The Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) - Iraq Dashboard

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Country Rank

75

Iraq

Recovery Rank for 180 countries/regions

Country Rank

122

Iraq

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

3

Recovery Index
60.17
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

3

Recovery Index
49.02
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

3

Severity Index
32.88
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

2

Severity Index
31.41
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

26.09

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

39,309,783

(Medium Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

5,040

(Upper middle income)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating Guide

5	Countries who have made the most progress in curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)
4
3
2	Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis and who may need to consider maintaining stringent non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1

COVID-19 Severity Rating Guide

1	Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
2
3	Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory

Iraq - published 30.12.2021

1. Passengers arriving from India are not allowed to enter Iraq via Baghdad (BGW) or Najaf (NJF). 2. Nationals of Indonesia are not allowed to enter Iraq via Basra (BSR) or Najaf (NJF). 3. Passengers traveling to Baghdad (BGW) must have a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point. The test result must be in Arabic or English. - This does not apply to passengers younger than 10 years. They will be subject to a COVID-19 PCR test on arrival. 4. Passengers traveling to Basra (BSR) must have a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point. Tests accepted are PCR, rapid antigen or RT-PCR. The test result must be in Arabic or English. - This does not apply to passengers younger than 10 years. 5. Passengers traveling to Sulaymaniyah (ISU) must have a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 48 hours before arrival. - This does not apply to: - passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated; - passengers younger than 12 years. 6. Passengers traveling to Erbil (EBL) must have a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 48 hours before arrival. - This does not apply to: - passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated; - passengers younger than 12 years; - passengers arriving from Canada. 7. Passengers traveling to Erbil (EBL) or Sulaymaniyah (ISU) arriving from India are subject to a COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival and quarantine for 14 days at their own expense. 8. Passengers arriving from Canada traveling to Erbil (EBL) must have a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before arrival. - This does not apply to: - passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated; - passengers younger than 12 years. 9. Passengers traveling to Najaf (NJF) must have a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point. The test result must be in English and have a signature and a stamp from a laboratory. - This does not apply to passengers younger than 10 years. 10. Nationals of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China (People's Rep.), Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Fed., Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and USA, can obtain a visa on arrival at Najaf (NJF). They must have a return ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation. 11. Passengers traveling to Erbil (EBL) could be subject to quarantine at a designated facility for up to 14 days. 12. Airline crew traveling to Erbil (EBL) or Sulaymaniyah (ISU) are subject to self-isolation in a hotel until their next flight. 13. Passengers are subject to medical screening and quarantine.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA. (Timatic COVID-19 Alerts Service has been discontinued on 1/1/2022, please refer this page for latest travel advisory)

1. Passengers arriving from India are not allowed to enter Iraq via Baghdad (BGW) or Najaf (NJF).

2. Nationals of Indonesia are not allowed to enter Iraq via Basra (BSR) or Najaf (NJF).

3. Passengers traveling to Baghdad (BGW) must have a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point. The test
result must be in Arabic or English. - This does not apply to passengers younger than 10 years. They will be subject to a COVID-19 PCR test on arrival.

4. Passengers traveling to Basra (BSR) must have a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point. Tests accepted are PCR, rapid
antigen or RT-PCR. The test result must be in Arabic or English. - This does not apply to passengers younger than 10 years.

5. Passengers traveling to Sulaymaniyah (ISU) must have a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 48 hours before arrival. - This does not apply to: - passengers with a
COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated; - passengers younger than 12 years.

6. Passengers traveling to Erbil (EBL) must have a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 48 hours before arrival. - This does not apply to: - passengers with a COVID-19
vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated; - passengers younger than 12 years; - passengers arriving from Canada.

7. Passengers traveling to Erbil (EBL) or Sulaymaniyah (ISU) arriving from India are subject to a COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival and quarantine for 14 days at their own expense.

8. Passengers arriving from Canada traveling to Erbil (EBL) must have a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before arrival. - This does not apply to:
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated; - passengers younger than 12 years.

9. Passengers traveling to Najaf (NJF) must have a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point. The test result
must be in English and have a signature and a stamp from a laboratory. - This does not apply to passengers younger than 10 years.

10. Nationals of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China (People's Rep.), Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Fed., Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and USA, can obtain a visa on arrival at Najaf (NJF). They must have a return ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.

11. Passengers traveling to Erbil (EBL) could be subject to quarantine at a designated facility for up to 14 days.

12. Airline crew traveling to Erbil (EBL) or Sulaymaniyah (ISU) are subject to self-isolation in a hotel until their next flight.

13. Passengers are subject to medical screening and quarantine.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA. (Timatic COVID-19 Alerts Service has been discontinued on 1/1/2022, please refer this page for latest travel advisory)

Iraq Infection Trend

How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.

Countries with Similar Characteristics

This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Country	Recovery Index	Recovery Index	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Iraq	49.02	60.17	39,309,783	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg
Dominican Republic	58.83	63.25	10,738,958	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	100%
Ecuador	62.95	73.27	17,373,662	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	100%
Colombia	60.88	64.70	50,339,443	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Cuba	65.28	75.52	11,333,483	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Guatemala	43.82	52.61	16,604,026	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Jordan	59.40	60.38	10,101,694	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	85%
Malaysia	76.50	74.91	31,949,777	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Venezuela	50.11	63.76	28,515,829	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Madagascar	49.53	50.52	26,969,307	Medium Density	Low income	21-25 deg	75%
Malawi	45.93	55.22	18,628,747	Medium Density	Low income	21-25 deg	75%

GCI Recovery Forecast

The GCI Recovery Forecasting methodology relies on a Monte Carlo simulation model as we recognise that the factors that contribute to an increase / decrease in confirmed COVID19 cases are highly variable and subject to various localised circumstances and interventions. The P10 / P50 / P90 are probabilities assigned to the forecasts, with P10 being highly optimistic, and P90 being very conservative on recovery and reduction in cases. The forecast model is updated daily based on the latest case data.

Forecast Results:

Situation May Improve. The GCI Model indicates that the situation has a small probability of recovery, but there is insufficient evidence to suggest that the recovery trend will improve significantly in the near future.