Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
be 32.2% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 69.1% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $124,100 as of 2017, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,400 as of 2017.
be 93.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Spain, that number is 17.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 55.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 5.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Spain, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 99.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Spain, about 86.1% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 44.8% more on education
Qatar spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 8.8 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Spain: At a glance
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