Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 70.0% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 36.6% more likely to be obese
In Croatia, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 10.2% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 22.7% fewer doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 97.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 2.7 times more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
have 14.7% more children
In Croatia, 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.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 17.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 4.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.3% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 83.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Qatar, about 98.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.0% less on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 64.8% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 90.4% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 89.6% less likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
use 4.5 times more electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 60.1% less home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 285.5 times more strain on fresh water
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 9.8 times more CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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