Iraq vs Jordan

Iraq and Jordan 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.

• Iraq has about 4.1 times as many people as Jordan: 47 million against 11.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Iraq ($5,410) and Jordan ($5,348) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Jordan (2.8%) than in Iraq (-2.2%), a difference of 5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Jordan (1.8%) than in Iraq (0.3%), a difference of 1.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Jordan (16.5%) than in Iraq (15.5%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• A baby born in Jordan can expect to live 5.6 years longer than one born in Iraq: 78 years against 72.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Jordan is older: half of its people are over 24.3 years, against 20.3 years in Iraq in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Jordan (95.6%) than in Iraq (81.5%), a difference of 14.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Iraq (5.2 tonnes) are about 2.5 times as high as in Jordan (2.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Iraq (1.6%) than in Jordan (0.8%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2024.