Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 20.8% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Kingdom, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 64.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
make 51.2% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $41,600 as of 2020.
Life
be 22.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Kingdom, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.3% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 15.6% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 62.5% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United Kingdom spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 22.1 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Kingdom: At a glance
How big is United Kingdom compared to Qatar? See an in-depth size comparison.