Algeria vs Iraq

Algeria and Iraq compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Algeria and Iraq have about the same number of people: 47.4 million and 47 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Algeria ($6,051) is 12% higher than in Iraq ($5,410) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Algeria (3.8%) than in Iraq (-2.2%), a difference of 6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Algeria (1.4%) than in Iraq (0.3%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Iraq (15.5%) than in Algeria (11.6%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Algeria can expect to live 4.1 years longer than one born in Iraq: 76.5 years against 72.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Algeria is older: half of its people are over 28.2 years, against 20.3 years in Iraq in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Iraq (81.5%) than in Algeria (77.4%), a difference of 4.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Iraq (5.2 tonnes) are 30% higher than in Algeria (4 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Iraq (1.6%) than in Algeria (0.7%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2024.