Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Thailand, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2017.
live 3.8 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020. In Qatar, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.9 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2017, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $124,100 as of 2017.
be 12.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 75.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 8.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Qatar, on the other hand, 5.7 children do as of 2020.
have 13.1% fewer children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 75.4% more likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 56.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Qatar, about 99.7% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 29.3% less on education
Thailand spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Qatar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 82.5% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 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 Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.