Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 70.4% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 68.2% more money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 31.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 13.9% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 57.9% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.4% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.5% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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 Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.