Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Anguilla instead of Iraq, you would:

Health

live 9.0 years longer

In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 48.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Iraq, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 84.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Iraq, approximately 19.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 50.2% fewer children

In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 66.5% more likely to have internet access

In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Anguilla, about 81.6% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 14.9% less on education

Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Anguilla spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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