Matchup file

Iraq vs Saudi Arabia

115 shared metrics.

IraqLeads in 49

vs115 shared

Saudi ArabiaLeads in 66

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Country briefing

What matters for both sides

Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.

Iraq

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Iraq.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Southern Iraq's Ahwar is one of the world's largest inland delta systems in a hot, arid environment.

UNESCO

Saudi Arabia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Saudi Arabia holds most of the Empty Quarter, the largest continuous sand sea on Earth.

NASA

Analysis

Saudi Arabia leads in 66 of 115 shared metrics, while Iraq leads in 49.

Iraq's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 61.0x that of Saudi Arabia (41.35% of firms vs 0.67% of firms).

Iraq's Firms Making Informal Payments is 48.8x that of Saudi Arabia (50.96% of firms vs 1.0% of firms).

Iraq's Electoral Democracy Index is 22.1x that of Saudi Arabia (0.37 vs 0.02).

Iraq's Renewable Energy (%) is 10.0x that of Saudi Arabia (1.1% vs 0.10%).

Iraq's Population Density is 5.6x that of Saudi Arabia (103.83 /km² vs 15.68 /km²).

Key Comparisons

Firms Hit by Power OutagesIraq leads

Iraq

41.35% of firms

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

Firms Making Informal PaymentsIraq leads

Iraq

50.96% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

Electoral Democracy IndexIraq leads

Iraq

0.37

Saudi Arabia

0.02

Renewable Energy (%)Iraq leads

Iraq

1.1%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

Population DensityIraq leads

Iraq

103.83 /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

Freedom of Expression IndexIraq leads

Iraq

0.57

Saudi Arabia

0.09

All Metrics

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Iraq

41.35% of firms

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

6098% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Iraq

50.96% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

4878% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Iraq

0.37

Saudi Arabia

0.02

2206% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Iraq

1.1%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

1000% higher

Population Density

Iraq

103.83 /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

562% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Iraq

0.57

Saudi Arabia

0.09

521% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Iraq

50.47% of firms

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

429% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Iraq

58.01 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

422% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Iraq

0.22

Saudi Arabia

0.05

368% higher

Irrigated Land

Iraq

35.3K km²

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

365% higher

Infant Mortality

Iraq

20.8 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

4.9 per 1k births

324% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Iraq

1.9%

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

318% higher

Unemployment Rate

Iraq

15.52%

Saudi Arabia

3.9%

298% higher

Child Mortality

Iraq

22.6 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

6.2 per 1k births

265% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Iraq

32.01% of youth labor force

Saudi Arabia

10.01% of youth labor force

220% higher

Suicide Rate

Iraq

3.0 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

0.95 per 100k

213% higher

Political Corruption Index

Iraq

0.89

Saudi Arabia

0.33

174% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Iraq

27.4% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

109% higher

Official Languages Count

Iraq

2.0

Saudi Arabia

1.0

100% higher

Coastline Length

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

58 km

Saudi Arabia

2.6K km

98% lower

Foreign Patents

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

2.6K

96% lower

Capital Elevation

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

34 m

Saudi Arabia

612 m

94% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

0.04% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

0.56% of GDP

93% lower

Air Passengers

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

3.76M

Saudi Arabia

47.98M

92% lower

Protected Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

1.5%

Saudi Arabia

18.5%

92% lower

Water Stress (%)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

120.52%

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

88% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

1.4K kWh/person

Saudi Arabia

11.8K kWh/person

88% lower

Researchers

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

164.28 per 1M

Saudi Arabia

1.1K per 1M

85% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

0.29%

Saudi Arabia

1.8%

84% lower

Tourism Revenue

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

$955,000,000

Saudi Arabia

$5,960,000,000

84% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

$254.62

Saudi Arabia

$1,593.37

84% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

433

83% lower

GNI Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

$6,030

Saudi Arabia

$35,630

83% lower

Dependency Ratio

Iraq

66.65% of working-age pop.

Saudi Arabia

36.55% of working-age pop.

82% higher

Water Withdrawal

Iraq

42.42 B m³

Saudi Arabia

23.38 B m³

81% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

1.4K kg oil eq/person

Saudi Arabia

7.5K kg oil eq/person

81% lower

Land Area

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

434.1K km²

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

80% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

$14,464.32

Saudi Arabia

$71,375.37

80% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

0.06 per 100k people

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

80% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

$279,641,257,615.39

Saudi Arabia

$1,239,804,533,333.33

77% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

14.1 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

58.04 per 100k

76% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

5.1 t/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

20.38 t/person/yr

75% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

2.9 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

11.35 kg/person/yr

74% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

31.34M kW

Saudi Arabia

119.62M kW

74% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

22.18 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

83.65 kg/person/yr

73% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

21.83%

Saudi Arabia

80.77%

73% lower

Birth Rate

Iraq

23.26 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

13.41 per 1k

73% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

1.0 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.4 per 1k

70% lower

Military Spending

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

2.4% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

7.3% of GDP

68% lower

Mobile Money Accounts

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

11.87% of adults

Saudi Arabia

36.5% of adults

67% lower

Digital Payments Used

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

24.98% of adults

Saudi Arabia

75.72% of adults

67% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

10.12% of adults

Saudi Arabia

30.13% of adults

66% lower

Fertility Rate

Iraq

3.0 children/woman

Saudi Arabia

1.8 children/woman

65% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Iraq

459.0K

Saudi Arabia

282.0K

63% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

238.67 Mt CO2e

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

63% lower

Electricity Generation

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

169.46 TWh

Saudi Arabia

454.64 TWh

63% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

17 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

44 per 100 people

61% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Iraq

0.56

Saudi Arabia

0.35

60% higher

Railway Length

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

2.3K km

Saudi Arabia

5.4K km

58% lower

Domestic Patents

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

635

Saudi Arabia

1.4K

55% lower

Youth Population (%)

Iraq

36.58%

Saudi Arabia

23.82%

54% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

2.6 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

5.5 per 1k

52% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

28 pts

Saudi Arabia

57 pts

51% lower

Scientific Publications

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

13.4K

Saudi Arabia

25.8K

48% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Iraq

28.88%

Saudi Arabia

19.87%

45% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

1.3 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

2.2 per 1k

41% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Iraq

47.4% of adults

Saudi Arabia

34.2% of adults

39% higher

Food Waste per Person

Iraq

204.97 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

148.88 kg/person/yr

38% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Iraq

20.1% of adults

Saudi Arabia

14.7% of adults

37% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

100 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

157.78 per 100 people

37% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

153.77 per 1k people

Saudi Arabia

222.77 per 1k people

31% lower

Median Age

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

20.3 years

Saudi Arabia

29.2 years

30% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Iraq

33.2% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

25.57% of GDP

30% higher

Smoking Rate

Iraq

19.2%

Saudi Arabia

14.9%

29% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Iraq

37.51% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

29.11% of GDP

29% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

38.18 µg/m³

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

28% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

6.0 sites

Saudi Arabia

8.0 sites

25% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

5.2 pts

Saudi Arabia

6.8 pts

24% lower

Human Development Index

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

0.69

Saudi Arabia

0.90

23% lower

Airports

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

22% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

0.58%

Saudi Arabia

0.73%

20% lower

Highest Elevation

Iraq

3.6K m

Saudi Arabia

3.0K m

20% higher

Internet Users (%)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

82%

Saudi Arabia

100%

18% lower

Population

Iraq

42.92M

Saudi Arabia

36.54M

17% higher

Urban Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

69.89%

Saudi Arabia

84.46%

17% lower

Forest Area

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

8.3K km²

Saudi Arabia

9.8K km²

16% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Iraq

3.4%

Saudi Arabia

3.0%

16% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Iraq

21.5 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

18.5 per 100k

16% higher

Adult Literacy Rate

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

84.06%

Saudi Arabia

97.93%

14% lower

Border Neighbors

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

6.0

Saudi Arabia

7.0

14% lower

Land Border Length

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

3.8K km

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

11% lower

Death Rate

Iraq

3.9 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.5 per 1k

10% higher

Obesity Rate

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

37.36%

Saudi Arabia

41.11%

9% lower

Life Expectancy

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

72.3 years

Saudi Arabia

78.7 years

8% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

4.3% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

4.6% of GDP

7% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

1.6% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.8% of firms

7% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

20 days/yr

Saudi Arabia

21 days/yr

5% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

52.02% of adults

Saudi Arabia

54.13% of adults

4% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Iraq

98.5%

Saudi Arabia

97.61%

1% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

683.1 gCO2/kWh

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

1% lower

Beer Consumption

Iraq

0.11 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Spirits Consumption

Iraq

0.04 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Time Zones Count

Iraq

2.0 time zones

Saudi Arabia

2.0 time zones

equal

Coal Electricity Share

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

ranked higher

Wind Electricity Share

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

ranked lower

Electricity Access (%)

Iraq

100%

Saudi Arabia

100%

equal

Inflation Rate

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

-12.3%

Saudi Arabia

1.7%

ranked lower

Alcohol Consumption

Iraq

0.24 L/adult/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/adult/yr

ranked higher

GDP Growth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

-1.55%

Saudi Arabia

2.0%

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Iraq

0.02 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Iraq

0 m

Saudi Arabia

0 m

ranked higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Iraq

95.98% of adults

Saudi Arabia

95.89% of adults

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Iraq

-1.7% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

-3% of GDP

ranked higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

-2.74% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

1.7% of GDP

ranked lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

0 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

3.2 per 1M people

ranked lower

Comparison of Iraq and Saudi Arabia across 115 metrics
				Winner
Firms Hit by Power Outages	41.35% of firms	0.67% of firms	6098% higher	Iraq
Firms Making Informal Payments	50.96% of firms	1.0% of firms	4878% higher	Iraq
Electoral Democracy Index	0.37	0.02	2206% higher	Iraq
Renewable Energy (%)	1.1%	0.10%	1000% higher	Iraq
Population Density	103.83 /km²	15.68 /km²	562% higher	Iraq
Freedom of Expression Index	0.57	0.09	521% higher	Iraq
Firms Asked for Bribes	50.47% of firms	9.5% of firms	429% higher	Iraq
Teen Birth Rate	58.01 per 1k	11.11 per 1k	422% higher	Iraq
Liberal Democracy Index	0.22	0.05	368% higher	Iraq
Irrigated Land	35.3K km²	7.6K km²	365% higher	Iraq
Infant Mortality	20.8 per 1k births	4.9 per 1k births	324% higher	Iraq
Forest Coverage (%)	1.9%	0.45%	318% higher	Iraq
Unemployment Rate	15.52%	3.9%	298% higher	Iraq
Child Mortality	22.6 per 1k births	6.2 per 1k births	265% higher	Iraq
Youth Unemployment Rate	32.01% of youth labor force	10.01% of youth labor force	220% higher	Iraq
Suicide Rate	3.0 per 100k	0.95 per 100k	213% higher	Iraq
Political Corruption Index	0.89	0.33	174% higher	Iraq
Government Debt (% GDP)	27.4% of GDP	13.1% of GDP	109% higher	Iraq
Official Languages Count	2.0	1.0	100% higher	Iraq
Coastline Length	58 km	2.6K km	98% lower	Saudi Arabia
Foreign Patents	98	2.6K	96% lower	Saudi Arabia
Capital Elevation	34 m	612 m	94% lower	Saudi Arabia
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.04% of GDP	0.56% of GDP	93% lower	Saudi Arabia
Air Passengers	3.76M	47.98M	92% lower	Saudi Arabia
Protected Land (%)	1.5%	18.5%	92% lower	Saudi Arabia
Water Stress (%)	120.52%	974.17%	88% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	1.4K kWh/person	11.8K kWh/person	88% lower	Saudi Arabia
Researchers	164.28 per 1M	1.1K per 1M	85% lower	Saudi Arabia
Solar Electricity Share	0.29%	1.8%	84% lower	Saudi Arabia
Tourism Revenue	$955,000,000	$5,960,000,000	84% lower	Saudi Arabia
Health Spending Per Capita	$254.62	$1,593.37	84% lower	Saudi Arabia
Merchant Fleet Size	74	433	83% lower	Saudi Arabia
GNI Per Capita	$6,030	$35,630	83% lower	Saudi Arabia
Dependency Ratio	66.65% of working-age pop.	36.55% of working-age pop.	82% higher	Iraq
Water Withdrawal	42.42 B m³	23.38 B m³	81% higher	Iraq
Energy Use (Per Capita)	1.4K kg oil eq/person	7.5K kg oil eq/person	81% lower	Saudi Arabia
Land Area	434.1K km²	2.15M km²	80% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$14,464.32	$71,375.37	80% lower	Saudi Arabia
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.06 per 100k people	0.31 per 100k people	80% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP (Nominal)	$279,641,257,615.39	$1,239,804,533,333.33	77% lower	Saudi Arabia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	14.1 per 100k	58.04 per 100k	76% lower	Saudi Arabia
CO2 Per Capita	5.1 t/person/yr	20.38 t/person/yr	75% lower	Saudi Arabia
Seafood Consumption per Person	2.9 kg/person/yr	11.35 kg/person/yr	74% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electric Generating Capacity	31.34M kW	119.62M kW	74% lower	Saudi Arabia
Milk Consumption per Person	22.18 kg/person/yr	83.65 kg/person/yr	73% lower	Saudi Arabia
Agricultural Land (%)	21.83%	80.77%	73% lower	Saudi Arabia
Birth Rate	23.26 per 1k	13.41 per 1k	73% higher	Iraq
Doctors (per 1,000)	1.0 per 1k	3.4 per 1k	70% lower	Saudi Arabia
Military Spending	2.4% of GDP	7.3% of GDP	68% lower	Saudi Arabia
Mobile Money Accounts	11.87% of adults	36.5% of adults	67% lower	Saudi Arabia
Digital Payments Used	24.98% of adults	75.72% of adults	67% lower	Saudi Arabia
Credit Card Ownership	10.12% of adults	30.13% of adults	66% lower	Saudi Arabia
Fertility Rate	3.0 children/woman	1.8 children/woman	65% higher	Iraq
Armed Forces Personnel	459.0K	282.0K	63% higher	Iraq
Total CO2 Emissions	238.67 Mt CO2e	652.51 Mt CO2e	63% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Generation	169.46 TWh	454.64 TWh	63% lower	Saudi Arabia
Broadband Access (%)	17 per 100 people	44 per 100 people	61% lower	Saudi Arabia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.56	0.35	60% higher	Iraq
Railway Length	2.3K km	5.4K km	58% lower	Saudi Arabia
Domestic Patents	635	1.4K	55% lower	Saudi Arabia
Youth Population (%)	36.58%	23.82%	54% higher	Iraq
Nurses & Midwives	2.6 per 1k	5.5 per 1k	52% lower	Saudi Arabia
Corruption Perceptions Index	28 pts	57 pts	51% lower	Saudi Arabia
Scientific Publications	13.4K	25.8K	48% lower	Saudi Arabia
Women in Parliament (%)	28.88%	19.87%	45% higher	Iraq
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.3 per 1k	2.2 per 1k	41% lower	Saudi Arabia
Hypertension Prevalence	47.4% of adults	34.2% of adults	39% higher	Iraq
Food Waste per Person	204.97 kg/person/yr	148.88 kg/person/yr	38% higher	Iraq
Tobacco Use Prevalence	20.1% of adults	14.7% of adults	37% higher	Iraq
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	100 per 100 people	157.78 per 100 people	37% lower	Saudi Arabia
Vehicles per 1,000 People	153.77 per 1k people	222.77 per 1k people	31% lower	Saudi Arabia
Median Age	20.3 years	29.2 years	30% lower	Saudi Arabia
Imports (% GDP)	33.2% of GDP	25.57% of GDP	30% higher	Iraq
Smoking Rate	19.2%	14.9%	29% higher	Iraq
Exports (% GDP)	37.51% of GDP	29.11% of GDP	29% higher	Iraq
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	38.18 µg/m³	53.15 µg/m³	28% lower	Saudi Arabia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	6.0 sites	8.0 sites	25% lower	Saudi Arabia
Life Evaluation Score	5.2 pts	6.8 pts	24% lower	Saudi Arabia
Human Development Index	0.69	0.90	23% lower	Saudi Arabia
Airports	69	89	22% lower	Saudi Arabia
Renewable Energy (%)	0.58%	0.73%	20% lower	Saudi Arabia
Highest Elevation	3.6K m	3.0K m	20% higher	Iraq
Internet Users (%)	82%	100%	18% lower	Saudi Arabia
Population	42.92M	36.54M	17% higher	Iraq
Urban Population (%)	69.89%	84.46%	17% lower	Saudi Arabia
Forest Area	8.3K km²	9.8K km²	16% lower	Saudi Arabia
Elderly Population (%)	3.4%	3.0%	16% higher	Iraq
Road Traffic Death Rate	21.5 per 100k	18.5 per 100k	16% higher	Iraq
Adult Literacy Rate	84.06%	97.93%	14% lower	Saudi Arabia
Border Neighbors	6.0	7.0	14% lower	Saudi Arabia
Land Border Length	3.8K km	4.3K km	11% lower	Saudi Arabia
Death Rate	3.9 per 1k	3.5 per 1k	10% higher	Iraq
Obesity Rate	37.36%	41.11%	9% lower	Saudi Arabia
Life Expectancy	72.3 years	78.7 years	8% lower	Saudi Arabia
Health Spending (% GDP)	4.3% of GDP	4.6% of GDP	7% lower	Saudi Arabia
Firms with Female Top Manager	1.6% of firms	1.8% of firms	7% lower	Saudi Arabia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	21 days/yr	5% lower	Saudi Arabia
Insufficient Physical Activity	52.02% of adults	54.13% of adults	4% lower	Saudi Arabia
Sanitation Access (%)	98.5%	97.61%	1% higher	Iraq
Electricity Carbon Intensity	683.1 gCO2/kWh	691.95 gCO2/kWh	1% lower	Saudi Arabia
Beer Consumption	0.11 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Iraq
Spirits Consumption	0.04 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Iraq
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Iraq
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Iraq
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0.35%	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Iraq
Inflation Rate	-12.3%	1.7%	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Alcohol Consumption	0.24 L/adult/yr	0 L/adult/yr	ranked higher	Iraq
GDP Growth Rate	-1.55%	2.0%	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.02 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Iraq
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Iraq
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.98% of adults	95.89% of adults	equal	Iraq
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-1.7% of GDP	-3% of GDP	ranked higher	Iraq
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	-2.74% of GDP	1.7% of GDP	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	0 per 1M people	3.2 per 1M people	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia

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Iraq Saudi Arabia

Analysis

Saudi Arabia leads in 66 of 115 shared metrics, while Iraq leads in 49.

Iraq's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 61.0x that of Saudi Arabia (41.35% of firms vs 0.67% of firms).

Iraq's Firms Making Informal Payments is 48.8x that of Saudi Arabia (50.96% of firms vs 1.0% of firms).

Iraq's Electoral Democracy Index is 22.1x that of Saudi Arabia (0.37 vs 0.02).

Iraq's Renewable Energy (%) is 10.0x that of Saudi Arabia (1.1% vs 0.10%).

Iraq's Population Density is 5.6x that of Saudi Arabia (103.83 /km² vs 15.68 /km²).

Key Comparisons

Firms Hit by Power OutagesIraq leads

Iraq

41.35% of firms

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

Firms Making Informal PaymentsIraq leads

Iraq

50.96% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

Electoral Democracy IndexIraq leads

Iraq

0.37

Saudi Arabia

0.02

Renewable Energy (%)Iraq leads

Iraq

1.1%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

Population DensityIraq leads

Iraq

103.83 /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

Freedom of Expression IndexIraq leads

Iraq

0.57

Saudi Arabia

0.09

Firms Hit by Power Outages

41.35% of firms

0.67% of firms

Firms Making Informal Payments

50.96% of firms

1.0% of firms

Electoral Democracy Index

0.37

0.02

Renewable Energy (%)

1.1%

0.10%

Population Density

103.83 /km²

15.68 /km²

Freedom of Expression Index

0.57

0.09

Firms Asked for Bribes

50.47% of firms

9.5% of firms

Teen Birth Rate

58.01 per 1k

11.11 per 1k

Liberal Democracy Index

0.22

0.05

Irrigated Land

35.3K km²

7.6K km²

Infant Mortality

20.8 per 1k births

4.9 per 1k births

Forest Coverage (%)

1.9%

0.45%

Unemployment Rate

15.52%

3.9%

Child Mortality

22.6 per 1k births

6.2 per 1k births

Youth Unemployment Rate

32.01% of youth labor force

10.01% of youth labor force

Suicide Rate

3.0 per 100k

0.95 per 100k

Political Corruption Index

0.89

0.33

Government Debt (% GDP)

27.4% of GDP

13.1% of GDP

Official Languages Count

2.0

1.0

Coastline Length

58 km

2.6K km

Foreign Patents

2.6K

Capital Elevation

34 m

612 m

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.04% of GDP

0.56% of GDP

Air Passengers

3.76M

47.98M

Protected Land (%)

1.5%

18.5%

Water Stress (%)

120.52%

974.17%

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

1.4K kWh/person

11.8K kWh/person

Researchers

164.28 per 1M

1.1K per 1M

Solar Electricity Share

0.29%

1.8%

Tourism Revenue

$955,000,000

$5,960,000,000

Health Spending Per Capita

$254.62

$1,593.37

Merchant Fleet Size

433

GNI Per Capita

$6,030

$35,630

Dependency Ratio

66.65% of working-age pop.

36.55% of working-age pop.

Water Withdrawal

42.42 B m³

23.38 B m³

Energy Use (Per Capita)

1.4K kg oil eq/person

7.5K kg oil eq/person

Land Area

434.1K km²

2.15M km²

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$14,464.32

$71,375.37

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.06 per 100k people

0.31 per 100k people

GDP (Nominal)

$279,641,257,615.39

$1,239,804,533,333.33

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

14.1 per 100k

58.04 per 100k

CO2 Per Capita

5.1 t/person/yr

20.38 t/person/yr

Seafood Consumption per Person

2.9 kg/person/yr

11.35 kg/person/yr

Electric Generating Capacity

31.34M kW

119.62M kW

Milk Consumption per Person

22.18 kg/person/yr

83.65 kg/person/yr

Agricultural Land (%)

21.83%

80.77%

Birth Rate

23.26 per 1k

13.41 per 1k

Doctors (per 1,000)

1.0 per 1k

3.4 per 1k

Military Spending

2.4% of GDP

7.3% of GDP

Mobile Money Accounts

11.87% of adults

36.5% of adults

Digital Payments Used

24.98% of adults

75.72% of adults

Credit Card Ownership

10.12% of adults

30.13% of adults

Fertility Rate

3.0 children/woman

1.8 children/woman

Armed Forces Personnel

459.0K

282.0K

Total CO2 Emissions

238.67 Mt CO2e

652.51 Mt CO2e

Electricity Generation

169.46 TWh

454.64 TWh

Broadband Access (%)

17 per 100 people

44 per 100 people

Women's Political Empowerment

0.56

0.35

Railway Length

2.3K km

5.4K km

Domestic Patents

635

1.4K

Youth Population (%)

36.58%

23.82%

Nurses & Midwives

2.6 per 1k

5.5 per 1k

Corruption Perceptions Index

28 pts

57 pts

Scientific Publications

13.4K

25.8K

Women in Parliament (%)

28.88%

19.87%

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

1.3 per 1k

2.2 per 1k

Hypertension Prevalence

47.4% of adults

34.2% of adults

Food Waste per Person

204.97 kg/person/yr

148.88 kg/person/yr

Tobacco Use Prevalence

20.1% of adults

14.7% of adults

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

100 per 100 people

157.78 per 100 people

Vehicles per 1,000 People

153.77 per 1k people

222.77 per 1k people

Median Age

20.3 years

29.2 years

Imports (% GDP)

33.2% of GDP

25.57% of GDP

Smoking Rate

19.2%

14.9%

Exports (% GDP)

37.51% of GDP

29.11% of GDP

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

38.18 µg/m³

53.15 µg/m³

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

6.0 sites

8.0 sites

Life Evaluation Score

5.2 pts

6.8 pts

Human Development Index

0.69

0.90

Airports

Renewable Energy (%)

0.58%

0.73%

Highest Elevation

3.6K m

3.0K m

Internet Users (%)

82%

100%

Population

42.92M

36.54M

Urban Population (%)

69.89%

84.46%

Forest Area

8.3K km²

9.8K km²

Elderly Population (%)

3.4%

3.0%

Road Traffic Death Rate

21.5 per 100k

18.5 per 100k

Adult Literacy Rate

84.06%

97.93%

Border Neighbors

6.0

7.0

Land Border Length

3.8K km

4.3K km

Death Rate

3.9 per 1k

3.5 per 1k

Obesity Rate

37.36%

41.11%

Life Expectancy

72.3 years

78.7 years

Health Spending (% GDP)

4.3% of GDP

4.6% of GDP

Firms with Female Top Manager

1.6% of firms

1.8% of firms

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

21 days/yr

Insufficient Physical Activity

52.02% of adults

54.13% of adults

Sanitation Access (%)

98.5%

97.61%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

683.1 gCO2/kWh

691.95 gCO2/kWh

Beer Consumption

0.11 L/person/yr

0 L/person/yr

Spirits Consumption

0.04 L/person/yr

0 L/person/yr

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

0.35%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Inflation Rate

-12.3%

1.7%

Alcohol Consumption

0.24 L/adult/yr

0 L/adult/yr

GDP Growth Rate

-1.55%

2.0%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.02 per 1M people

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Can Raise Emergency Money

95.98% of adults

95.89% of adults

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-1.7% of GDP

-3% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

-2.74% of GDP

1.7% of GDP

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

0 per 1M people

3.2 per 1M people