Iraq vs Sweden: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Iraq
1.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
1.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
84th
Sweden rank
81st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 1.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 120,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Iraq ranks 84th and Sweden ranks 81st of 181 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 206,447 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 486,304 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 279,858 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 304,882 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 603,760 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 298,877 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 252,528 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 777,506 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 524,978 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 520,536 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 550,699 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 1.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 110,730 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 1.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.52 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 167,400 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Iraq or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 1.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Iraq and Sweden?
120,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sweden?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Sweden rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 84th and Sweden ranks 81st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.