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India vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

India has a population of 1.45B (ranked 1/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). India's land area is 1,147,955 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 7th vs. 158th).

By GDP, India ranks 5/197 ($3.91T) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, India ranks 143/197 ($2,697), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

India Qatar
Population
1474115403
2964497
Population rank 1/197 137/197
GDP
$3.91T
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 5/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$2,697
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 143/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,159
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$3.18T
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
80.4%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,192
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 116/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,011
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
1,147,955 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,264 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
29.5 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

India and Qatar: Comparison Charts

India and Qatar economies compared

GDP
India

Qatar
Year GDP
India Qatar
1960 $37,029,883,876 -
1961 $39,232,435,784 -
1962 $42,161,481,858 -
1963 $48,421,923,459 -
1964 $56,480,289,941 -
1965 $59,556,105,229 -
1966 $45,581,230,504 -
1967 $50,134,942,204 -
1968 $53,085,455,871 -
1969 $58,447,995,017 -
1970 $62,422,483,055 $301,791,302
1971 $67,351,404,352 $387,703,106
1972 $71,464,700,667 $510,262,500
1973 $85,517,673,173 $793,885,560
1974 $99,526,597,934 $2,401,403,227
1975 $98,473,832,017 $2,512,773,166
1976 $102,716,451,980 $3,284,273,987
1977 $121,486,641,441 $3,617,564,638
1978 $137,302,319,829 $4,052,000,413
1979 $152,995,442,498 $5,632,962,997
1980 $186,328,579,302 $7,829,165,262
1981 $193,491,368,446 $8,661,263,764
1982 $200,715,624,831 $7,596,703,214
1983 $218,262,146,413 $6,467,582,308
1984 $212,157,645,178 $6,704,395,824
1985 $232,511,554,840 $6,153,296,456
1986 $248,985,994,041 $5,053,021,951
1987 $279,033,584,092 $5,446,428,681
1988 $296,589,670,896 $6,038,187,033
1989 $296,042,052,945 $6,487,912,088
1990 $320,979,026,420 $7,360,439,423
1991 $270,105,341,879 $6,883,516,484
1992 $288,208,070,278 $7,646,153,984
1993 $279,295,648,983 $7,156,593,654
1994 $327,274,843,459 $7,374,450,769
1995 $360,281,909,643 $8,137,911,978
1996 $392,896,866,205 $9,059,340,385
1997 $415,867,563,593 $11,297,802,115
1998 $421,351,317,225 $10,255,495,027
1999 $458,821,052,616 $12,393,131,868
2000 $468,395,521,654 $17,759,890,110
2001 $485,440,139,204 $17,538,461,538
2002 $514,939,140,319 $19,363,736,264
2003 $607,700,687,237 $23,533,791,209
2004 $709,152,728,831 $31,734,065,934
2005 $820,383,763,511 $44,530,494,505
2006 $940,259,888,788 $60,882,142,857
2007 $1,216,736,438,835 $79,712,087,912
2008 $1,198,895,139,006 $115,270,054,945
2009 $1,341,888,016,995 $97,798,351,648
2010 $1,675,615,519,485 $125,122,306,346
2011 $1,823,051,829,895 $167,775,268,626
2012 $1,827,637,590,410 $186,833,502,363
2013 $1,856,721,507,622 $198,727,642,967
2014 $2,039,126,479,155 $206,224,598,571
2015 $2,103,588,360,045 $161,739,955,577
2016 $2,294,796,885,663 $151,732,181,868
2017 $2,651,474,262,755 $161,099,122,225
2018 $2,702,929,641,649 $183,334,953,819
2019 $2,835,606,256,558 $176,371,267,692
2020 $2,674,851,578,587 $144,411,363,352
2021 $3,167,270,623,260 $179,732,009,560
2022 $3,346,107,287,731 $235,709,325,714
2023 $3,638,489,096,034 $213,002,809,341
2024 $3,912,686,168,582 $217,982,967,033

India and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
India

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
India Qatar
1960 $84.9 -
1961 $87.9 -
1962 $92.2 -
1963 $103.4 -
1964 $117.9 -
1965 $121.5 -
1966 $91 -
1967 $98 -
1968 $101.6 -
1969 $109.5 -
1970 $114.4 $2,594
1971 $120.7 $2,952
1972 $125.3 $3,483
1973 $146.6 $4,905
1974 $166.7 $13,540
1975 $161.1 $13,014
1976 $164.1 $15,710
1977 $189.6 $16,058
1978 $209.4 $16,757
1979 $228 $21,777
1980 $271.1 $28,375
1981 $275 $29,505
1982 $278.7 $24,385
1983 $296 $19,616
1984 $281 $19,272
1985 $301 $16,815
1986 $315 $13,213
1987 $345 $13,719
1988 $358 $14,682
1989 $350 $15,243
1990 $371 $16,722
1991 $306 $15,133
1992 $319 $16,280
1993 $303 $14,770
1994 $348 $14,765
1995 $375 $15,823
1996 $401 $17,125
1997 $416 $20,523
1998 $414 $17,665
1999 $442 $20,234
2000 $443 $27,535
2001 $450 $25,871
2002 $469 $27,227
2003 $544 $31,602
2004 $624 $41,036
2005 $710 $53,950
2006 $802 $62,582
2007 $1,022 $65,954
2008 $993 $80,781
2009 $1,095 $60,786
2010 $1,348 $77,387
2011 $1,445 $103,262
2012 $1,429 $108,470
2013 $1,433 $103,697
2014 $1,554 $95,841
2015 $1,584 $68,985
2016 $1,708 $61,254
2017 $1,950 $63,280
2018 $1,966 $71,040
2019 $2,041 $66,841
2020 $1,907 $51,684
2021 $2,240 $71,752
2022 $2,347 $88,701
2023 $2,530 $80,196
2024 $2,697 $76,276

India vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
India

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
India Qatar
1950 41.2 50.8
1951 41.6 51.5
1952 42.1 52.1
1953 42.4 52.8
1954 43.2 53.5
1955 43.7 54.2
1956 44.1 54.9
1957 44.4 55.6
1958 44.8 56.3
1959 45.3 57
1960 45.6 57.8
1961 45.8 58.5
1962 46.1 59.2
1963 46.5 60
1964 46.7 60.7
1965 45.6 61.4
1966 45.9 62.2
1967 46.2 62.9
1968 47.9 63.6
1969 48.3 64.2
1970 48.6 64.9
1971 48.9 65.5
1972 49.2 66.1
1973 49.6 66.6
1974 50.3 67.2
1975 50.8 67.7
1976 51.3 68.2
1977 51.8 68.6
1978 52.4 69.1
1979 53 69.5
1980 53.6 69.9
1981 54.2 70.3
1982 54.7 70.7
1983 55.3 71.1
1984 55.8 71.5
1985 56.3 71.8
1986 56.8 72.2
1987 57.3 72.5
1988 57.7 72.8
1989 58.2 73.1
1990 58.6 73.4
1991 59 73.7
1992 59.4 73.9
1993 59.8 74.1
1994 60.2 74.2
1995 60.6 74.4
1996 61 74.6
1997 61.4 74.7
1998 61.9 74.9
1999 62.3 75
2000 62.7 75.3
2001 63.2 75.5
2002 63.6 75.8
2003 64.1 76.1
2004 64.5 76.5
2005 64.9 76.9
2006 65.4 77.3
2007 65.8 77.7
2008 66.2 78.3
2009 66.7 78.8
2010 67.2 79.4
2011 67.6 80
2012 68.1 80.5
2013 68.5 81
2014 68.9 81.4
2015 69.3 81.8
2016 69.7 82.1
2017 70.1 82.5
2018 70.4 82.7
2019 70.7 82.9
2020 70.2 80.4
2021 67.3 81.1
2022 71.7 81.9
2023 72 82.4
2024 72.2 82.5
2025 72.5 82.7

India and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
India

Qatar
Year Population
India Qatar
1960 435,990,338 36,010
1961 446,564,729 39,680
1962 457,283,090 44,630
1963 468,138,575 50,380
1964 479,229,598 56,867
1965 490,140,146 64,065
1966 500,740,247 72,192
1967 511,606,372 81,439
1968 522,716,889 91,749
1969 533,880,544 103,025
1970 545,864,268 116,350
1971 558,096,387 131,346
1972 570,482,142 146,506
1973 583,465,598 161,841
1974 597,041,391 177,362
1975 611,309,535 193,087
1976 625,861,883 209,052
1977 640,801,103 225,285
1978 655,728,229 241,808
1979 671,155,747 258,670
1980 687,354,025 275,913
1981 703,696,250 293,553
1982 720,313,473 311,537
1983 737,372,681 329,709
1984 754,875,449 347,878
1985 772,647,793 365,940
1986 790,689,978 382,422
1987 808,931,270 397,005
1988 827,342,990 411,264
1989 846,039,529 425,646
1990 864,972,221 440,175
1991 883,927,600 454,853
1992 902,957,070 469,657
1993 922,118,387 484,545
1994 941,163,767 499,459
1995 960,301,044 514,325
1996 979,678,458 529,019
1997 999,133,762 550,500
1998 1,018,665,080 580,540
1999 1,038,225,823 612,500
2000 1,057,922,733 644,989
2001 1,077,898,575 677,925
2002 1,097,600,380 711,205
2003 1,116,803,006 744,682
2004 1,135,991,513 773,332
2005 1,154,676,322 825,408
2006 1,172,878,890 972,831
2007 1,190,676,021 1,208,595
2008 1,207,930,964 1,426,938
2009 1,225,524,753 1,608,903
2010 1,243,481,564 1,616,832
2011 1,261,224,954 1,624,761
2012 1,278,674,502 1,722,438
2013 1,295,829,511 1,916,426
2014 1,312,277,191 2,151,745
2015 1,328,024,498 2,344,557
2016 1,343,944,296 2,477,113
2017 1,359,657,400 2,545,820
2018 1,374,659,064 2,580,734
2019 1,389,030,312 2,638,657
2020 1,402,617,695 2,794,148
2021 1,414,203,896 2,504,910
2022 1,425,423,212 2,657,333
2023 1,438,069,596 2,656,032
2024 1,450,935,791 2,857,822

Fertility rates in India and Qatar

Fertility rate
India

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
India Qatar
1960 5.92 6.53
1961 5.94 6.53
1962 5.95 6.53
1963 5.97 6.53
1964 5.98 6.53
1965 5.94 6.53
1966 5.88 6.52
1967 5.83 6.46
1968 5.76 6.39
1969 5.68 6.31
1970 5.62 6.23
1971 5.57 6.15
1972 5.48 6.07
1973 5.4 6.01
1974 5.33 5.94
1975 5.2 5.86
1976 5.13 5.78
1977 5.01 5.69
1978 4.89 5.58
1979 4.81 5.46
1980 4.78 5.33
1981 4.7 5.2
1982 4.62 5.04
1983 4.57 4.9
1984 4.52 4.76
1985 4.43 4.64
1986 4.4 4.57
1987 4.31 4.54
1988 4.22 4.51
1989 4.13 4.41
1990 4.05 4.23
1991 3.96 3.99
1992 3.88 3.85
1993 3.8 3.77
1994 3.72 3.67
1995 3.65 3.56
1996 3.58 3.44
1997 3.51 3.33
1998 3.45 3.21
1999 3.38 3.12
2000 3.35 3.07
2001 3.3 3.08
2002 3.22 3.01
2003 3.12 2.93
2004 3.05 2.79
2005 2.96 2.64
2006 2.87 2.51
2007 2.78 2.44
2008 2.71 2.37
2009 2.67 2.25
2010 2.6 2.14
2011 2.53 2.07
2012 2.47 2.04
2013 2.4 2.03
2014 2.29 2.03
2015 2.29 1.98
2016 2.28 1.86
2017 2.19 1.83
2018 2.18 1.76
2019 2.12 1.73
2020 2.05 1.68
2021 2.01 1.61
2022 1.99 1.74
2023 1.98 1.73

India and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
India

Qatar
Year Median age, years
India Qatar
1960 20.2 18
1961 20.1 19
1962 19.9 20.1
1963 19.8 21.1
1964 19.6 21.8
1965 19.5 22.5
1966 19.4 23
1967 19.3 23.5
1968 19.2 24
1969 19.2 24.4
1970 19.2 23.7
1971 19.2 22.2
1972 19.2 21.3
1973 19.3 20.9
1974 19.3 20.8
1975 19.4 21
1976 19.5 21.3
1977 19.6 21.8
1978 19.7 22.3
1979 19.8 22.9
1980 19.9 23.5
1981 20 24.1
1982 20 24.8
1983 20.1 25.6
1984 20.2 26.3
1985 20.3 27
1986 20.4 27.4
1987 20.4 27.5
1988 20.5 27.5
1989 20.6 27.6
1990 20.7 27.7
1991 20.8 27.9
1992 21 28.1
1993 21.1 28.4
1994 21.2 28.7
1995 21.4 29.1
1996 21.6 29.6
1997 21.7 29.9
1998 21.9 29.8
1999 22.1 29.8
2000 22.3 29.9
2001 22.5 30.1
2002 22.7 30.5
2003 22.9 30.9
2004 23.1 31
2005 23.3 30.9
2006 23.6 30.6
2007 23.8 30.1
2008 24.1 30.1
2009 24.4 30.8
2010 24.7 31.3
2011 25 31.2
2012 25.3 31
2013 25.6 30.9
2014 26 31.1
2015 26.3 31.2
2016 26.6 31.4
2017 27 31.6
2018 27.3 31.9
2019 27.7 32.3
2020 28.1 32.6
2021 28.4 32.9
2022 28.7 33.4
2023 29.1 34.1
2024 29.5 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

India Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$3.84T
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.1%
2022
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.44%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
3,068,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.86%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.5%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.1%
2022
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2022
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires
868,660
2024
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires
0.09%
2024
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires
205
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
2,673
2024
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$5.13T
2024
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$643B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$138B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
17,914,000
2019
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.77%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
89%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

India Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2023
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,955 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.05 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
74.9%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.12%
2023
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
36.1%
2023
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,182 kWh
2023
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.24%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.41%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

India Qatar
% of world population
17.8%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-630,830
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
36.9%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.83
2022
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.6
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.7%
2023
97.8%
2014
English speaking
15.8%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
55.9%
2022
99.7%
2023

Health

India Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$79.5
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.6
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.73
2020
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
27.7
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
7.51%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.1 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

India Qatar
% of world land
2%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
791 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
689,466 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
281,697 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,111,675 mi
2024
4,374 mi
2016

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