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Iraq
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP594.62[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita15471.25[$]
Population38.43[millions]
Urbanization70.89[%]
Land Area446583.41[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 106 39.5 0.2
Health 101 39.5 11.2
Air Quality 97 36.3 13.1
PM2.5 178 7.3 6.1
Household solid fuels 45 75.7 24.1
Ozone 101 40 1.4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 84 49.6 11.1
Sanitation 78 55.5 14.4
Drinking water 87 45.8 9
Heavy Metals 159 29.6 4.6
Lead 159 29.6 4.6
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 129 39.4 -7.3
Biodiversity 131 40.5 12
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 168 8.6 5.3
Terrestrial biomes (global) 128 49.8 32.2
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 174 2.7 2.5
Species Habitat Index 7 98.1 -1.6
Species Protection Index 138 37.2 21.1
Biodiversity Habitat Index 28 69.5 -0.6
Ecosystem Services 16 91.8 35.6
Tree cover loss 11 96.3 36.8
Grassland loss 109 49.4 26.5
Wetland loss 78 54.9 25.1
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 151 31.6 -26.8
CO2 growth rate 165 8 -35.8
CH4 growth rate 111 56 -27.2
F-gas growth rate 1 100 -
N2O growth rate 79 62 -21.1
Black Carbon growth rate 136 34.5 2
CO2 from land cover 81 53.5 -
GHG intensity trend 142 33 -34.4
GHG per capita 115 37 -17.1
Pollution Emissions 174 14.1 -56.2
SO2 growth rate 173 7.2 -92.8
NOx growth rate 155 21.1 -19.5
Agriculture 95 37.4 9.2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 95 37.4 9.2
Water Resources 56 19.5 -
Wastewater treatment 56 19.5 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Iraq 39.5
Bhutan 39.3
Nicaragua 39.2
Sri Lanka 39
Oman 38.5
Philippines 38.4
Burkina Faso 38.3
GDP per capita
Serbia 55.2
Costa Rica 52.5
Brazil 51.2
Azerbaijan 46.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Barbados 45.6
Botswana 40.4
Iraq 39.5
China 37.3
Issue Performance
Turkmenistan 43.9
Georgia 41.3
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Iraq 39.5
Oman 38.5
Tajikistan 38.2
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Guyana 35.9
Nepal 32.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Regulatory Quality
Iran 48
Algeria 44.8
Uzbekistan 44.3
Iraq 39.5
Comoros 32.1
Marshall Islands 30.8
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Voice & Accountability
Russia 50.5
Gabon 45.8
Thailand 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Iraq 39.5
Nicaragua 39.2
Oman 38.5
Angola 29.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Political Stability
Ukraine 49.5
Lebanon 45.4
Iraq 39.5
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Sudan 34.8
Pakistan 33.1
Nigeria 31
Mali 29.4
Afghanistan 25.5
Greater Middle East
Tunisia 46.7
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Egypt 43.3
Morocco 42.3
Iraq 39.5
Oman 38.5
Qatar 37.1
Sudan 34.8
OPEC
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Gabon 45.8
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Iraq 39.5
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Angola 29.7
Ease of Doing Business Index
Gabon 45.8
Iraq 39.5
Kiribati 37.7
Cameroon 33.6
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Burundi 27
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Liberia 22.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
IRQ