Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 38.2% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2024.
see 2.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Qatar spends $2,901 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Canada spends $7,646 as of 2024.
have 19.7% more access to essential health services
Qatar scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Canada scores 91 as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Qatar has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Canada, it is 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 53.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Canada, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
make 23.2% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,698 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Canada, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 49.8% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 4.5 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 358.9 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
Safety
be 35.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Qatar, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Canada, they kill 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 28.3 times more likely to be murdered
Qatar has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 2.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 3.6 times more home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Canada has 42.5 as of 2024.
live with 99.1% less strain on fresh water
Qatar withdraws 431% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Canada withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 29.4% less electricity
Qatar uses 19,963 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Canada uses 14,093 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 91.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Qatar, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Canada, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
emit 70.4% less CO2
Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Canada emits 14.0 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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