Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.5% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Czech Republic, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.1 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Czech Republic, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 82.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2019.
be 56.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Czech Republic, however, that number is 10.1% as of 2018.
pay a 46.7% higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Czech Republic, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 96.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 97.6% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Czech Republic, it is 99.0% as of 2011.
be 87.8% 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 Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2022.
have 65.2% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Czech Republic, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 44.7% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Czech Republic, about 86.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 73.3% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic: At a glance
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