Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Iraq, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.5% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
be 5.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 23.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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.
have 58.9% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 49.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.7% less likely to be literate
In Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.7% as of 2016. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.0% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Iraq, that number is 58 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Maldives? See an in-depth size comparison.