Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
be 78.0% less likely to die by suicide
Russia has a suicide rate of 21.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Russia, 17.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
have 40.9% fewer doctors per person
Russia has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 93.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 2.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 4.1 times more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $17,547 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 55.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 9.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 13.3% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Qatar, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.4% less on education
Russia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 64.2% less on healthcare
Russia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.5% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 99.0% less likely to be murdered
Russia has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 31.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Russia, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.7 times more electricity
Russia uses 7,285 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 56.4% less home broadband
Russia has 27.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 104.6 times more strain on fresh water
Russia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Russia, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.4 times more CO2
Russia emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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