Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 27.7% more likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 77.1% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $40,200 as of 2022, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2022.
be 18.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Iraq, that number is 15.3% as of 2022.
be 12.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 3.3 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iraq, there are 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iraq, 76.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.2% less likely to be literate
In Spain, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
be 7.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 47.9% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iraq, about 49.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.3% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iraq, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Spain? See an in-depth size comparison.