Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virginia instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Virginia, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 38.9% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in Virginia, the GDP per capita is $69,111 as of 2024.
be 26.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Virginia, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
