Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Iraq, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 38.3% more spent on your healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Iraq spends $843 as of 2023.
have 6.7 times more doctors per person
Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Iraq has 10.2 as of 2022.
have 28.3% more access to essential health services
Equatorial Guinea scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Iraq scores 59 as of 2021.
be 57.8% less likely to die by suicide
Equatorial Guinea has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Iraq, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Iraq, that number is 39.7% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 65.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Iraq, however, that number is 17.5% as of 2023.
be 85.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Iraq, that number is 15.5% as of 2025.
make 18.2% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $5,410 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 174.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Iraq, 66.0 women do as of 2023.
be 57.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 47.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Iraq, on the other hand, 20.1 children do as of 2024.
have 14.7% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iraq, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 49.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Iraq, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 28.7% more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Iraq, about 81.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.0% more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Iraq, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 80.4% less coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Iraq, that number is 58 km.
Safety
be 83.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Equatorial Guinea, road accidents kill 11.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Iraq, they kill 21.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 176.3 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Iraq has 17.6 as of 2024.
use 73.8% more electricity
Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Iraq uses 1,377 kWh as of 2023.
live with 331.0 times more strain on fresh water
Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Iraq withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
be 47.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Equatorial Guinea, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Iraq, it causes 87.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.0 times more CO2
Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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