Middle east literacy rates country literacy rate afghanistan 32% iran 84% iraq 79% israel 98% saudi arabia 94% turkey 95% based solely on this information, which nation would you predict to have the lowest standard of living and why? a) iran, because they are governed as a theocratic republic. b) israel, because they are the only non-muslim country in the region. c) afghanistan, because literacy is a key part of economic development. d) iraq, because they have been ravaged by war and violence since 2001.