Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 78.2% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 52.6% more money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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.
have 16.8% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 59.0% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 71.0% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.3% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 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 Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.