Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 15.8% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 56.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Venezuela, that number is 6.9% as of 2018.
make 17.2% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 43.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.8% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Venezuela, it is 97.1% as of 2016.
be 58.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
have 30.1% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Venezuela, about 72.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 48.3 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.