Three metrics of inequality in Iraq
Iraq: Three metrics of inequality was 77.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Three metrics of inequality in Iraq, 2007–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for three metrics of inequality in Iraq is 77.68, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Iraq peaked at 77.68 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.03, in 2013.
That places Iraq 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.39 | 64.39 | 64.39 | 1 |
| 2010s | 58.41 | 55.03 | 61.8 | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.76 | 73.84 | 77.68 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More poverty & inequality data for Iraq
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,749 kg per hectare (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.558 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1138 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1138 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1279 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2547 (2023)
- Population living in slums 49.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is three metrics of inequality in Iraq?
- Three metrics of inequality in Iraq was 77.68 in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 77.68 in 2024.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.03 in 2013.
- How does Iraq rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Iraq ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is three metrics of inequality rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.