Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 5.8 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 96.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2023.
make 11.2% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $113,200 as of 2022.
Life
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.1% less on healthcare
Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Qatar, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 14.3% more on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 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 Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.