Country profile
Qatar
Qatar ranks #139 of 215 for population, #12 of 209 for gdp per capita, #27 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
2,857,822
people · 2024
Rank #139 of 215
Life expectancy
82.5
years · 2024
Rank #27 of 216
Poverty headcount
0%
% of population · 2017
Rank #182 of 186
Under-5 mortality
5.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #191 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
93.9%
% net enrollment · 2010
Rank #28 of 232
Tobacco use
12.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #114 of 163
Calorie supply
3,251
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #57 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
582,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #121 of 203
GDP per capita
$76,689
current US$ · 2024
Rank #12 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.27
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #161 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
113
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #191 of 210
Forest area
0%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #260 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
75.7
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #2 of 248
Protected areas
5.8%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #181 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
41.3
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #1 of 210
Fertilizer use
210
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #20 of 194
Pesticide use
35.1
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #3 of 193
Cereal yield
15
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #3 of 182
Digital
Internet users
98.1%
% of population · 2024
Rank #12 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
11.8
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #139 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
154
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #30 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #91 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.28%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #245 of 257
Energy use per person
214,520
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #1 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.03
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #172 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Qatar; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield