Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of China, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Qatar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.7 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.2 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $16,400 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In China, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 69.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% less on healthcare
China spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 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 China? See an in-depth size comparison.