Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 61.0% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 25.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 20.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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.
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
have 11.7% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 44.8% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 58.6% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.1% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 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 Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.