Yemen vs Iraq Country Comparison
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Comparative Statistics (Yemen vs Iraq)
ⓘ 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.
Iraq leads against Yemen in 7 of 7 comparable indicators, while Yemen leads in 0. Yemen's strongest global position is 156th (2024) in Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Iraq's strongest global position is 111th (2024) in Individuals using the Internet (% of population).
- GDP growth (annual %) data for Yemen and Iraq is too far apart to compare directly. The latest available data shows 0.75 (2018, ranked 178th) vs -1.55 (2024, ranked 204th).
- Gini index data for Yemen and Iraq is too far apart to compare directly. The latest available data shows 36.70 (2014, ranked 102nd) vs 29.80 (2023, ranked 37th).
- Iraq wins against Yemen in Individuals using the Internet (% of population): 81.47 (2024, ranked 111th) vs 13.82 (2020, ranked 204th).
- Iraq wins against Yemen in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 72.42 (2024, ranked 132nd) vs 69.44 (2024, ranked 156th).
- Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) data for Yemen and Iraq is too far apart to compare directly. The latest available data shows 45 (2016, ranked 158th) vs 44.90 (2007, ranked 155th).
- Iraq wins against Yemen in Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate): 15.49 (2025, ranked 173rd) vs 17.32 (2025, ranked 176th).
- Iraq wins against Yemen in Regulatory Quality: Estimate: -1.44 (2023, ranked 191st) vs -1.84 (2023, ranked 198th).
- Iraq wins against Yemen in Control of Corruption: Estimate: -1.32 (2023, ranked 187th) vs -1.65 (2023, ranked 201st).
- Iraq wins against Yemen in Rule of Law: Estimate: -1.69 (2023, ranked 197th) vs -1.84 (2023, ranked 201st).
- Iraq wins against Yemen in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate: -2.41 (2023, ranked 200th) vs -2.56 (2023, ranked 203rd).
| Metric | Yemen(0) | Iraq(7) |
|---|---|---|
| GDP growth (annual %) | (2018) 0.75 (178/214) | (2024) -1.55 (204/214) |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | - | (2024) 12,725.04 (121/199) |
| Gini index | (2014) 36.70 (102/171) | (2023) 29.80 (37/171) |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | (2020) 13.82 (204/213) | (2024) 81.47 (111/213) |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | (2024) 69.44 (156/217) | (2024) 72.42 (132/217) |
| Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | (2016) 45 (158/197) | (2007) 44.90 (155/197) |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | (2025) 17.32 (176/187) | (2025) 15.49 (173/187) |
| Regulatory Quality: Estimate | (2023) -1.84 (198/205) | (2023) -1.44 (191/205) |
| Control of Corruption: Estimate | (2023) -1.65 (201/205) | (2023) -1.32 (187/205) |
| Rule of Law: Estimate | (2023) -1.84 (201/205) | (2023) -1.69 (197/205) |
| Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate | (2023) -2.56 (203/205) | (2023) -2.41 (200/205) |