Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 58.4% less likely to die by suicide
Montenegro has a suicide rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 99.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 4.9 times more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $14,817 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 1.9 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 15.0% fewer children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 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 10.4% more likely to have internet access
In Montenegro, approximately 88.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Qatar, about 98.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 73.9% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.8% more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 91.1% less likely to be murdered
Montenegro has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 19.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Montenegro, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 4.4 times more electricity
Montenegro uses 4,564 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 63.4% less home broadband
Montenegro has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
Environment
be 51.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Montenegro, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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