Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.5 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $41,600 as of 2020.
be 80.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
be 19.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In United Kingdom, however, that number is 18.6% as of 2017.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 91.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Kingdom, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 80.5% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 56.3% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 58.3% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In United Kingdom, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 214.3 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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