Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Bolivia, you would:
Health
be 50.5% more likely to be obese
In Bolivia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.7% more money
Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $7,900 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
be 38.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bolivia, 37.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bolivia, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
pay a 15.4% higher top tax rate
Bolivia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 49.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bolivia, approximately 155.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 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 32.7% more children
In Bolivia, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 45.8% less likely to be literate
In Bolivia, the literacy rate is 92.5% as of 2015. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 34.8% less on healthcare
Bolivia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Autoridad de ImpugnaciĆ³n Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Bolivia? See an in-depth size comparison.