Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
be 81.0% less likely to die by suicide
Uruguay has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 20.3% more likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 35.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
have 35.3% fewer doctors per person
Uruguay has 46.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 98.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 2.9 times more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $25,216 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 73.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 22.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 6.2 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 32.1% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 72.1% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 14.7% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 99.4% less likely to be murdered
Uruguay has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 43.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Uruguay, road accidents kill 13.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 5.3 times more electricity
Uruguay uses 3,790 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 64.2% less home broadband
Uruguay has 33.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 35.8 times more strain on fresh water
Uruguay withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 5.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Uruguay, air pollution causes 16.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 18.4 times more CO2
Uruguay emits 2.6 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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