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Algeria vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 10th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Algeria Qatar
Population
47911682
2964497
Population rank 33/197 137/197
GDP
$264B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 52/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$5,631
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 115/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,553
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$122B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
57.8%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,602
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 109/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,802
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
919,595 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.77
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
29.3 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Algeria and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Algeria and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Algeria

Qatar
Year GDP
Algeria Qatar
1960 $2,723,615,451 -
1961 $2,434,747,056 -
1962 $2,001,444,544 -
1963 $2,702,982,018 -
1964 $2,909,316,435 -
1965 $3,136,284,307 -
1966 $3,039,859,187 -
1967 $3,370,870,376 -
1968 $3,852,147,027 -
1969 $4,257,253,264 -
1970 $4,863,526,897 $301,791,302
1971 $5,077,183,094 $387,703,106
1972 $6,766,743,957 $510,262,500
1973 $8,707,858,912 $793,885,560
1974 $13,209,871,626 $2,401,403,227
1975 $15,557,902,754 $2,512,773,166
1976 $17,728,240,932 $3,284,273,987
1977 $20,972,113,685 $3,617,564,638
1978 $26,364,491,313 $4,052,000,413
1979 $33,243,706,860 $5,632,962,997
1980 $42,345,829,079 $7,829,165,262
1981 $44,348,590,461 $8,661,263,764
1982 $45,207,167,470 $7,596,703,214
1983 $48,801,369,800 $6,467,582,308
1984 $53,698,548,293 $6,704,395,824
1985 $57,937,868,670 $6,153,296,456
1986 $63,692,007,897 $5,053,021,951
1987 $66,745,818,375 $5,446,428,681
1988 $59,089,396,860 $6,038,187,033
1989 $55,634,721,573 $6,487,912,088
1990 $62,048,507,531 $7,360,439,423
1991 $45,715,676,428 $6,883,516,484
1992 $48,003,133,347 $7,646,153,984
1993 $49,945,584,453 $7,156,593,654
1994 $42,543,176,829 $7,374,450,769
1995 $41,764,291,672 $8,137,911,978
1996 $46,941,554,225 $9,059,340,385
1997 $48,177,612,042 $11,297,802,115
1998 $48,187,781,984 $10,255,495,027
1999 $48,640,671,735 $12,393,131,868
2000 $54,790,398,570 $17,759,890,110
2001 $59,413,400,924 $17,538,461,538
2002 $61,516,103,406 $19,363,736,264
2003 $73,482,264,191 $23,533,791,209
2004 $91,913,680,985 $31,734,065,934
2005 $107,046,618,670 $44,530,494,505
2006 $123,084,258,693 $60,882,142,857
2007 $142,482,739,810 $79,712,087,912
2008 $180,383,848,331 $115,270,054,945
2009 $150,317,292,079 $97,798,351,648
2010 $177,785,053,940 $125,122,306,346
2011 $218,331,946,925 $167,775,268,626
2012 $227,143,746,076 $186,833,502,363
2013 $229,701,430,292 $198,727,642,967
2014 $238,942,664,193 $206,224,598,571
2015 $187,493,855,609 $161,739,955,577
2016 $180,763,839,522 $151,732,181,868
2017 $189,880,896,903 $161,099,122,225
2018 $194,554,483,656 $183,334,953,819
2019 $193,459,662,091 $176,371,267,692
2020 $164,873,415,325 $144,411,363,352
2021 $186,231,205,262 $179,732,009,560
2022 $225,638,456,572 $235,709,325,714
2023 $247,626,161,016 $213,002,809,341
2024 $263,619,794,507 $217,982,967,033

Algeria and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Algeria

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Algeria Qatar
1960 $238.4 -
1961 $209.4 -
1962 $169.6 -
1963 $225.6 -
1964 $238.9 -
1965 $253.6 -
1966 $241.4 -
1967 $261.8 -
1968 $292.4 -
1969 $316 -
1970 $353 $2,594
1971 $360 $2,952
1972 $469 $3,483
1973 $590 $4,905
1974 $873 $13,540
1975 $992 $13,014
1976 $1,080 $15,710
1977 $1,232 $16,058
1978 $1,506 $16,757
1979 $1,843 $21,777
1980 $2,276 $28,375
1981 $2,307 $29,505
1982 $2,275 $24,385
1983 $2,374 $19,616
1984 $2,524 $19,272
1985 $2,633 $16,815
1986 $2,800 $13,213
1987 $2,847 $13,719
1988 $2,451 $14,682
1989 $2,247 $15,243
1990 $2,445 $16,722
1991 $1,759 $15,133
1992 $1,803 $16,280
1993 $1,831 $14,770
1994 $1,526 $14,765
1995 $1,467 $15,823
1996 $1,617 $17,125
1997 $1,629 $20,523
1998 $1,603 $17,665
1999 $1,596 $20,234
2000 $1,773 $27,535
2001 $1,896 $25,871
2002 $1,937 $27,227
2003 $2,284 $31,602
2004 $2,817 $41,036
2005 $3,233 $53,950
2006 $3,661 $62,582
2007 $4,167 $65,954
2008 $5,181 $80,781
2009 $4,235 $60,786
2010 $4,913 $77,387
2011 $5,916 $103,262
2012 $6,034 $108,470
2013 $5,980 $103,697
2014 $6,095 $95,841
2015 $4,685 $68,985
2016 $4,425 $61,254
2017 $4,555 $63,280
2018 $4,577 $71,040
2019 $4,468 $66,841
2020 $3,744 $51,684
2021 $4,161 $71,752
2022 $4,962 $88,701
2023 $5,364 $80,196
2024 $5,631 $76,276

Algeria vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Algeria

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Algeria Qatar
1950 42.7 50.8
1951 43.3 51.5
1952 43.5 52.1
1953 43.6 52.8
1954 40.6 53.5
1955 40.9 54.2
1956 40.9 54.9
1957 40.9 55.6
1958 40.9 56.3
1959 40.9 57
1960 40.8 57.8
1961 40.8 58.5
1962 39.5 59.2
1963 43.1 60
1964 43 60.7
1965 42.8 61.4
1966 42.7 62.2
1967 42.7 62.9
1968 42.8 63.6
1969 43 64.2
1970 43.3 64.9
1971 43.8 65.5
1972 44.4 66.1
1973 45.1 66.6
1974 46 67.2
1975 46.9 67.7
1976 48 68.2
1977 49.2 68.6
1978 50.6 69.1
1979 52.4 69.5
1980 54.5 69.9
1981 57.4 70.3
1982 59.6 70.7
1983 61.3 71.1
1984 62.7 71.5
1985 64.2 71.8
1986 65.3 72.2
1987 66.1 72.5
1988 66.9 72.8
1989 67.5 73.1
1990 67.7 73.4
1991 67.7 73.7
1992 67.7 73.9
1993 67.8 74.1
1994 67.3 74.2
1995 67.7 74.4
1996 68.2 74.6
1997 68.9 74.7
1998 69.3 74.9
1999 70.1 75
2000 70.6 75.3
2001 71 75.5
2002 71.6 75.8
2003 71.9 76.1
2004 72.5 76.5
2005 72.8 76.9
2006 73.1 77.3
2007 73.3 77.7
2008 73.6 78.3
2009 73.9 78.8
2010 74.1 79.4
2011 74.4 80
2012 74.6 80.5
2013 74.8 81
2014 75 81.4
2015 75.2 81.8
2016 75.3 82.1
2017 75.4 82.5
2018 75.6 82.7
2019 75.7 82.9
2020 73.3 80.4
2021 75.2 81.1
2022 76.1 81.9
2023 76.3 82.4
2024 76.5 82.5
2025 76.7 82.7

Algeria and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Algeria

Qatar
Year Population
Algeria Qatar
1960 11,424,922 36,010
1961 11,628,883 39,680
1962 11,800,771 44,630
1963 11,982,118 50,380
1964 12,179,813 56,867
1965 12,365,976 64,065
1966 12,590,069 72,192
1967 12,876,118 81,439
1968 13,172,614 91,749
1969 13,475,960 103,025
1970 13,783,719 116,350
1971 14,098,936 131,346
1972 14,427,072 146,506
1973 14,771,147 161,841
1974 15,133,502 177,362
1975 15,678,596 193,087
1976 16,409,170 209,052
1977 17,015,994 225,285
1978 17,506,974 241,808
1979 18,036,655 258,670
1980 18,607,174 275,913
1981 19,220,704 293,553
1982 19,872,348 311,537
1983 20,558,115 329,709
1984 21,271,969 347,878
1985 22,008,544 365,940
1986 22,745,499 382,422
1987 23,443,624 397,005
1988 24,109,536 411,264
1989 24,754,485 425,646
1990 25,375,810 440,175
1991 25,987,928 454,853
1992 26,628,568 469,657
1993 27,277,048 484,545
1994 27,887,279 499,459
1995 28,470,191 514,325
1996 29,033,044 529,019
1997 29,579,301 550,500
1998 30,054,133 580,540
1999 30,474,354 612,500
2000 30,903,893 644,989
2001 31,331,221 677,925
2002 31,750,835 711,205
2003 32,175,818 744,682
2004 32,628,286 773,332
2005 33,109,249 825,408
2006 33,623,506 972,831
2007 34,189,416 1,208,595
2008 34,816,961 1,426,938
2009 35,490,445 1,608,903
2010 36,188,236 1,616,832
2011 36,903,376 1,624,761
2012 37,646,166 1,722,438
2013 38,414,171 1,916,426
2014 39,205,031 2,151,745
2015 40,019,529 2,344,557
2016 40,850,721 2,477,113
2017 41,689,299 2,545,820
2018 42,505,035 2,580,734
2019 43,294,546 2,638,657
2020 44,042,091 2,794,148
2021 44,761,099 2,504,910
2022 45,477,389 2,657,333
2023 46,164,219 2,656,032
2024 46,814,308 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Algeria and Qatar

Fertility rate
Algeria

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Algeria Qatar
1960 7.5 6.53
1961 7.56 6.53
1962 7.61 6.53
1963 7.65 6.53
1964 7.67 6.53
1965 7.71 6.53
1966 7.71 6.52
1967 7.71 6.46
1968 7.71 6.39
1969 7.71 6.31
1970 7.7 6.23
1971 7.67 6.15
1972 7.63 6.07
1973 7.59 6.01
1974 7.55 5.94
1975 7.49 5.86
1976 7.41 5.78
1977 7.31 5.69
1978 7.21 5.58
1979 7.12 5.46
1980 6.99 5.33
1981 6.85 5.2
1982 6.68 5.04
1983 6.5 4.9
1984 6.28 4.76
1985 6.04 4.64
1986 5.65 4.57
1987 5.3 4.54
1988 5.02 4.51
1989 4.76 4.41
1990 4.51 4.23
1991 4.37 3.99
1992 4.27 3.85
1993 4.08 3.77
1994 3.91 3.67
1995 3.49 3.56
1996 3.14 3.44
1997 2.89 3.33
1998 2.69 3.21
1999 2.62 3.12
2000 2.59 3.07
2001 2.52 3.08
2002 2.43 3.01
2003 2.45 2.93
2004 2.5 2.79
2005 2.56 2.64
2006 2.63 2.51
2007 2.7 2.44
2008 2.79 2.37
2009 2.83 2.25
2010 2.88 2.14
2011 2.9 2.07
2012 3 2.04
2013 3 2.03
2014 3.08 2.03
2015 3.09 1.98
2016 3.09 1.86
2017 3.09 1.83
2018 3.02 1.76
2019 3 1.73
2020 2.94 1.68
2021 2.87 1.61
2022 2.82 1.74
2023 2.77 1.73

Algeria and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Algeria

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Algeria Qatar
1960 17.4 18
1961 17.2 19
1962 17 20.1
1963 16.9 21.1
1964 16.7 21.8
1965 16.6 22.5
1966 16.5 23
1967 16.4 23.5
1968 16.4 24
1969 16.4 24.4
1970 16.4 23.7
1971 16.4 22.2
1972 16.4 21.3
1973 16.5 20.9
1974 16.5 20.8
1975 16.5 21
1976 16.3 21.3
1977 16.3 21.8
1978 16.4 22.3
1979 16.5 22.9
1980 16.6 23.5
1981 16.7 24.1
1982 16.9 24.8
1983 17 25.6
1984 17.2 26.3
1985 17.4 27
1986 17.6 27.4
1987 17.8 27.5
1988 18.1 27.5
1989 18.3 27.6
1990 18.6 27.7
1991 18.8 27.9
1992 19 28.1
1993 19.3 28.4
1994 19.5 28.7
1995 19.8 29.1
1996 20.1 29.6
1997 20.4 29.9
1998 20.9 29.8
1999 21.4 29.8
2000 21.9 29.9
2001 22.4 30.1
2002 22.9 30.5
2003 23.3 30.9
2004 23.8 31
2005 24.2 30.9
2006 24.6 30.6
2007 25 30.1
2008 25.4 30.1
2009 25.8 30.8
2010 26.2 31.3
2011 26.5 31.2
2012 26.8 31
2013 27.1 30.9
2014 27.3 31.1
2015 27.6 31.2
2016 27.8 31.4
2017 28 31.6
2018 28.2 31.9
2019 28.4 32.3
2020 28.6 32.6
2021 28.7 32.9
2022 28.9 33.4
2023 29.1 34.1
2024 29.3 34.5

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Finance

Algeria Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$249B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.4%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.61%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.17%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
326,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.4%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
12%
2017
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45.6%
2023
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2023
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.5
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2011
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2011
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.000003%
2025
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$371M
2018
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$83B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
591,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.2%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
35.3%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Algeria Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,503 kg
2023
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2023
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
180.4 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.91 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.09%
2023
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-129.3%
2023
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,828 kWh
2023
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.91%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Algeria Qatar
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,240
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
75.7%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.1
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
36
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.16
2023
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.4%
2018
97.8%
2014
English speaking
7%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
76.9%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Algeria Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$179.7
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$89.8
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.99
2019
2.5
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
62
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.5%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.2%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.54 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Algeria Qatar
% of world land
1.6%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
19,643 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
159,633 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,636 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
87,613 mi
2023
4,374 mi
2016

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