How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 46 times as long as Qatar’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Qatar: 563 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Australia’s highest peak towers 2,125 m above Qatar’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Qatar: 103 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Australia has 9.3 times as many people as Qatar.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Qatar: 2.97 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Qatar is 72 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Qatar: 259 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 4.6 years older than in Qatar.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Qatar: 33.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Qatar have 0.2 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Qatar: 1.72 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 1.7% in Qatar.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Qatar: 1.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Qatar 0.0.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Qatar: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Qatar are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Qatar: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 8.3 times the size of Qatar’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Qatar: $216 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Qatar produces 79% more per person than Australia.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Qatar: Int$128,883 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Qatar than in Australia (Gini 1.3 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Qatar: 35.1 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 0.1% in Qatar.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Qatar: 0.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Qatar spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Qatar: 6.5% (2022)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Qatar’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Qatar: 56% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 3.9 times as much on health per person as Qatar.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Qatar: $1,804 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Qatar is 55% more likely to die before turning one than in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Qatar: 4.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 35% more doctors per person than Qatar.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Qatar: 3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

42% of adults in Qatar are obese, versus 32% in Australia.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Qatar: 42.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Qatar smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Qatar: 12.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 0.54 points higher than in Qatar.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Qatar: 6.37 (2018)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 8.1 times as much alcohol as in Qatar.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Qatar: 1.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 63% more meat per person than Qatar.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Qatar: 71.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 311 kcal more food per person per day than Qatar.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Qatar: 3,251 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Qatar put in 824 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Qatar: 2,435 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 2.1 years longer than in Qatar.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Qatar: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Qatar: 0.96 (2022)

How many people are online?

98% of people in Qatar are online, versus 96% in Australia.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Qatar: 98% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Qatar are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Qatar: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

99% of people in Qatar live in cities, versus 88% in Australia.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Qatar: 99% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Qatar has 154 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Qatar: 154 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Qatar: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Qatar fly 5.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Australia.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Qatar: 12.69 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 0.0% of Qatar.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Qatar: 0% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Qatar emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Australia.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Qatar: 41.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.1% in Qatar.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Qatar: 4.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Qatar carries 14 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Qatar: 75.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Australia as in Qatar.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Qatar: 0.1 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Qatar are 62% deadlier than in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Qatar: 7.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Qatar is on average 5.7 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Qatar: 28.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Australia gets 7 times as much rain as Qatar.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Qatar: 64 mm (2016–2025 avg)