Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 67.7% less likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 73.7% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 54.9% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 16.3% fewer doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
have 11.6% less access to essential health services
Finland scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 98.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 29.2% more money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 22.1% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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 49.4% less on education
Finland 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 75.9% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 55.0% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 92.9% less likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 73.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 34.7% more electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 67.6% less home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 60.6 times more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 13.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 8.5 times more CO2
Finland emits 5.5 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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