Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Iraq, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 2.1 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Iraq, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 88.0% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Iraq, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 31.7% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Iraq, that number is 39.7% of people as of 2024.
see 36.7% less spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Iraq spends $843 as of 2023.
have 26.3% fewer doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Iraq has 10.2 as of 2022.
have 22.4% less access to essential health services
Guyana scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Iraq scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
be 29.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Iraq, that number is 15.5% as of 2025.
make 83.3% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $5,410 as of 2025.
Life
be 13.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 23.2 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 28.7% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iraq, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Iraq, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 87.4% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Iraq, that number is 58 km.
Safety
be 41.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Iraq, they kill 21.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 36.2% more home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Iraq has 17.6 as of 2024.
live with 18.1 times more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Iraq withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
be 67.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Iraq, it causes 87.0 as of 2019.
emit 13.6% more CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Iraq: At a glance
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