Bar Chart. Kurdish region compared to the rest of Iraq in 2008 and 2022 for % Suffering, %Satisfied with standard of living, and % Bad time to find a job. The Kurdish Region in 2022 was about the same as the Rest of Iraq for % Suffering at 16 and 18 respectively. Also, the percentage fo people satisfied with their standard of living changed from being higher in the Kurdish Region in 2008 to being higher in the rest of Iraq in 2022.