Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 16.2% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 36.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Canada, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
make 46.2% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 33.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 65.6% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2011.
spend 3.7 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Canada, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 358.9 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
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