Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.6 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2022, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $51,100 as of 2022.
be 75.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Australia, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 84.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 48.5% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 95.9% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Australia, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.8% more on education
Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Australia spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 444.1 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Australian Taxation Office.
Australia: At a glance
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