Iraq vs Algeria

Iraq
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Upper middle income
Capital: Baghdad
Population
46M
GDP
$279.6B
Algeria
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Upper middle income
Capital: Algiers
Population
46.8M
GDP
$269.3B

POP 1.0x GDP 1.0x LE 4.1 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Iraq vs Algeria

GDP Growth Rate141.8%Foreign Direct Investment116%Renewable Energy Consump…90.9%Intentional Homicides87.7%Population Density81.3%School Enrollment (Terti…71.4%Forest Area56.3%School Enrollment (Secon…51.9%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is GDP Growth Rate rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Iraq, 81% spread)

Indicator Iraq Algeria Year
Population Density 103.8 19.4 2023
Population Ages 65+ 3.4% 6.6% 2024
Population Ages 0-14 36.6% 30.3% 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Iraq and Algeria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Algeria, 142% spread)

Indicator Iraq Algeria Year
GDP Growth Rate -1.5% 3.7% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $-7,648,900,000 $1.2B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 77.1% 40.1% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 2.6% 4.0% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Iraq and Algeria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Algeria, 38% spread)

Indicator Iraq Algeria Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 1.0 1.7 2022
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 12.6% 9.8% 2018
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.5% 4.4% 2023

4 closer health rows sit on the Iraq and Algeria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Algeria, 71% spread)

Indicator Iraq Algeria Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 15.6% 54.4% 2005
School Enrollment (Secondary) 50.6% 105.2% 2007

4 closer education rows sit on the Iraq and Algeria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Renewable Energy Consumption (Iraq, 91% spread)

Indicator Iraq Algeria Year
Renewable Energy Consumption 1.1% 0.1% 2021
Forest Area 1.9% 0.8% 2023
Electric Power Consumption 1,377 1,828 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 120.5% 91.5% 2022

1 closer environment rows sit on the Iraq and Algeria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Algeria, 19% spread)

Indicator Iraq Algeria Year
Access to Sanitation 50.9% 62.5% 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Iraq and Algeria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Intentional Homicides (Iraq, 88% spread)

Indicator Iraq Algeria Year
Intentional Homicides 9.5 1.2 2013
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.5% 0.0% 2023
Net Migration -17,735 -31,240 2024
Female Labor Participation 11.0% 14.3% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Iraq and Algeria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Iraq vs Algeria comparison

Iraq vs Algeria is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band UMC: UMC/UMC). Look past the near-parity headers to GDP Growth Rate (~142% spread); 42 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Iraq vs Algeria figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · TIGHT scale band.