Iceland vs Iraq: Long term urban population region
Iceland
72.85
in 2025
Iraq
73.1
in 2025
Iceland rank
74th
Iraq rank
71st
Long term urban population region over time
- Iceland
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 73.1 against 72.85 in Iceland, a difference of 0.25.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iceland ranks 74th and Iraq ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 33 and Iraq in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0016 | 2.48 | 2.48 | Iraq |
| 1100s | 0.0049 | 2.63 | 2.62 | Iraq |
| 1200s | 0.0147 | 2.77 | 2.76 | Iraq |
| 1300s | 0.0442 | 2.92 | 2.88 | Iraq |
| 1400s | 0.1325 | 3.07 | 2.94 | Iraq |
| 1500s | 0.3976 | 3.22 | 2.82 | Iraq |
| 1600s | 1.19 | 3.36 | 2.17 | Iraq |
| 1700s | 3.58 | 3.51 | 0.0666 | Iceland |
| 1710s | 6.05 | 3.96 | 2.09 | Iceland |
| 1720s | 8.52 | 4.33 | 4.18 | Iceland |
| 1730s | 10.98 | 4.75 | 6.24 | Iceland |
| 1740s | 13.45 | 5.2 | 8.25 | Iceland |
| 1750s | 15.92 | 5.69 | 10.23 | Iceland |
| 1760s | 18.39 | 6.24 | 12.15 | Iceland |
| 1770s | 20.86 | 6.83 | 14.03 | Iceland |
| 1780s | 23.33 | 7.48 | 15.85 | Iceland |
| 1790s | 25.79 | 8.19 | 17.6 | Iceland |
| 1800s | 28.26 | 8.97 | 19.29 | Iceland |
| 1810s | 30.73 | 9.83 | 20.9 | Iceland |
| 1820s | 33.2 | 10.76 | 22.44 | Iceland |
| 1830s | 35.67 | 11.79 | 23.88 | Iceland |
| 1840s | 38.14 | 12.91 | 25.23 | Iceland |
| 1850s | 40.61 | 14.14 | 26.46 | Iceland |
| 1860s | 43.07 | 15.49 | 27.59 | Iceland |
| 1870s | 45.54 | 16.96 | 28.58 | Iceland |
| 1880s | 48.01 | 18.58 | 29.43 | Iceland |
| 1890s | 50.48 | 20.35 | 30.13 | Iceland |
| 1900s | 52.95 | 22.29 | 30.66 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 55.42 | 24.41 | 31.01 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 57.88 | 26.73 | 31.15 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 59.12 | 29.28 | 29.84 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 60.6 | 32.07 | 28.53 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 63.49 | 38.27 | 25.22 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 67.58 | 50.95 | 16.63 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 70.82 | 62.04 | 8.78 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 72.58 | 70.54 | 2.04 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 72.14 | 71.13 | 1.01 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 71.38 | 70.09 | 1.29 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 72.21 | 70.55 | 1.66 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 72.71 | 72.1 | 0.6102 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Iceland or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 73.1 against 72.85 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Iceland and Iraq?
- 0.25, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Iraq?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Iraq rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Iceland ranks 74th and Iraq ranks 71st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.