Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 13.1 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 56.2% more spent on your healthcare
Palau spends $1,857 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 67.1% more doctors per person
Palau has 18.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
have 16.9% more access to essential health services
Palau scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $19,532 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 95.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Palau, approximately 89.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 74.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 18.6 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 10.9% fewer children
In Palau, there are approximately 10.7 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 16.9% more likely to have internet access
In Palau, approximately 83.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Qatar, about 98.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 76.8% less on healthcare
Palau spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 62.9% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 67.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Palau, road accidents kill 22.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.3% more home broadband
Palau has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 42.9% less CO2
Palau emits 82.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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