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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Italy vs Iraq

Italy and Iraq compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Italy leads in 8 of the comparable categories.

8

Italy wins

1

Iraq wins

MetricItalyIraq
Population58,984,21645,074,049
GDP Per Capita$39,277$5,965
Life Expectancy83.472.3
Population Growth Rate-0.052.25
Urban Population69.5%69.9%
Fertility Rate1.213.25
Infant Mortality (per 1000)2.320.7
Literacy Rate-84.1%
Unemployment Rate7.6%15.2%
Internet Users85.1%78.7%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10004.191.02
Gini Index34.329.8
Forest Area32.9%1.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Italy has a population of 58,984,216 compared to Iraq's 45,074,049.

Across the metrics compared, Italy leads in 8 categories while Iraq leads in 1. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.