Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 50.5% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 34.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
make 50.3% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
be 44.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 88.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 47.7% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 43.4% less likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 62.2% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Iraq, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.4% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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 Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.