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

Health

live 0.8 years less

In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Massachusetts, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.

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Economy

make 22.4% less money

Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in Massachusetts, the GDP per capita is $87,892 as of 2024.

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be 36.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Massachusetts, that number is 4.7% as of 2025.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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