Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 86.7% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2024.
be 20.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Qatar, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2024.
live 14.5 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
see 93.9% less spent on your healthcare
Qatar spends $2,901 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Rwanda spends $177 as of 2023.
have 97.0% fewer doctors per person
Qatar has 30.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Rwanda has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 35.5% less access to essential health services
Qatar scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Rwanda scores 49 as of 2021.
be 84.7% more likely to die by suicide
Qatar has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Rwanda, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 87.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rwanda, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
make 98.5% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Rwanda, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Rwanda, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 57.2 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 Rwanda, 229.0 women do as of 2023.
be 6.1 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 Rwanda, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Qatar, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Rwanda, that number is 64% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 67.7% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Rwanda, about 31.7% do as of 2024.
be 38.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Qatar, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Rwanda, 61% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Rwanda, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 51.6 times more likely to be murdered
Qatar has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Rwanda, that number is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 58.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Qatar, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Rwanda, they kill 11.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 95.3% less strain on fresh water
Qatar withdraws 431% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Rwanda withdraws 20% as of 2022.
find 94.9% less home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Rwanda has 0.6 as of 2024.
use 99.6% less electricity
Qatar uses 19,963 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Rwanda uses 77 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 31.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Qatar, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Rwanda, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
emit 99.7% less CO2
Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Rwanda emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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