Egypt vs Iraq

Egypt 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.

• Egypt has about 2.5 times as many people as Iraq: 118.4 million against 47 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Iraq ($5,410) is 75% higher than in Egypt ($3,086) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Egypt (4.4%) than in Iraq (-2.2%), a difference of 6.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Egypt (14.1%) than in Iraq (0.3%), a difference of 13.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Iraq (15.5%) than in Egypt (6.8%), a difference of 8.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Iraq can expect to live 0.6 years longer than one born in Egypt: 72.4 years against 71.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Egypt is older: half of its people are over 24 years, against 20.3 years in Iraq in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Iraq (81.5%) than in Egypt (74.6%), a difference of 6.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Iraq (5.2 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Egypt (2.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Iraq (1.6%) than in Egypt (0%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2024.