Quality of life comparison

be 29.9% less likely to be obese

In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 3.8 years less

In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 82.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Iraq, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 66.7% less money

Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 60.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate

Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

be 28.1% more likely to be literate

In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

have 18.6% more children

In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 71.2% 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 Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

be 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Iraq, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, 19% of the population do as of 2022.

be 34.7% less likely to have internet access

In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.2% 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 Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 70.2% less on education

Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 51.0% less on healthcare

Iraq spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 88.8 times more coastline

Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.