Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 25.3% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Haiti, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
live 7.2 years less
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 69.9% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Haiti, that number is 40.6% as of 2010.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Haiti, however, that number is 58.5% as of 2012.
Life
be 23.2% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Haiti, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times 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 Haiti, on the other hand, 40.0 children do as of 2022.
have 14.5% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Haiti, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iraq, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Haiti, 39% of the population do as of 2019.
be 41.7% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Haiti, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 23.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Iraq, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 76% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 30.5 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
How big is Haiti compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.