Iraq vs Romania Country Comparison
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Comparative Statistics (Iraq vs Romania)
ⓘ When data for the selected year is missing, the closest prior year with data is used instead. Whenever the two countries' data points are 5+ years apart those indicators are excluded from the total score.
Romania leads against Iraq in 9 of 10 comparable indicators, while Iraq leads in 1. Iraq's strongest global position is 37th (2023) in Gini index. Romania's strongest global position is 38th (2023) in Gini index.
- Romania wins against Iraq in GDP growth (annual %): 0.92 (2024, ranked 175th) vs -1.55 (2024, ranked 204th).
- Romania wins against Iraq in GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $): 40,504 (2024, ranked 55th) vs 12,725.04 (2024, ranked 121st).
- Iraq wins against Romania in Gini index: 29.80 (2023, ranked 37th) vs 29.80 (2023, ranked 38th).
- Romania wins against Iraq in Individuals using the Internet (% of population): 91.29 (2024, ranked 55th) vs 81.47 (2024, ranked 111th).
- Romania wins against Iraq in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 76.46 (2024, ranked 94th) vs 72.42 (2024, ranked 132nd).
- Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) data for Iraq and Romania is too far apart to compare directly. The latest available data shows 44.90 (2007, ranked 155th) vs 77.98 (2023, ranked 123rd).
- Romania wins against Iraq in Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate): 5.99 (2025, ranked 112th) vs 15.49 (2025, ranked 173rd).
- Romania wins against Iraq in Regulatory Quality: Estimate: 0.32 (2023, ranked 73rd) vs -1.44 (2023, ranked 191st).
- Romania wins against Iraq in Control of Corruption: Estimate: 0.04 (2023, ranked 88th) vs -1.32 (2023, ranked 187th).
- Romania wins against Iraq in Rule of Law: Estimate: 0.44 (2023, ranked 71st) vs -1.69 (2023, ranked 197th).
- Romania wins against Iraq in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate: 0.37 (2023, ranked 88th) vs -2.41 (2023, ranked 200th).
| Metric | Iraq(1) | Romania(9) |
|---|---|---|
| GDP growth (annual %) | (2024) -1.55 (204/214) | (2024) 0.92 (175/214) |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | (2024) 12,725.04 (121/199) | (2024) 40,504 (55/199) |
| Gini index | (2023) 29.80 (37/171) | (2023) 29.80 (38/171) |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | (2024) 81.47 (111/213) | (2024) 91.29 (55/213) |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | (2024) 72.42 (132/217) | (2024) 76.46 (94/217) |
| Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | (2007) 44.90 (155/197) | (2023) 77.98 (123/197) |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | (2025) 15.49 (173/187) | (2025) 5.99 (112/187) |
| Regulatory Quality: Estimate | (2023) -1.44 (191/205) | (2023) 0.32 (73/205) |
| Control of Corruption: Estimate | (2023) -1.32 (187/205) | (2023) 0.04 (88/205) |
| Rule of Law: Estimate | (2023) -1.69 (197/205) | (2023) 0.44 (71/205) |
| Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate | (2023) -2.41 (200/205) | (2023) 0.37 (88/205) |