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

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Country Rank

143

Iraq

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

2

Recovery Index
38.94
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

4

Severity Index
64.50
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

91.30

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

38,433,600

(Medium Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

5040

(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 31.07.2020

1. Flights to Iraq restarted.
2. Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) test result issued at most 48 hours before departure.
3. Passengers are subject to medical screening and quarantine.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

1. Flights to Iraq restarted.

2. Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) test result issued at most 48 hours before departure.

3. Passengers are subject to medical screening and quarantine.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

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	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Iraq	38.94	38,433,600	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg
Dominican Republic	22.28	10,627,165	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	100%
Ecuador	26.36	17,084,357	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	100%
Colombia	27.69	49,648,685	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Cuba	64.43	11,338,138	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Guatemala	43.90	17,247,807	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Jordan	59.17	9,956,011	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	85%
Malaysia	79.09	31,528,585	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Romania	39.78	19,466,145	Medium Density	Upper middle income	< 10 deg	85%
Venezuela	38.56	28,870,195	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Madagascar	53.21	26,262,368	Medium Density	Low income	21-25 deg	75%

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