Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 86.6% less likely to die by suicide
Qatar has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 10.7 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 68.8% less spent on your healthcare
Qatar spends $2,901 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Egypt spends $905 as of 2023.
have 77.8% fewer doctors per person
Qatar has 30.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Egypt has 6.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 52.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Egypt, that number is 6.8% as of 2025.
make 95.7% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $3,086 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 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 Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more 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 Egypt, on the other hand, 20.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.9% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Egypt, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.6% less on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 93.7% more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Egypt, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
Safety
be 28.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Qatar, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Egypt, they kill 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 67.2% less strain on fresh water
Qatar withdraws 431% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Egypt withdraws 141% as of 2022.
use 92.5% less electricity
Qatar uses 19,963 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Egypt uses 1,493 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 94.7% less CO2
Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 15.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Qatar, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Egypt, it causes 105.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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