Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
make 24.4% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 32.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
have 2.1 times more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 63.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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 13.2% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iraq, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 63.3% less coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 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 Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.