Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 19.4% more likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 85.8% more money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 57.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 51.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 39.6% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.1% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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 Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.