Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.4 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 51.9% more likely to be obese
In Russia, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 93.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 47.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 17.6% more likely to have internet access
In Russia, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.9% less on education
Russia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 49.1% less on healthcare
Russia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.5% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Qatar: At a glance
How big is Qatar compared to Russia? See an in-depth size comparison.