Quality of life comparison
If you lived in California instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 28.4% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 39.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In California, that number is 28.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 67.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In California, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
be 33.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In California, however, that number is 11.7% as of 2023.
make 15.5 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.7% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 81.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In California, about 92.6% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
