Guatemala vs Iraq: Urban population, annual growth rate
Guatemala
2.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iraq
2.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Guatemala rank
66th
Iraq rank
64th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Guatemala
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.2 % change on previous year against 2.15 % change on previous year in Guatemala, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Guatemala ranks 66th and Iraq ranks 64th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.22 % change on previous year | 6.09 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | 3.27 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.85 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 0.6978 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1990s | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 4.26 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 0.7999 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 0.1124 % change on previous year | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Guatemala or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.2 % change on previous year against 2.15 % change on previous year in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Guatemala and Iraq?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Iraq?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Iraq rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Guatemala ranks 66th and Iraq ranks 64th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.