Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 74.7% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
live 9.3 years less
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 65.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
make 68.3% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.
be 90.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 48.9% more children
In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more 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 Guinea, on the other hand, 49.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 52.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iraq, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guinea, 48% of the population do as of 2022.
be 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
be 14.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Iraq, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 85% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.2% less on education
Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.6% less on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.5 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Guinea: At a glance
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