Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 64.4% less likely to die by suicide
Norway has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Norway, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 69.5% less spent on your healthcare
Norway spends $9,523 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 39.3% fewer doctors per person
Norway has 49.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
have 12.6% less access to essential health services
Norway scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 97.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 23.3% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% less on education
Norway spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.3% less on healthcare
Norway spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.8% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 90.3% less likely to be murdered
Norway 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 4.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Norway, road accidents kill 1.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 73.8% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 211.3 times more strain on fresh water
Norway withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
use 15.7% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 11.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Norway, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.6 times more CO2
Norway emits 7.2 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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