Iraq vs Ukraine

Iraq and Ukraine 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 1.2 times as many people as Ukraine: 47 million against 39 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Ukraine ($5,866) is 8% higher than in Iraq ($5,410) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Ukraine (1.8%) than in Iraq (-2.2%), a difference of 4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Ukraine (12.7%) than in Iraq (0.3%), a difference of 12.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Iraq (15.5% in 2025) than in Ukraine (9.8% in 2021), a difference of 5.7 percentage points.
• A baby born in Ukraine can expect to live 2.3 years longer than one born in Iraq: 74.7 years against 72.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Ukraine is older: half of its people are over 42 years, against 20.3 years in Iraq in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Ukraine (82.5%) than in Iraq (81.5%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Iraq (5.2 tonnes) are 68% higher than in Ukraine (3.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Ukraine (17.3%) than in Iraq (1.6%), a difference of 15.7 percentage points in 2024.