Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
be 75.1% less likely to die by suicide
Slovenia has a suicide rate of 18.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Slovenia, 19.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 46.5% less spent on your healthcare
Slovenia spends $5,425 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 10.2% fewer doctors per person
Slovenia has 33.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 95.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 94.0% more money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $37,376 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
have 20.5% more children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Slovenia, approximately 1.8 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 38.8% less on education
Slovenia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 74.5% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 12.1 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 87.7% less likely to be murdered
Slovenia has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 25.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Slovenia, road accidents kill 5.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.1 times more electricity
Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 65.5% less home broadband
Slovenia has 34.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 77.1 times more strain on fresh water
Slovenia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Slovenia, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.5 times more CO2
Slovenia emits 6.3 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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