Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 47.6% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 73.7% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 81.7% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 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 Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
be 34.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 19.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 8.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 36.8% less likely to have internet access
In Sweden, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iraq, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.7% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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, Skatteverket.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.