Quality of life comparison

be 72.4% less likely to be obese

In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 3.0 years less

In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

be 83.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Iraq, 15.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.

make 71.7% less money

Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2022, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2022.

be 14.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Tanzania, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

be 63.3% more likely to be literate

In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

have 37.1% more children

In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 85.5% 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 Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.

be 57.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Iraq, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Tanzania, 43% of the population do as of 2021.

be 34.7% less likely to have internet access

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

be 27.5% 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 Tanzania, that number is 72% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 29.8% less on education

Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 25.5% less on healthcare

Iraq spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 24.6 times more coastline

Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.