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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Kenya vs Iraq

Kenya and Iraq compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Iraq leads in 6 of the comparable categories.

3

Kenya wins

6

Iraq wins

MetricKenyaIraq
Population55,339,00345,074,049
GDP Per Capita$1,943$5,965
Life Expectancy63.672.3
Population Growth Rate1.982.25
Urban Population31.6%69.9%
Fertility Rate3.213.25
Infant Mortality (per 1000)34.720.7
Literacy Rate-84.1%
Unemployment Rate5.4%15.2%
Internet Users29.4%78.7%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10000.291.02
Gini Index38.529.8
Forest Area6.2%1.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kenya has a population of 55,339,003 compared to Iraq's 45,074,049.

Across the metrics compared, Kenya leads in 3 categories while Iraq leads in 6. 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.