Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 55.1% less likely to die by suicide
Denmark has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 14.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 60.1% less spent on your healthcare
Denmark spends $7,262 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 32.8% fewer doctors per person
Denmark has 45.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 97.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 37.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.5 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 49.2% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.2% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.3% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 91.7% less likely to be murdered
Denmark 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 3.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Denmark, road accidents kill 2.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.2 times more electricity
Denmark uses 6,165 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 72.8% less home broadband
Denmark has 43.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 17.1 times more strain on fresh water
Denmark withdraws 25% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 7.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Denmark, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 11.1 times more CO2
Denmark emits 4.3 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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