Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 95.0% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 36.1% less spent on your healthcare
Cyprus spends $4,538 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 15.0% fewer doctors per person
Cyprus has 35.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
be 55.6% more likely to die by suicide
Cyprus has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 97.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 73.6% more money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 14.0 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 Cyprus, 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.9% less on education
Cyprus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 69.0% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 13.1% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 91.5% less likely to be murdered
Cyprus has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 87.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cyprus, road accidents kill 3.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 5.2 times more electricity
Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 68.5% less home broadband
Cyprus has 37.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 14.1 times more strain on fresh water
Cyprus withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 5.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Cyprus, air pollution causes 16.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 8.8 times more CO2
Cyprus emits 5.4 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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