Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 85.2% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 2.3 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 45.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
make 85.3% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 47.9% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.9% more 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 65.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.4% less on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 41.4% more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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