Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 48.0% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $96,600 as of 2022, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $50,200 as of 2022.
be 43.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
have 47.8% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
be 85.3% more 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 Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 35.7% more on healthcare
Qatar spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.7 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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