Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years longer
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 4.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Nicaragua spends $689 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
be 20.5% more likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
be 10.8% more likely to die by suicide
Nicaragua has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 97.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 22.9 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $3,173 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 93.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 60.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.2% more likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Qatar, it is 93.5% as of 2017.
be 48.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 9.4 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.
have 50.3% fewer children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 19.1 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 13.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 59.8% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 61.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Qatar, about 98.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 69.6% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 12.5% more on education
Nicaragua spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 38.1% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 99.4% less likely to be murdered
Nicaragua has a homicide rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 46.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Nicaragua, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.0 times more home broadband
Nicaragua has 5.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
use 31.2 times more electricity
Nicaragua uses 641 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
live with 194.2 times more strain on fresh water
Nicaragua withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Nicaragua, air pollution causes 38.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 57.0 times more CO2
Nicaragua emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2017), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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