Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 76.4% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 34.2% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.6% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 66.7% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.6% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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
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