Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
have 18.6% more access to essential health services
Iraq scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Egypt scores 70 as of 2021.
be 78.8% less likely to die by suicide
Iraq has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 10.7% more likely to be obese
In Iraq, 39.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 43.9% of people as of 2024.
have 34.3% fewer doctors per person
Iraq has 10.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Egypt has 6.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 56.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Egypt, that number is 6.8% as of 2025.
be 91.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Egypt, however, that number is 33.5% as of 2021.
make 43.0% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $3,086 as of 2025.
Life
be 74.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 66.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2023.
have 18.3% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Egypt, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 42.2 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
Safety
be 56.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iraq, road accidents kill 21.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Egypt, they kill 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 33.7% less home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Egypt has 11.7 as of 2024.
live with 2.4 times more strain on fresh water
Iraq withdraws 60% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Egypt withdraws 141% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 51.7% less CO2
Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 20.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Iraq, air pollution causes 87.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Egypt, it causes 105.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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