Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
be 63.6% less likely to die by suicide
Germany has a suicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 67.1% less spent on your healthcare
Germany spends $8,826 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 33.3% fewer doctors per person
Germany has 45.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
have 13.6% less access to essential health services
Germany scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 96.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 19.9% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
have 17.5% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 54.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.1 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 38.4% less on education
Germany spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 79.5% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 76.4% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 92.3% less likely to be murdered
Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.3 times more electricity
Germany uses 6,109 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 74.1% less home broadband
Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 12.2 times more strain on fresh water
Germany withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 6.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.8 times more CO2
Germany emits 6.9 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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