Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 55.0% more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
be 34.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
be 77.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 16.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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 33.6% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.3% less likely to be literate
In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 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 Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.