Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 20.2 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 69.8% more likely to be obese
In Qatar, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
see 14.7% less spent on your healthcare
Qatar spends $2,901 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
have 21.1% less access to essential health services
Qatar scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
make 79.8% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 68.2 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.4% 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.4% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nauru, about 83.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 78.9% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 7.2 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 94.7% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Infrastructure
find 15.7% less home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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