Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 46.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Libya 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 14.6% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 44.9% less likely to be literate
In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
be 74.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Iraq, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.7% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Iraq, that number is 58 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.