Iraq vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Iraq
0.11 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0.8532 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Iraq rank
3rd
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
1st

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Iraq
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 0.8532 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.11 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.7432 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 7.8 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 3rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1559 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0832 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0726 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Iraq
1990s 9.21 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.1501 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 9.06 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Iraq
2000s 0.3877 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0889 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.2988 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Iraq
2010s 0.1127 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.2984 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.1857 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s 0.1187 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.9885 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.8698 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Iraq or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 0.8532 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.11 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Iraq and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.7432 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Iraq ranks 3rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP
Unit
cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 7,375 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Oil reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.