Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Iraq, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 67.3% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
be 17.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
be 59.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 73.0% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.2% less likely to be literate
In Turkey, the literacy rate is 96.7% as of 2019. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 23.1% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iraq, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.