If you lived in Qatar instead of Angola, you would:

Health

be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 17.7 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 11.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.

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have 12.4 times more doctors per person

Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.

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have 2.1 times more access to essential health services

Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.

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be 42.0% less likely to die by suicide

Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 99.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.

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make 23.2 times more money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.

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Life

be 97.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 183.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 85.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 32.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Qatar, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 74.4% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Qatar, about 98.1% do as of 2024.

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be 47.1% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Angola, approximately 68% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Qatar, 100% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 28.7% more on education

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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Geography

see 64.8% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.

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Safety

be 51.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 32.8 times more home broadband

Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.

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use 52.7 times more electricity

Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.

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live with 230.5 times more strain on fresh water

Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 51.7% more likely to die from air pollution

In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.

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emit 64.0 times more CO2

Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Qatar: At a glance

Qatar is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 11,586 sq km. Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Qatari economy was crippled by a continuous siphoning off of petroleum revenues by the Amir, who had ruled the country since 1972. His son, the current Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani, overthrew the father in a bloodless coup in 1995. In short order, HAMAD oversaw the creation of the pan-Arab satellite news network Al-Jazeera and Qatar's pursuit of a leadership role in mediating regional conflicts. In the 2000s, Qatar resolved its longstanding border disputes with both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. As of 2007, oil and natural gas revenues had enabled Qatar to attain the highest per capita income in the world. Qatar has not experienced domestic unrest or violence like that seen in other Near Eastern and North African countries in 2010-11, due in part to its immense wealth. Since the outbreak of regional unrest, however, Doha has prided itself on its support for many of these popular revolutions, particularly in Libya and Syria. In mid-2013, HAMAD transferred power to his 33 year-old son, TAMIM bin Hamad - a peaceful abdication rare in the history of Arab Gulf states. TAMIM has prioritized improving the domestic welfare of Qataris, including establishing advanced healthcare and education systems and expanding the country's infrastructure in anticipation of Doha's hosting of the 2022 World Cup.
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