Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
be 74.4% less likely to die by suicide
Belgium has a suicide rate of 18.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Belgium, 20.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 61.3% less spent on your healthcare
Belgium spends $7,489 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 15.4% fewer doctors per person
Belgium has 35.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
have 11.6% less access to essential health services
Belgium scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 97.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 19.4% more money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $60,750 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 54.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 48.6% less on education
Belgium spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 76.7% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 8.5 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 93.5% less likely to be murdered
Belgium has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 58.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Belgium, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.8 times more electricity
Belgium uses 7,099 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 73.3% less home broadband
Belgium has 44.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 8.2 times more strain on fresh water
Belgium withdraws 53% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 6.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Belgium, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.5 times more CO2
Belgium emits 7.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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