Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 58.1% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 17.6% of people as of 2024.
see 10.5% more spent on your healthcare
Qatar spends $2,901 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Russia spends $3,204 as of 2023.
have 69.1% more doctors per person
Qatar has 30.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Russia has 51.1 as of 2022.
live 9.1 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Qatar has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Russia, it is 21.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 16.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Russia, that number is 2.1% as of 2025.
make 75.8% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $17,547 as of 2025.
Life
be 14.6% 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 Russia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
be 2.2 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 Russia, 9.0 women do as of 2023.
have 11.8% fewer children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.8% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Russia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 66.9 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
Safety
be 96.7 times more likely to be murdered
Qatar has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 45.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Qatar, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Russia, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.3 times more home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Russia has 27.1 as of 2024.
live with 99.0% less strain on fresh water
Qatar withdraws 431% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Russia withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 63.5% less electricity
Qatar uses 19,963 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Russia uses 7,285 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 57.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Qatar, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Russia, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 70.5% less CO2
Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Russia emits 14.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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