Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 24.1% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 39.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
see 57.9% more spent on your healthcare
Iraq spends $843 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guyana spends $1,331 as of 2023.
have 35.7% more doctors per person
Iraq has 10.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guyana has 13.9 as of 2020.
have 28.8% more access to essential health services
Iraq scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guyana scores 76 as of 2021.
be 16.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Iraq, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 2.1 years less
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 8.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Iraq has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 22.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guyana, that number is 12.0% as of 2025.
make 6.0 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $32,414 as of 2025.
Life
be 15.4% more 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 Guyana, on the other hand, 23.2 children do as of 2024.
have 22.3% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.3% less on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 7.9 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
Safety
be 29.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iraq, road accidents kill 21.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guyana, they kill 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 94.5% less strain on fresh water
Iraq withdraws 60% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guyana withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 26.6% less home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guyana has 12.9 as of 2022.
Environment
be 40.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Iraq, air pollution causes 87.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guyana, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 12.0% less CO2
Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guyana emits 4.6 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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