Polity · 1932 CE – 1957 CE
Kingdom of Iraq
المملكة العراقية
- Peak recorded area
- 434,168 km²
- 1932 CE
- Data series
- 76
- 1932 CE–1957 CE
Overview
The Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq was the Iraqi state located in the Middle East from 1932 to 1958. It was founded on 23 August 1921 as the Kingdom of Iraq, following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Mesopotamian campaign of the First World War.
Lead section from Wikipedia, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article.
Territory
5 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 5 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1957 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 28 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population26 obs · 1932 CE–1957 CE | 6.3Mpersons1957 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Urban Population26 obs · 1932 CE–1957 CE | 1.3Mpersons1957 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Who Tb Incidence16 obs · 1942 CE–1957 CE | 163.01per_1000001957 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
| City Pop Baghdad10 obs · 1750 CE–1950 CE | 579Kpersons1950 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| Infant Mortality Rate8 obs · 1950 CE–1957 CE | 152.21per 1000 live births1957 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy8 obs · 1950 CE–1957 CE | 47.73years1957 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 14 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP158 obs · 1800 CE–1957 CE | 5,389int'l $ (inflation adj.)1957 CE · Gapminder |
| Total Exports26 obs · 1932 CE–1957 CE | 360million USD (current)1957 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Total Imports26 obs · 1932 CE–1957 CE | 341million USD (current)1957 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Balance26 obs · 1932 CE–1957 CE | 19million USD (current)1957 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Openness26 obs · 1932 CE–1957 CE | 701million USD (current)1957 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| GDP per capita15 obs · 1 CE–1957 CE | 3,6662011 int'l $1957 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
Military
6 of 8 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score26 obs · 1932 CE–1957 CE | 0.0017CINC (share of world capability)1957 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption26 obs · 1932 CE–1957 CE | 2.8Mcoal-ton equivalents1957 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production26 obs · 1932 CE–1957 CE | 0tons1957 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure21 obs · 1932 CE–1957 CE | 83.2Mcurrent USD1957 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel20 obs · 1932 CE–1957 CE | 60Kpersons1957 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Arms Imports Tiv Million6 obs · 1952 CE–1957 CE | 41tiv_million1957 CE · SIPRI Arms Transfers TIV |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Gas Production58 obs · 1900 CE–1957 CE | 3.24TWh1957 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Oil Production58 obs · 1900 CE–1957 CE | 255.84TWh1957 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
Governance
6 of 8 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index38 obs · 1920 CE–1957 CE | 0.211index (0-1)1957 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index38 obs · 1920 CE–1957 CE | 0.182index (0-1)1957 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index38 obs · 1920 CE–1957 CE | 0.077index (0-1)1957 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type38 obs · 1920 CE–1957 CE | 1RoW index (0-3)1957 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index38 obs · 1920 CE–1957 CE | 0.444index (0-1)1957 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity234 obs · 1924 CE–1957 CE | -4index (-10 to 10)1957 CE · Clio-Infra |
Development
6 of 16 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index38 obs · 1920 CE–1957 CE | 0.418index (0-1)1957 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Tech Railway Line Km37 obs · 1921 CE–1957 CE | 2,045km1957 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Passenger Km35 obs · 1923 CE–1957 CE | 658passenger-km1957 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Freight Tkm34 obs · 1924 CE–1957 CE | 909tonne-km1957 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Telegraph32 obs · 1921 CE–1957 CE | 0.9641count1957 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Commercial Vehicles31 obs · 1927 CE–1957 CE | 19count1957 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Memberships
- United Kingdom–Iraq Defense Pact (1930)Military alliance · member1932 CE – 1955 CE
- Iraq–Saudi Arabia–Yemen Arab Republic Entente (1936)Historical alliance · member1936 CE – 1956 CE
- 4-member Non-Aggression Pact (1937)Historical alliance · member1937 CE – 1955 CE
- 23-member Entente (1945)Historical alliance · member1945 CE –
- Iraq–Jordan Entente (1947)Historical alliance · member1947 CE – 1958 CE
- 21-member Defense Pact (1950)Military alliance · member1952 CE –
- 6-member Non-Aggression Pact (1955)Historical alliance · member1955 CE – 1959 CE
- United Kingdom–Iraq Defense Pact (1955)Military alliance · member1955 CE – 1959 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban PopulationChandler 1987 / Modelski 2003
Chandler, T. (1987). Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth; Modelski, G. (2003). World Cities: -3000 to 2000.
Compiled from published works (Chandler 1987; Modelski 2003)
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Barbieri, K. & Keshk, O. (2016). Correlates of War Project Trade Data Set, v4.0.
Free academic use, citation
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data (2024). Energy dataset. Based on Energy Institute & Ember.
CC BY 4.0
SIPRI (2024). Arms Transfers Database (Trend-Indicator Values).
Free for non-commercial use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
WHO Global Health Observatory2024
World Health Organization (2024). Global Health Observatory data repository.
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Kingdom of Iraq is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.