Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
be 34.5% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.8% more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 64.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Ecuador, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 25.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
be 86.8% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Ecuador, it is 93.6% as of 2020.
have 33.4% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ecuador, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 73.3% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 38.6 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.