Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 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 50.2% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 30.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
make 31.1% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2019, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 17.1% more children
In Nauru, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 54.1% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.3% more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Iraq, that number is 58 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.