Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 60.6% less likely to die by suicide
New Zealand has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 23.6% more likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 34.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 48.0% less spent on your healthcare
New Zealand spends $5,576 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 16.3% fewer doctors per person
New Zealand has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
have 10.6% less access to essential health services
New Zealand scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 97.4% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 46.2% more money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 42.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.0% more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 4.0 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 13.7% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.0% less on education
New Zealand 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 75.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.3% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 95.2% less likely to be murdered
New Zealand has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 10.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In New Zealand, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.5 times more electricity
New Zealand uses 7,989 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 68.9% less home broadband
New Zealand has 38.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 53.5 times more strain on fresh water
New Zealand withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 7.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In New Zealand, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.9 times more CO2
New Zealand emits 6.0 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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