Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Iraq, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 83.1% more likely to be obese
In Kyrgyzstan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 97.9% more money
Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kyrgyzstan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
be 14.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kyrgyzstan, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 23.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 25.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iraq, on the other hand, 19.6 children do as of 2022.
have 26.4% more children
In Kyrgyzstan, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 31.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.7% less likely to be literate
In Kyrgyzstan, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2018. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Kyrgyzstan? See an in-depth size comparison.