Quality of life comparison
If you lived in California instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In California, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 25.8% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
be 39.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In California, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
