Iraq Republic of Iraq | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 184th best |
Capital | Baghdad |
Land Area | 434 320km21 |
Location | Asia, The Middle East |
Population | 38.4m2 |
Life Expectancy | 69.63yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $11 608 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | IQ, IRQ, 3685 |
Internet Domain | .iq6 |
Currency | Dinar (IQD)7 |
Telephone | +9648 |
“Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration. In stages over the next dozen years, Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. A "republic" was proclaimed in 1958, but in actuality a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. The last was SADDAM Husayn. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-88). In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait but was expelled by US-led, UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. Following Kuwait's liberation, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. Continued Iraqi noncompliance with UNSC resolutions over a period of 12 years led to the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and the ouster of the SADDAM Husayn regime. US forces remained in Iraq under a UNSC mandate through 2009 and under a bilateral security agreement thereafter, helping to provide security and to train and mentor Iraqi security forces. In October 2005, Iraqis approved a constitution in a national referendum and, pursuant to this document, elected a 275-member Council of Representatives (COR) in December 2005. The COR approved most cabinet ministers in May 2006, marking the transition to Iraq's first constitutional government in nearly a half century. In January 2009, Iraq held elections for provincial councils in all governorates except for the three governorates comprising the Kurdistan Regional Government and Kirkuk Governorate. Iraq held a national legislative election in March 2010 - choosing 325 legislators in an expanded COR - and, after nine months of deadlock the COR approved the new government in December 2010. Nearly nine years after the start of the Second Gulf War in Iraq, US military operations there ended in mid-December 2011.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“One of the cradles of civilisation, Iraq has, despite its recent troubles and persistent bad press, a wealth of human and cultural riches to reveal. Torn between its glorious past as the cradle of civilisation and the turmoil of its recent bloody history, Iraq is a country of contradictions. It is the birthplace of writing and the legendary home of the Garden of Eden, Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Epic of Gilgamesh. But it is also a place of unimaginable horrors.
Since the 2003 US-led invasion, Iraq has been caught in a cycle of violence. The country has since intermittently hovered on the cusp of a new beginning. Even so, with the exception of Iraqi Kurdistan, much of Iraq remains too dangerous for independent travellers. The future is far from certain, but with its rich history and warm hospitality, Iraq could become one of the great travel destinations of the Middle East, insha´ Allah.
Iraqi Kurdistan´s slogan, `The Other Iraq´, could not be more fitting. This is the Iraq you don´t see in the news. It´s a safe and tranquil oasis with happening cities, soaring mountains and welcoming people.”
UN HDI (2016)11 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Rank11 | |
1 | Norway | 1 |
2 | Australia | 2 |
3 | Switzerland | 2 |
... | ||
118 | Bolivia | 118 |
119 | S. Africa | 119 |
120 | Kyrgyzstan | 120 |
121 | Iraq | 121 |
122 | Cape Verde | 122 |
123 | Morocco | 123 |
124 | Nicaragua | 124 |
125 | Guatemala | 125 |
World Avg | 94.3 | |
q=188. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)12 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $12 | |
1 | Qatar | $129 916 |
2 | Singapore | $78 162 |
3 | Kuwait | $76 075 |
... | ||
88 | Serbia | $12 202 |
89 | S. Africa | $12 087 |
90 | Nauru | $12 058 |
91 | Iraq | $11 608 |
92 | Grenada | $11 502 |
93 | Peru | $11 295 |
94 | Sri Lanka | $10 789 |
95 | Ecuador | $10 536 |
World Avg | $17 240 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index13,14 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank13,14 | |
1 | Norway | 30.8 |
2 | Denmark | 31.8 |
3 | Sweden | 33.9 |
... | ||
181 | Mauritania | 124.8 |
182 | Burundi | 125.1 |
183 | Comoros | 125.6 |
184 | Iraq | 126.5 |
185 | Central African Rep. | 127.0 |
186 | Eritrea | 127.3 |
187 | Equatorial Guinea | 127.3 |
188 | Yemen | 128.8 |
World Avg | 88.0 | |
q=195. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population
Population:
Iraq's population is predicted to rise to 55.26 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 4.57. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.Population (2018)2 | ||
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Pos. | Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
33 | Uganda | 42.7m |
34 | Algeria | 42.2m |
35 | Sudan | 41.8m |
36 | Iraq | 38.4m |
37 | Poland | 37.9m |
38 | Afghanistan | 37.2m |
39 | Canada | 37.1m |
40 | Morocco | 36.0m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy (2015)12 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years12 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
120 | Bhutan | 69.85 |
121 | Mongolia | 69.81 |
122 | Syria | 69.65 |
123 | Iraq | 69.63 |
124 | Kazakhstan | 69.59 |
125 | Tajikistan | 69.58 |
126 | Uzbekistan | 69.40 |
127 | Micronesia | 69.27 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Fertility Rate (2013)15 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best15 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
150 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 4.46 |
151 | Central African Rep. | 4.46 |
152 | Madagascar | 4.52 |
153 | Iraq | 4.57 |
154 | Kenya | 4.64 |
155 | Senegal | 4.65 |
156 | Gambia | 4.73 |
157 | Mozambique | 4.75 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)16 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 10016 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
23 | Benin | 05.8 |
24 | Burundi | 05.9 |
25 | Liberia | 05.9 |
26 | Iraq | 06.0 |
27 | Guinea | 06.1 |
28 | Guinea-Bissau | 06.1 |
29 | Lesotho | 06.1 |
30 | Kenya | 06.1 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants (2017)17 | ||
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Pos. | %17 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
153 | Congo, DR | 1.1% |
154 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1.1% |
155 | Guinea | 1.0% |
156 | Iraq | 1.0% |
157 | Mexico | 0.9% |
158 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 0.9% |
159 | Zambia | 0.9% |
160 | Bangladesh | 0.9% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants (2010)18 | ||
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Pos. | %18 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
110 | Turkmenistan | 5.0% |
111 | Mozambique | 5.0% |
112 | Senegal | 5.0% |
113 | Iraq | 4.9% |
114 | Denmark | 4.7% |
115 | Yemen | 4.7% |
116 | Hungary | 4.6% |
117 | Colombia | 4.6% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #human_rights #iraq #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)19,20 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19,20 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.9 |
2 | Denmark | 14.7 |
3 | Norway | 15.5 |
... | ||
168 | Grenada | 128.6 |
169 | Equatorial Guinea | 128.6 |
170 | Micronesia | 128.8 |
171 | Iraq | 129.8 |
172 | Chad | 130.6 |
173 | Palau | 131.0 |
174 | Malaysia | 131.5 |
175 | Tonga | 132.9 |
q=199. |
Iraq is amongst the worst places in the world at ensuring human rights and freedom, and it has severe cultural issues when it comes to tolerance and equality. Iraq does better than average in speed of uptake of HR treaties21. When it comes to most other metrics, Iraq does not do well. It does worse than average in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports22, opposing gender inequality23, supporting press freedom24, its nominal commitment to Human Rights25, freethought26 and in LGBT equality27. And finally, it is the worst in its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice28. The rich dominate the poor - just 1% of the population control 22% of the country's entire income29. Violence against women is rife, and women have few legal protections to shield them from domestic abuse30. Homosexual relations are illegal30. As a result of the death penalty, "Iraq has long had one of the highest rates of executions in the world"30.
Human Rights Watch finds that ISIS have "carried out the most serious human rights abuses, war crimes and crimes against humanity"30 and the UN finds the ISIS responsible for genocide30. Iraq forces have conducted widespread 'collective punishments' against families and communities30.
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #Iraq #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines
Health (2020)31,32 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank31,32 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 18.0 |
2 | Singapore | 41.5 |
3 | Maldives | 43.3 |
... | ||
179 | Papua New Guinea | 122.0 |
180 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 123.1 |
181 | Gabon | 131.4 |
182 | Iraq | 132.0 |
183 | Ivory Coast | 132.4 |
184 | Angola | 135.0 |
185 | Equatorial Guinea | 136.4 |
186 | Nigeria | 140.8 |
187 | S. Sudan | 143.3 |
World Avg | 92.3 | |
q=187. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Hong Kong, Singapore and The Maldives31. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea31.
The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and Europe31, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia31.
For more, see:
Health:
Iraq is a pretty unhealthy country. Iraq comes in the best 20 in its alcohol consumption rate33. When it comes to most other metrics, Iraq does not do well. It does worse than average in terms of its average life expectancy12, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance34 (the highest in Asia), its smoking rate35, its adolescent birth rate23 (the highest in Asia) and in its fertility rate15 (amongst the highest in Asia). And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in terms of its immunizations take-up36 (amongst the lowest in Asia). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years.Life Expectancy (2015)12 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years12 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
120 | Bhutan | 69.85 |
121 | Mongolia | 69.81 |
122 | Syria | 69.65 |
123 | Iraq | 69.63 |
124 | Kazakhstan | 69.59 |
125 | Tajikistan | 69.58 |
126 | Uzbekistan | 69.40 |
127 | Micronesia | 69.27 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Alcohol Consumption (2016)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita33 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
9 | Syria | 0.3 |
10 | Pakistan | 0.3 |
11 | Kiribati | 0.4 |
12 | Iraq | 0.4 |
13 | Brunei | 0.4 |
14 | Egypt | 0.4 |
15 | Djibouti | 0.5 |
16 | Niger | 0.5 |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate (2013)15 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best15 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
150 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 4.46 |
151 | Central African Rep. | 4.46 |
152 | Madagascar | 4.52 |
153 | Iraq | 4.57 |
154 | Kenya | 4.64 |
155 | Senegal | 4.65 |
156 | Gambia | 4.73 |
157 | Mozambique | 4.75 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Smoking Rates (2014)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse35 | |
182 | Montenegro | 4 125 |
181 | Belarus | 3 831 |
180 | Lebanon | 3 023 |
... | ||
138 | Philippines | 1 291 |
137 | Malta | 1 266 |
136 | Spain | 1 265 |
135 | Iraq | 1 227 |
134 | Vietnam | 1 215 |
133 | Egypt | 1 188 |
132 | Albania | 1 177 |
131 | Canada | 1 154 |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank34 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
132 | Suriname | 132 |
133 | Grenada | 133 |
134 | Montenegro | 134 |
135 | Iraq | 135 |
136 | Madagascar | 136 |
137 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 137 |
138 | Albania | 138 |
139 | Ghana | 139 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults (2016)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %37 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
165 | Israel | 64.3 |
166 | Bahamas | 64.4 |
167 | Australia | 64.5 |
168 | Iraq | 64.6 |
169 | Mexico | 64.9 |
170 | New Zealand | 65.6 |
171 | Bahrain | 65.8 |
172 | Malta | 66.4 |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)23 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100023 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
... | ||
149 | Guatemala | 80.7 |
150 | Bangladesh | 83.0 |
151 | Benin | 83.2 |
152 | Iraq | 84.0 |
153 | Sao Tome & Principe | 84.3 |
154 | Guyana | 88.0 |
155 | Nicaragua | 88.8 |
156 | Guinea-Bissau | 89.5 |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %36 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
175 | S. Africa | 72.5 |
176 | Angola | 71.9 |
177 | Madagascar | 71.9 |
178 | Iraq | 70.7 |
179 | Afghanistan | 70.6 |
180 | Niger | 69.7 |
181 | Samoa | 68.1 |
182 | Yemen | 67.4 |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #intelligence #it_security #modernity #religion #research #science #technology #the_internet
Modernity and Learning (2020)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank38 | |
1 | Finland | 8.0 |
2 | Belgium | 9.1 |
3 | Denmark | 10.0 |
... | ||
155 | Tanzania | 105.3 |
156 | Honduras | 105.3 |
157 | Yemen | 105.7 |
158 | Iraq | 106.6 |
159 | Guyana | 107.6 |
160 | Liberia | 107.8 |
161 | Central African Rep. | 108.5 |
162 | Mauritania | 108.7 |
163 | Guinea-Bissau | 109.3 |
World Avg | 69.0 | |
q=180. |
Modernity and Education:
Research and Development (2016) | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2939 |
2 | Israel | 4.1139 |
3 | Japan | 3.5839 |
... | ||
119 | Honduras | 0.0440 |
120 | Guatemala | 0.0441 |
121 | Bahrain | 0.0442 |
122 | Colombia | 0.0442 |
123 | Iraq | 0.0343 |
124 | El Salvador | 0.0341 |
125 | China | 0.0342 |
126 | Lesotho | 0.0143 |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education (2018)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better44 | |
1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
2 | Estonia | 100.0% |
3 | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
112 | Macedonia | 49.8% |
113 | Indonesia | 48.8% |
114 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 48.8% |
115 | Iraq | 48.0% |
116 | Paraguay | 47.8% |
117 | Nicaragua | 47.5% |
118 | Maldives | 47.1% |
119 | Bangladesh | 46.7% |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2018)45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years45 | |
1 | Australia | 22.1 |
2 | Belgium | 19.7 |
3 | Finland | 19.3 |
... | ||
149 | Comoros | 11.2 |
150 | Bangladesh | 11.2 |
151 | Rwanda | 11.2 |
152 | Iraq | 11.1 |
153 | Kenya | 11.1 |
154 | Laos | 11.1 |
155 | Malawi | 11.0 |
156 | Turkmenistan | 10.9 |
World Avg | 13.2 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank34 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
156 | Tanzania | 156 |
157 | Equatorial Guinea | 157 |
158 | Guyana | 158 |
159 | Afghanistan | 159 |
160 | Indonesia | 160 |
161 | Bolivia | 161 |
162 | Iraq | 162 |
163 | Angola | 163 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Religiosity (2009)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %46 | |
1 | Estonia | 16 |
2 | Sweden | 17 |
3 | Denmark | 19 |
... | ||
54 | Romania | 84 |
55 | Honduras | 84 |
56 | Peru | 84 |
57 | Iraq | 84 |
58 | Nicaragua | 84 |
59 | S. Africa | 85 |
60 | Tajikistan | 85 |
61 | Malta | 86 |
World Avg | 75.1 | |
q=114. |
IQ (2006)47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better47 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 108 |
2 | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
62 | Mexico | 88 |
63 | Brazil | 87 |
64 | Bolivia | 87 |
65 | Iraq | 87 |
66 | Azerbaijan | 87 |
67 | Indonesia | 87 |
68 | Turkmenistan | 87 |
69 | Uzbekistan | 87 |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users (2016)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better48 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
165 | Namibia | 16% |
166 | Turkmenistan | 15% |
167 | Bangladesh | 13% |
168 | Iraq | 13% |
169 | Kiribati | 13% |
170 | Rwanda | 12% |
171 | Mali | 12% |
172 | Haiti | 12% |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IT Security (2013)49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better49 | |
1 | Ireland | 0.11 |
2 | Luxembourg | 0.11 |
3 | Belize | 0.11 |
... | ||
73 | Angola | 1.61 |
74 | Sri Lanka | 1.67 |
75 | Oman | 1.72 |
76 | Iraq | 1.84 |
77 | Bangladesh | 1.87 |
78 | Sudan | 1.98 |
79 | India | 2.10 |
80 | Russia | 2.42 |
World Avg | 0.98 | |
q=81. |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio50 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
141 | Kiribati | 0.0 |
142 | Ivory Coast | 0.0 |
143 | Mauritania | 0.0 |
144 | Iraq | 0.0 |
145 | Oman | 0.0 |
146 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0 |
147 | French Polynesia | 0.0 |
148 | Palestine | 0.0 |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics
World Giving Index (2013-2021)51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better51 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 4.0 |
3 | USA | 4.7 |
... | ||
50 | S. Africa | 42.6 |
51 | Luxembourg | 43.3 |
52 | Syria | 43.7 |
53 | Iraq | 44.0 |
54 | Malawi | 45.7 |
55 | Ghana | 45.9 |
56 | Chile | 47.1 |
57 | Saudi Arabia | 48.6 |
World Avg | 67.9 | |
q=160. |
Corruption (2012-2016)52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg Score52 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.8 |
2 | New Zealand | 90.6 |
3 | Finland | 89.4 |
... | ||
168 | Uzbekistan | 18.4 |
169 | Turkmenistan | 18.2 |
170 | Libya | 16.8 |
171 | Iraq | 16.6 |
172 | S. Sudan | 13.8 |
173 | Sudan | 12.2 |
174 | Afghanistan | 10.8 |
175 | N. Korea | 08.8 |
World Avg | 43.05 | |
q=176. |
Happiness (2018)53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better53 | |
1 | Finland | 7.6 |
2 | Norway | 7.6 |
3 | Denmark | 7.6 |
... | ||
114 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 4.6 |
115 | Bangladesh | 4.5 |
116 | Sri Lanka | 4.5 |
117 | Iraq | 4.5 |
118 | Mali | 4.4 |
119 | Namibia | 4.4 |
120 | Cambodia | 4.4 |
121 | Burkina Faso | 4.4 |
World Avg | 5.38 | |
q=156. |
Creativity and Culture (2017)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank34 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
153 | Liberia | 153 |
154 | Venezuela | 154 |
155 | Yemen | 155 |
156 | Iraq | 156 |
157 | Iran | 157 |
158 | Gabon | 158 |
159 | Central African Rep. | 159 |
160 | Burundi | 160 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank34 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
150 | Cameroon | 150 |
151 | Suriname | 151 |
152 | Gabon | 152 |
153 | Iraq | 153 |
154 | Paraguay | 154 |
155 | Grenada | 155 |
156 | Venezuela | 156 |
157 | Bahrain | 157 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism
Global Peace Index (2021)54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better54 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
... | ||
156 | Libya | 3.17 |
157 | Congo, DR | 3.20 |
158 | Somalia | 3.21 |
159 | Iraq | 3.26 |
160 | S. Sudan | 3.36 |
161 | Syria | 3.37 |
162 | Yemen | 3.41 |
163 | Afghanistan | 3.63 |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping and Security (2017)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank34 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
155 | Mali | 155 |
156 | Swaziland | 156 |
157 | Yemen | 157 |
158 | Iraq | 158 |
159 | Bahrain | 159 |
160 | Slovenia | 160 |
161 | Tonga | 161 |
162 | Marshall Islands | 162 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank34 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
112 | Libya | 112 |
113 | Belize | 113 |
114 | Morocco | 114 |
115 | Iraq | 115 |
116 | Dominica | 116 |
117 | Saudi Arabia | 117 |
118 | Lesotho | 118 |
119 | Oman | 119 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism (2019)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Score55 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
143 | Yemen | 7.26 |
144 | India | 7.52 |
145 | Somalia | 7.80 |
146 | Pakistan | 7.89 |
147 | Syria | 8.01 |
148 | Nigeria | 8.60 |
149 | Iraq | 9.24 |
150 | Afghanistan | 9.60 |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %56 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
... | ||
61 | Gabon | +04.5 |
62 | Ukraine | +04.1 |
63 | Croatia | +03.8 |
64 | Iraq | +03.3 |
65 | USA | +02.7 |
66 | Georgia | +02.6 |
67 | Austria | +02.5 |
68 | Finland | +01.8 |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better57 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
149 | Zimbabwe | 43.4 |
150 | Cambodia | 43.2 |
151 | Solomon Islands | 43.2 |
152 | Iraq | 43.2 |
153 | Laos | 42.9 |
154 | Burkina Faso | 42.8 |
155 | Sierra Leone | 42.5 |
156 | Gambia | 42.4 |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Convention on Biological Diversity | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Earlier is better Signed | |
1 | China | 1993 Dec 29 |
2 | Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
3 | Cook Islands | 1993 Dec 29 |
... | ||
189 | Montenegro | 2006 Jun 03 |
190 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 2007 Jan 08 |
191 | Brunei | 2008 Jul 27 |
192 | Iraq | 2009 Oct 26 |
193 | Somalia | 2009 Dec 10 |
194 | Palestine | 2015 Apr 02 |
195 | Andorra | 2015 May 05 |
196 | USA | |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %58 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
109 | Nigeria | 25.3% |
110 | Armenia | 25.3% |
111 | Kazakhstan | 25.0% |
112 | Iraq | 24.9% |
113 | Sweden | 24.3% |
114 | New Zealand | 24.2% |
115 | Poland | 23.8% |
116 | Belarus | 23.7% |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse59 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
... | ||
120 | Sao Tome & Principe | 17.00 |
119 | Tajikistan | 16.70 |
118 | Micronesia | 16.10 |
117 | Iraq | 15.90 |
116 | Philippines | 15.30 |
115 | Trinidad & Tobago | 14.90 |
114 | Fiji | 14.90 |
113 | Guatemala | 14.60 |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %60 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
... | ||
18 | Albania | 29.0 |
19 | Sweden | 29.2 |
20 | Malta | 29.4 |
21 | Iraq | 29.5 |
22 | Hungary | 30.4 |
23 | Austria | 30.5 |
24 | Sao Tome & Principe | 30.8 |
25 | Poland | 30.8 |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
Multidimensional Poverty (2018)61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Severity61 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
... | ||
37 | Syria | .029 |
38 | Tajikistan | .029 |
39 | El Salvador | .032 |
40 | Iraq | .033 |
41 | Suriname | .041 |
42 | Mongolia | .042 |
43 | Peru | .053 |
44 | Gabon | .066 |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #iraq #islam #judaism #religion
Religiosity (2009)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %46 | |
1 | Estonia | 16 |
2 | Sweden | 17 |
3 | Denmark | 19 |
... | ||
54 | Romania | 84 |
55 | Honduras | 84 |
56 | Peru | 84 |
57 | Iraq | 84 |
58 | Nicaragua | 84 |
59 | S. Africa | 85 |
60 | Tajikistan | 85 |
61 | Malta | 86 |
World Avg | 75.1 | |
q=114. |
Disbelief In God (2007)62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %62 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
106 | Tanzania | 0 |
107 | Malaysia | 0 |
108 | Haiti | 0 |
109 | Iraq | 0 |
110 | Guinea | 0 |
111 | Ghana | 0 |
112 | Jordan | 0 |
113 | Gambia | 0 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below63:
Christian | 0.8% |
Muslim | 99% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jew | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 0.1% |
It appears that when asked "What religion are you" many give pollsters the 'correct' answer despite how they actually feel, and despite what they actually believe. Although 100% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 84% say that they are religious when the question is phrased as "Is religion an important part of your daily life?".
For more on this phenomenon, see:
"Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls" by Vexen Crabtree (2009)
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Muslim (official) 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%. note: while there has been voluntary relocation of many Christian families to northern Iraq, recent reporting indicates that the overall Christian population may have dropped by as much as 50 percent since the fall of the Saddam HUSSEIN regime in 2003, with many fleeing to Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon64.
Freedom of Religion and Belief: When it comes to religious freedom and persecution, sociologists Grim & Finke place Iraq into the worst category, along with just 13 other countries. In this category, severe restrictions on religious freedom and freedom of belief stem simultaneously from top-down pressure from government and institutionalized religion, and from bottom-up grassroots movements that often go even further than the government in harassing those who do not believe the right things (2011)65.
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