Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 15.2% more likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 67.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
pay a 60.5% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 42.2% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
be 79.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 34.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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.
have 60.6% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 46.9% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 94.4% as of 2018. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iraq, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.6% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.0% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 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 Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.