Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Albania, you would:
Health
be 61.8% more likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.4 times more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $13,300 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 52.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Qatar, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 26.5% fewer children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 38.9% more likely to have internet access
In Albania, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.9% less on education
Albania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.2% less on healthcare
Albania spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 55.5% more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Qatar: At a glance
How big is Qatar compared to Albania? See an in-depth size comparison.