Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 37.1% more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.1 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
be 29.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 92.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 62.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 46.0% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 38.9% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% less on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 79.9% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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 Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.