Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 16.2% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 50.7% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,800 as of 2023.
be 41.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 33.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 10.5% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 37.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 62.5% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 358.9 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
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