Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 59.1% less likely to die by suicide
Netherlands has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 14.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 64.6% less spent on your healthcare
Netherlands spends $8,195 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 22.0% fewer doctors per person
Netherlands has 38.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
have 10.6% less access to essential health services
Netherlands scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 96.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 41.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 37.6% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 74.8% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 24.8% more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 89.9% less likely to be murdered
Netherlands has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Netherlands, road accidents kill 3.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.1 times more electricity
Netherlands uses 6,386 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 72.5% less home broadband
Netherlands has 43.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 25.9 times more strain on fresh water
Netherlands withdraws 17% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 7.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Netherlands, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.2 times more CO2
Netherlands emits 6.6 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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