Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 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 69.1% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 88.4% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
have 11.1% fewer doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 98.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 2.8 times more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 78.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 38.0% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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 25.2% less on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 65.4% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 13.1% more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 97.2% less likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 25.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 5.3 times more electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 54.1% less home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 422.6 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 13.0 times more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 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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