Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Iraq, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 52.8% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
Life
have 50.2% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 33.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.5% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.6% as of 2020. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 42.3% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Iraq, that number is 58 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.