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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed