Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 29.5% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 39.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guatemala, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2024.
see 11.0% more spent on your healthcare
Iraq spends $843 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guatemala spends $935 as of 2023.
have 25.3% more doctors per person
Iraq has 10.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guatemala has 12.8 as of 2020.
be 66.3% more likely to die by suicide
Iraq has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 83.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guatemala, that number is 2.6% as of 2025.
make 22.0% more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $6,598 as of 2025.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Guatemala, however, that number is 56.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 14.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 20.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 17.2 children do as of 2024.
be 42.4% more 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 Guatemala, 94.0 women do as of 2023.
have 19.4% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 20.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.1% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 81.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guatemala, about 60.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.0% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.9 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
Safety
be 41.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iraq, road accidents kill 21.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guatemala, they kill 12.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 90.4% less strain on fresh water
Iraq withdraws 60% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guatemala withdraws 6% as of 2022.
find 69.7% less home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guatemala has 5.3 as of 2024.
use 46.8% less electricity
Iraq uses 1,377 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Guatemala uses 733 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 54.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Iraq, air pollution causes 87.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guatemala, it causes 40.0 as of 2019.
emit 78.6% less CO2
Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guatemala emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
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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