Iraq vs Liberia: World population growth
Iraq
0.2%
in 2100
Liberia
0.2%
in 2100
Iraq rank
55th
Liberia rank
52nd
World population growth over time
- Iraq
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Iraq, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 52 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Liberia ahead.
Iraq ranks 55th and Liberia ranks 52nd of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 12 and Liberia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Liberia |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1900s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Iraq |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Iraq |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Liberia |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.3% | 0.9% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 2030s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 2040s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 2050s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 2060s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 2070s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Iraq or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Iraq as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Iraq and Liberia?
- 0.0%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Liberia?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Iraq and Liberia rank globally for world population growth?
- Iraq ranks 55th and Liberia ranks 52nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.