Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 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.
see 26.8% more spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 24.6% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 97.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 5.0 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 87.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 10.1% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 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 15.1% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 85.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Qatar, about 98.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 72.8% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 12.6% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 88.7% less likely to be murdered
Maldives has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 5.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 39.8% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 27.5 times more strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 3.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 13.3 times more CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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