Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.1 years longer

In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 45.4% less likely to be obese

In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 70.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Iraq, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 4.5% as of 2023.

be 39.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2016.

make 30.2% less money

Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.

pay a 53.3% higher top tax rate

Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 60.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, 30.0 women do as of 2020.

be 99.6% more likely to be literate

In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Uzbekistan, it is 100.0% as of 2019.

have 13.5% fewer children

In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, there are 20.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 33.3% more on healthcare

Iraq spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, State Tax Committee.

Uzbekistan: At a glance

Uzbekistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 425,400 sq km. Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country has lessened its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. However, longserving septuagenarian President Islom KARIMOV, who rose through the ranks of the Soviet-era State Planning Committee (Gosplan), remains wedded to the concepts of a command economy, creating a challenging environment for foreign investment. Current concerns include post-KARIMOV succession, terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.
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