Quality of life comparison
If you lived in San Marino instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In San Marino, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 6.5 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $60,800 as of 2019.
be 49.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In San Marino, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 99.4% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In San Marino, it is 99.9% as of 2018.
be 66.8% less 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 64.2% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In San Marino, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 42.2% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In San Marino, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
San Marino: At a glance
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