Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years less
In Australia, 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 21.0% more likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 90.3% more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $113,200 as of 2022.
be 96.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Qatar, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 24.6% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 60.7% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Qatar, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.8% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 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 Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.