Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 50.2% less likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 61.8% more likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 62.1% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 16.5% less access to essential health services
Canada scores 91 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 98.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 30.2% more money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Canada spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 77.7% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 96.5% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 55.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 41.6% more electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 72.2% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 115.9 times more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 11.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.4 times more CO2
Canada emits 14.0 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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