Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 45.0% less likely to die by suicide
Ireland has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 50.8% more likely to be obese
In Ireland, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 66.9% less spent on your healthcare
Ireland spends $8,772 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 22.0% fewer doctors per person
Ireland has 38.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 97.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 44.9% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 41.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.4 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 63.2% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 11.4% more on education
Ireland spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 61.1% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 89.2% less likely to be murdered
Ireland has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Ireland, road accidents kill 2.8 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
Ireland uses 6,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 63.4% less home broadband
Ireland has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 53.5 times more strain on fresh water
Ireland withdraws 8% 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 Ireland, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.8 times more CO2
Ireland emits 6.0 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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