Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 54.3% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 17.7% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
be 13.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 43.5% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 47.0% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
be 81.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 13.5% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.6% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 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, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.