Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 70.3% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 39.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 59.6% less likely to die by suicide
Iraq has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.1 years less
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 50.6% less spent on your healthcare
Iraq spends $843 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 48.7% fewer doctors per person
Iraq has 10.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 79.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 51.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Indonesia, however, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 14.2% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 84.1% as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 24.4% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
be 2.1 times 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 Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
have 38.4% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.7% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 81.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.2% less on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 943.4 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 47.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iraq, road accidents kill 21.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 50.2% less strain on fresh water
Iraq withdraws 60% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
find 72.1% less home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
Environment
be 33.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Iraq, air pollution causes 87.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 44.6% less CO2
Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 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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