Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years less
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 56.9% more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
be 13.9% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 84.1% as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, it is 95.8% as of 2021.
be 2.3 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.9% 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
have 21.5% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.1% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 81.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.
be 11.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Iraq, approximately 98% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 87% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.4 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Safety
be 44.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iraq, road accidents kill 21.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 86.7% less home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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