 % 2025
90th of 181
Labour income share 41.4 % 2025
78th of 114		 29.3 % 2023
Output per hour 35.7 $ 2025
58th of 181		 18.2 $ 2025
102nd of 181

Health

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
Health spending 5.5 % 2023
116th of 192		 3.7 % 2023
164th of 192
Health spending per person 333 US$ 2023
107th of 191		 134 US$ 2023
136th of 191
Physicians 1.02 /1,000 2022
74th of 125		 1.14 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 21.8 ‰ 2024
127th of 196		 5.9 ‰ 2024
49th of 196
Maternal mortality 66 /100k 2023
110th of 194		 18 /100k 2023
69th of 194
Tobacco use 20.1 % 2024
88th of 166		 20.7 % 2024
91st of 166
Safe drinking water 59.8 % 2024
99th of 147		 46.9 % 2024
111th of 147

Food

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
Calories per person 2,744 kcal 2024
107th of 155		 2,751 kcal 2024
110th of 155
Protein supply 71.4 g 2022
134th of 174		 69.4 g 2022
138th of 174
Animal protein supply 15.0 g 2022
156th of 174		 18.4 g 2022
143rd of 174
Fat supply 63.6 g 2022
134th of 174		 43.1 g 2022
162nd of 174
Cereal import dependency 63.0 % 2022
61st of 160		 26.4 % 2022
103rd of 160
Food insecurity - 10.1 % 2024
43rd of 134
Severe food insecurity - 1.1 % 2024
12th of 124

Education

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
Literacy 84.1 % 2021 92.7 % 2024
18th of 29
Expected schooling 12.4 yrs 2023
133rd of 195		 13.1 yrs 2023
108th of 195
Mean schooling 6.8 yrs 2023
145th of 193		 10.8 yrs 2023
77th of 193
Secondary enrolment - 88.0 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment - 20.7 % 2023
103rd of 128
Education spending - 1.8 % 2023
110th of 121

Society

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
Income inequality 29.8 2023 37.7 2019
Extreme poverty 0.5 % 2023 2.7 % 2019
Internet use 81.5 % 2024
96th of 182		 54.6 % 2024
142nd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 100.1 /100 2024
114th of 151		 132.5 /100 2024
43rd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
49th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
63rd of 213
Women in parliament 25.5 % 2025
95th of 184		 9.8 % 2025
165th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
Refugees hosted 322,345 2025
25th of 177		 213 2025
139th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 6.9 ‰ 2025
57th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
157th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 23,366 2025
37th of 177		 271 2025
124th of 177
Refugees from the country 270,671 2025
16th of 199		 148,369 2025
23rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 5.8 ‰ 2025
26th of 199		 6.4 ‰ 2025
25th of 199

Governance

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
Control of corruption 23.5 /100 2024
180th of 207		 40.1 /100 2024
125th of 207
Government effectiveness 29.9 /100 2024
184th of 205		 46.0 /100 2024
127th of 205
Rule of law 33.6 /100 2024
189th of 207		 52.5 /100 2024
115th of 207
Regulatory quality 38.6 /100 2024
178th of 205		 50.1 /100 2024
121st of 205
Voice and accountability 39.0 /100 2024
157th of 205		 54.6 /100 2024
110th of 205
Political stability 30.6 /100 2024
200th of 207		 59.9 /100 2024
136th of 207

Environment

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
CO₂ per capita 5.18 t 2024
154th of 202		 1.06 t 2024
64th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 233.6 Mt 2024
26th of 204		 20.8 Mt 2024
87th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.61 % 2024
26th of 204		 0.05 % 2024
87th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 5.4 Gt 2024
40th of 204		 0.6 Gt 2024
96th of 204
GHG per capita 8.98 t 2024
166th of 202		 1.70 t 2024
42nd of 202
Renewable energy 1.1 % 2021
188th of 211		 48.8 % 2021
51st of 211
Forest area 1.9 % 2023
187th of 212		 34.0 % 2023
95th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 49.5 µg/m³ 2023
188th of 200		 22.7 µg/m³ 2023
133rd of 200
Water stress 59.6 % 2022
148th of 176		 90.8 % 2022
159th of 176
Land area 434,130 km² 2023
57th of 214		 61,860 km² 2023
123rd of 214

Energy

Indicator Iraq Sri Lanka
Renewable electricity 1.6 % 2024
178th of 190		 56.3 % 2025
62nd of 190
Wind and solar 0.3 % 2024
165th of 190		 16.9 % 2025
63rd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
92nd of 180		 -
Low-carbon electricity 1.6 % 2024
178th of 190		 56.3 % 2025
73rd of 190
Fossil electricity 98.4 % 2024
178th of 190		 43.7 % 2025
73rd of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
49th of 188		 30.0 % 2025
162nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 683 g/kWh 2024
174th of 190		 368 g/kWh 2025
81st of 190
Electricity per capita 3.41 MWh 2024
84th of 191		 0.74 MWh 2025
144th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.