Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data in Iraq
Iraq: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data was 13,211 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data in Iraq, 1820–2017
Source: Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Iraq stood at 13,211. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 105.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Iraq peaked at 13,211 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 877, in 1820.
Iraq ranks 71st of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 877 | 877 | 877 | 1 |
| 1850s | 923.58 | 923.58 | 923.58 | 1 |
| 1870s | 956 | 956 | 956 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,093 | 1,093 | 1,093 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1,606 | 1,606 | 1,606 | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,174 | 2,174 | 2,174 | 1 |
| 1960s | 4,360 | 4,360 | 4,360 | 1 |
| 1970s | 5,536 | 5,536 | 5,536 | 1 |
| 1980s | 10,165 | 10,165 | 10,165 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3,918 | 3,918 | 3,918 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,045 | 3,649 | 6,441 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11,742 | 10,274 | 13,211 | 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (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)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2547 (2023)
- Population living in slums 49.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Iraq?
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Iraq was 13,211 in 2017, according to Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 13,211 in 2017.
- What is the lowest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 877 in 1820.
- How does Iraq rank for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Iraq ranks 71st out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.