Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 16.7 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 18.0 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2017, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $124,100 as of 2017.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Qatar, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 79.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 63.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 15.7 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 35.9% fewer children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 14.5 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 41.6% more likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 70.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Qatar, about 99.7% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 49.1% less on education
Vietnam spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Qatar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 83.7% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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 Vietnam? See an in-depth size comparison.