Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.0% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nicaragua, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 60.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Nicaragua, that number is 6.4% as of 2017.
make 43.0% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Nicaragua, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 64.9% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Nicaragua, it is 82.6% as of 2015.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nicaragua, 198.0 women do as of 2017.
have 33.1% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nicaragua, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 25.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nicaragua, about 45.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.2% 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 Nicaragua, that number is 83% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 86.7% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.7 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Nicaragua: At a glance
How big is Nicaragua compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.