Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
see 4.5 times more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Iraq spends $843 as of 2023.
be 65.6% less likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Iraq, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 72.6% more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Iraq, that number is 39.7% of people as of 2024.
have 21.3% less access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Iraq scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
make 54.8% more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $5,410 as of 2025.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Iraq, that number is 15.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 70.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Iraq, 66.0 women do as of 2023.
have 68.0% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iraq, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.8% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Iraq, it is 84.1% as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Iraq, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.9% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Iraq, that number is 58 km.
Safety
be 62.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Iraq, they kill 21.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 36.2% more home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Iraq has 17.6 as of 2024.
live with 7.9 times more strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Iraq withdraws 60% as of 2022.
use 29.5% less electricity
Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Iraq uses 1,377 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Iraq, it causes 87.0 as of 2019.
emit 52.8% more CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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