Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 27.4% less likely to die by suicide
Malta has a suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 37.3% more likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 49.2% less spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 33.0% fewer doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
have 10.6% less access to essential health services
Malta scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 95.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 51.4% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 23.6% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.4% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 71.5% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 87.5% less likely to be murdered
Malta has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Malta, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 4.0 times more electricity
Malta uses 5,013 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 73.4% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 5.9 times more strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Malta, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 14.9 times more CO2
Malta emits 3.2 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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