Iraq

AsiaCapital: Baghdad
2026 population
46.1M
Rank #35 globally
Area
438k km²
Metros tracked
10
52% of population in metros
Composite score
18.1
Rank #70 globally

National Teams

Iraq on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.

Men's FootballAFC
Iraq
FIFA #57
ELO #63
WC apps 2
Major trophies 1
No World Cups
Olympics
Iraq
Games 1
Medals 1
Best #41
No golds

Administrative subdivisions

19 entries listed under Iraq across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.

Provinces (18)

As Sulaymaniyah1Babil1Baghdad1Basra1Dhi Qar1Diyala1Erbil1Karbala1Kirkuk1Najaf1Ninawa1Al-AnbarAl-QādisiyyahDuhoukHalabjaMaysanMuthannaSalah Al-Din

Counties (1)

Wasit

Iraq metro footprint

10 metros
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10 polygons

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.

10 tracked metros

RankMetroScoreTier
#324Baghdad★ Capital▲ Largest8.0Established Metro
#770Basra2.4Emerging Metro
#863Kerbala2.0Emerging Metro
#934Mosul1.8Emerging Metro
#1161Sulaymaniyah1.3Emerging Metro
#1467Erbil0.8Local Metro
#1680Najaf0.6Local Metro
#1871Kirkuk0.5Local Metro
#1880Nasiriyah0.5Local Metro
#2516Hillah0.3Local Metro