Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 66.1% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
live 5.6 years less
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 76.3% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.
Life
have 16.5% more children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.
be 89.6% more 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iraq, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Gambia, 49% of the population do as of 2019.
be 38.3% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.6% less on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.9% more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
How big is Gambia compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.