Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 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 40.1% more likely to be obese
In Georgia, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Georgia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 34.0% less money
Georgia has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
be 35.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
be 17.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Georgia, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 25.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.7% less likely to be literate
In Georgia, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2019. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
be 32.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Georgia, approximately 14.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 34.2% less likely to have internet access
In Georgia, approximately 91.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Iraq, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% less on healthcare
Georgia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 81.3% less coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 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, Georgia Department of Revenue.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Georgia? See an in-depth size comparison.