Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 68.8% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 35.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 15.2% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Qatar, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 28.2% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.9% less on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 69.5% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 68.6% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Qatar: At a glance
How big is Qatar compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.