Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 45.4% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 70.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 4.5% as of 2023.
be 39.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2016.
make 30.2% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.
pay a 53.3% higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 60.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 99.6% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Uzbekistan, it is 100.0% as of 2019.
have 13.5% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, there are 20.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, State Tax Committee.
Uzbekistan: At a glance
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