Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 34.2% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Qatar, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 7.4 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 64.8% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $39,800 as of 2023.
be 25.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 3.3% as of 2023.
Life
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Russia, 14.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Russia, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.6% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 81.0% more on healthcare
Qatar spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 66.9 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Russia: At a glance
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