Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 86.6% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 57.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
make 50.4% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 56.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
be 22.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.8% fewer children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.6% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.3 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
How big is South Korea compared to Qatar? See an in-depth size comparison.