If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Qatar, you would:

Health

be 37.4% less likely to be obese

In Qatar, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Czech Republic, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 61.1% more spent on your healthcare

Qatar spends $2,901 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Czech Republic spends $4,674 as of 2024.

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have 44.0% more doctors per person

Qatar has 30.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Czech Republic has 43.5 as of 2022.

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have 10.5% more access to essential health services

Qatar scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Czech Republic scores 84 as of 2021.

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live 2.5 years less

In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 2.8 times more likely to die by suicide

Qatar has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Czech Republic, it is 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 21.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 50.5% less money

Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Czech Republic, the GDP per capita is $35,917 as of 2025.

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Life

be 25.0% less 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 Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 56.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Qatar, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 19.1% fewer children

In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Czech Republic, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.6% less likely to have internet access

In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Czech Republic, about 87.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 33.1% more on education

Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Czech Republic spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 3.4 times more on healthcare

Qatar spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Czech Republic, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2024.

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Safety

be 28.8% less likely to die in a road accident

In Qatar, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Czech Republic, they kill 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 11.0 times more likely to be murdered

Qatar has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Czech Republic, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 3.3 times more home broadband

Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Czech Republic has 38.9 as of 2024.

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live with 94.9% less strain on fresh water

Qatar withdraws 431% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Czech Republic withdraws 22% as of 2022.

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use 70.6% less electricity

Qatar uses 19,963 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Czech Republic uses 5,877 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 63.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Qatar, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Czech Republic, it causes 33.0 as of 2019.

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emit 84.9% less CO2

Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Czech Republic emits 7.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Czech Republic: At a glance

Czech Republic is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 77,247 sq km. At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, having rejected a federal system, the new country's predominantly Czech leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the increasingly strident demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Slovaks, the Sudeten Germans, and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the territory that today comprises the Czech Republic and Slovakia became an independent state allied with Germany. After the war, a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia (less Ruthenia) fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create "socialism with a human face," ushering in a period of repression known as "normalization." The peaceful "Velvet Revolution" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004.
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