Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 14.4% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
live 2.8 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Iraq, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 16.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 46.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 71.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.0% less likely to be literate
In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.2% as of 2018. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
be 41.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iraq, on the other hand, 19.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.4% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Iraq, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.8% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Iraq, that number is 58 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Jordan? See an in-depth size comparison.