Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
be 50.6% less likely to die by suicide
Bulgaria has a suicide rate of 9.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
have 30.2% fewer doctors per person
Bulgaria has 43.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 96.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 3.6 times more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $20,328 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 14.7% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 82.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Qatar, about 98.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.2% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 68.2% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 59.0% more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 93.6% less likely to be murdered
Bulgaria has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 13.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Bulgaria, road accidents kill 8.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.7 times more electricity
Bulgaria uses 5,360 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 68.1% less home broadband
Bulgaria has 37.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 10.7 times more strain on fresh water
Bulgaria withdraws 40% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 44.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Bulgaria, air pollution causes 63.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 8.9 times more CO2
Bulgaria emits 5.3 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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