Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 89.1% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 28.1% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 20.4% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
have 10.6% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 96.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 20.2% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 77.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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.
have 48.8% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.2% more likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Qatar, about 98.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 45.5% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 64.5% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 95.7% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. 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 Israel, 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 2.8 times more electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 59.5% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 3.3 times more strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 6.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 8.2 times more CO2
Israel emits 5.8 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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