Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 21.0% more likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 75.2% more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 72.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 24.1% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 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 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 70.7% less on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.8% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 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 Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.