Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 85.2% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
live 4.9 years less
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 75.3% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Ethiopia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 23.4% more children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ethiopia, there are 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ethiopia, on the other hand, 33.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iraq, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Ethiopia, 47% of the population do as of 2019.
be 60.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ethiopia, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
be 23.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Iraq, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% less on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority.
Ethiopia: At a glance
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