If you lived in Greece instead of Qatar, you would:

Health

be 34.8% less likely to be obese

In Qatar, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 19.1% more spent on your healthcare

Qatar spends $2,901 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Greece spends $3,454 as of 2023.

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have 2.2 times more doctors per person

Qatar has 30.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Greece has 65.8 as of 2022.

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Economy

be 65.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Greece, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.

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make 62.8% less money

Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 as of 2025.

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Life

be 33.3% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2024.

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be 25.0% 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 Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 30.7% fewer children

In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 12.1% less likely to have internet access

In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greece, about 86.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.3 times more on healthcare

Qatar spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 24.3 times more coastline

Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

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Safety

be 12.0 times more likely to be murdered

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

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Infrastructure

find 3.8 times more home broadband

Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.

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live with 95.3% less strain on fresh water

Qatar withdraws 431% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Greece withdraws 20% as of 2022.

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use 76.5% less electricity

Qatar uses 19,963 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Greece uses 4,686 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 74.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Qatar, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greece, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.

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emit 89.3% less CO2

Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greece emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this

Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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