Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 82.3% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 3.3 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 56.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In China, that number is 3.9% as of 2017.
make 85.3% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $124,100 as of 2017, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2018.
Life
have 24.7% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In China, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 100.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 5.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In China, on the other hand, 11.4 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 45.5% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 99.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In China, about 54.3% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 25.8 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
How big is China compared to Qatar? See an in-depth size comparison.