Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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.
Economy
make 92.6% more money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 48.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 47.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Qatar, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 34.4% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 49.1% less on healthcare
Saudi Arabia 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 78.7% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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 Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.