Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
be 44.8% more likely to be obese
In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 63.2% less money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $25,300 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
be 5.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 4.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 60.6% more children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.8% less likely to be literate
In Kazakhstan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2018. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 30.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Iraq, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 60.7% more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Kazakhstan? See an in-depth size comparison.