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Oman vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Oman has a population of 5.28M (ranked 124/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Oman's land area is 119,499 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 68th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Oman Qatar
Population
5636678
2964497
Population rank 120/197 137/197
GDP
$107B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 70/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$20,248
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 57/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,664
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$38B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.4%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,191
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 68/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,368
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
119,499 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.53
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Oman and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Oman and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Oman

Qatar
Year GDP
Oman Qatar
1960 $44,234,656 -
1961 $45,634,487 -
1962 $56,273,202 -
1963 $59,912,763 -
1964 $61,872,526 -
1965 $63,279,975 -
1966 $67,759,973 -
1967 $107,151,832 -
1968 $188,879,849 -
1969 $239,999,808 -
1970 $256,319,795 $301,791,302
1971 $301,010,587 $387,703,106
1972 $366,883,548 $510,262,500
1973 $483,066,991 $793,885,560
1974 $1,645,917,776 $2,401,403,227
1975 $2,096,699,189 $2,512,773,166
1976 $2,560,220,035 $3,284,273,987
1977 $2,741,169,948 $3,617,564,638
1978 $2,740,301,390 $4,052,000,413
1979 $3,733,352,635 $5,632,962,997
1980 $5,981,760,278 $7,829,165,262
1981 $7,259,120,151 $8,661,263,764
1982 $7,554,719,456 $7,596,703,214
1983 $7,932,541,691 $6,467,582,308
1984 $8,821,443,151 $6,704,395,824
1985 $10,005,645,420 $6,153,296,456
1986 $7,324,167,369 $5,053,021,951
1987 $7,811,183,095 $5,446,428,681
1988 $8,386,215,865 $6,038,187,033
1989 $9,372,171,651 $6,487,912,088
1990 $13,310,273,082 $7,360,439,423
1991 $12,918,335,501 $6,883,516,484
1992 $14,183,615,085 $7,646,153,984
1993 $14,230,429,129 $7,156,593,654
1994 $14,715,214,564 $7,374,450,769
1995 $15,722,236,671 $8,137,911,978
1996 $17,402,080,624 $9,059,340,385
1997 $18,039,791,938 $11,297,802,115
1998 $16,044,213,264 $10,255,495,027
1999 $17,832,769,831 $12,393,131,868
2000 $22,259,557,867 $17,759,890,110
2001 $22,205,721,717 $17,538,461,538
2002 $23,065,539,662 $19,363,736,264
2003 $24,733,680,104 $23,533,791,209
2004 $28,378,933,680 $31,734,065,934
2005 $35,506,892,068 $44,530,494,505
2006 $42,577,633,290 $60,882,142,857
2007 $48,300,390,117 $79,712,087,912
2008 $69,804,681,404 $115,270,054,945
2009 $55,454,096,229 $97,798,351,648
2010 $64,993,498,049 $125,122,306,346
2011 $77,497,529,259 $167,775,268,626
2012 $87,408,842,653 $186,833,502,363
2013 $89,936,020,806 $198,727,642,967
2014 $92,699,089,727 $206,224,598,571
2015 $78,710,793,238 $161,739,955,577
2016 $75,128,738,622 $151,732,181,868
2017 $80,856,697,009 $161,099,122,225
2018 $91,505,851,756 $183,334,953,819
2019 $88,060,858,257 $176,371,267,692
2020 $75,909,492,848 $144,411,363,352
2021 $87,323,797,139 $179,732,009,560
2022 $109,852,795,839 $235,709,325,714
2023 $105,895,708,713 $213,002,809,341
2024 $106,942,782,835 $217,982,967,033

Oman and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Oman

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Oman Qatar
1960 $83.4 -
1961 $84.5 -
1962 $102.3 -
1963 $106.8 -
1964 $108.1 -
1965 $108.1 -
1966 $113.2 -
1967 $174.7 -
1968 $300 -
1969 $372 -
1970 $387 $2,594
1971 $442 $2,952
1972 $524 $3,483
1973 $670 $4,905
1974 $2,203 $13,540
1975 $2,692 $13,014
1976 $3,143 $15,710
1977 $3,205 $16,058
1978 $3,044 $16,757
1979 $3,934 $21,777
1980 $5,974 $28,375
1981 $6,866 $29,505
1982 $6,759 $24,385
1983 $6,714 $19,616
1984 $7,070 $19,272
1985 $7,549 $16,815
1986 $5,182 $13,213
1987 $5,204 $13,719
1988 $5,279 $14,682
1989 $5,591 $15,243
1990 $7,546 $16,722
1991 $6,977 $15,133
1992 $7,318 $16,280
1993 $7,039 $14,770
1994 $7,068 $14,765
1995 $7,414 $15,823
1996 $8,068 $17,125
1997 $8,235 $20,523
1998 $7,219 $17,665
1999 $7,915 $20,234
2000 $9,754 $27,535
2001 $9,612 $25,871
2002 $9,869 $27,227
2003 $10,464 $31,602
2004 $11,801 $41,036
2005 $14,435 $53,950
2006 $16,931 $62,582
2007 $18,793 $65,954
2008 $26,577 $80,781
2009 $20,656 $60,786
2010 $23,570 $77,387
2011 $25,188 $103,262
2012 $24,642 $108,470
2013 $23,458 $103,697
2014 $23,161 $95,841
2015 $18,808 $68,985
2016 $17,110 $61,254
2017 $17,820 $63,280
2018 $19,902 $71,040
2019 $19,180 $66,841
2020 $16,785 $51,684
2021 $19,403 $71,752
2022 $23,224 $88,701
2023 $20,972 $80,196
2024 $20,248 $76,276

Oman vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Oman

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Oman Qatar
1950 29.3 50.8
1951 29.8 51.5
1952 30.2 52.1
1953 30.7 52.8
1954 31.2 53.5
1955 31.8 54.2
1956 32.4 54.9
1957 33 55.6
1958 33.8 56.3
1959 34.6 57
1960 35.4 57.8
1961 36.4 58.5
1962 37.4 59.2
1963 38.5 60
1964 39.6 60.7
1965 40.8 61.4
1966 42 62.2
1967 43.2 62.9
1968 44.4 63.6
1969 45.6 64.2
1970 46.6 64.9
1971 47.9 65.5
1972 48.7 66.1
1973 50 66.6
1974 51.2 67.2
1975 52.5 67.7
1976 54.4 68.2
1977 55.5 68.6
1978 57 69.1
1979 58.3 69.5
1980 59.6 69.9
1981 60.8 70.3
1982 62 70.7
1983 63.2 71.1
1984 64.3 71.5
1985 65.3 71.8
1986 66.2 72.2
1987 67 72.5
1988 67.7 72.8
1989 68.4 73.1
1990 69 73.4
1991 69.6 73.7
1992 70.1 73.9
1993 70.6 74.1
1994 71.1 74.2
1995 71.6 74.4
1996 72 74.6
1997 72.5 74.7
1998 72.9 74.9
1999 73.3 75
2000 73.6 75.3
2001 74 75.5
2002 74.3 75.8
2003 74.5 76.1
2004 74.8 76.5
2005 75.1 76.9
2006 75.4 77.3
2007 75.6 77.7
2008 76.1 78.3
2009 76.6 78.8
2010 77.2 79.4
2011 77.7 80
2012 78.2 80.5
2013 78.6 81
2014 79 81.4
2015 79.3 81.8
2016 79.6 82.1
2017 79.7 82.5
2018 79.9 82.7
2019 79.9 82.9
2020 77.8 80.4
2021 76 81.1
2022 77.9 81.9
2023 80 82.4
2024 80.2 82.5
2025 80.5 82.7

Oman and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Oman

Qatar
Year Population
Oman Qatar
1960 530,485 36,010
1961 539,854 39,680
1962 549,941 44,630
1963 560,827 50,380
1964 572,577 56,867
1965 585,236 64,065
1966 598,804 72,192
1967 613,318 81,439
1968 628,798 91,749
1969 645,255 103,025
1970 662,680 116,350
1971 681,119 131,346
1972 700,593 146,506
1973 721,179 161,841
1974 746,988 177,362
1975 778,864 193,087
1976 814,701 209,052
1977 855,314 225,285
1978 900,304 241,808
1979 949,116 258,670
1980 1,001,248 275,913
1981 1,057,320 293,553
1982 1,117,678 311,537
1983 1,181,459 329,709
1984 1,247,716 347,878
1985 1,325,480 365,940
1986 1,413,419 382,422
1987 1,500,996 397,005
1988 1,588,568 411,264
1989 1,676,228 425,646
1990 1,763,954 440,175
1991 1,851,473 454,853
1992 1,938,238 469,657
1993 2,021,675 484,545
1994 2,081,834 499,459
1995 2,120,528 514,325
1996 2,156,926 529,019
1997 2,190,720 550,500
1998 2,222,489 580,540
1999 2,252,909 612,500
2000 2,282,131 644,989
2001 2,310,217 677,925
2002 2,337,140 711,205
2003 2,363,796 744,682
2004 2,404,821 773,332
2005 2,459,802 825,408
2006 2,514,795 972,831
2007 2,570,174 1,208,595
2008 2,626,529 1,426,938
2009 2,684,659 1,608,903
2010 2,757,446 1,616,832
2011 3,076,763 1,624,761
2012 3,547,106 1,722,438
2013 3,833,913 1,916,426
2014 4,002,439 2,151,745
2015 4,184,895 2,344,557
2016 4,390,877 2,477,113
2017 4,537,396 2,545,820
2018 4,597,877 2,580,734
2019 4,591,241 2,638,657
2020 4,522,497 2,794,148
2021 4,500,424 2,504,910
2022 4,730,226 2,657,333
2023 5,049,269 2,656,032
2024 5,281,538 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Oman and Qatar

Fertility rate
Oman

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Oman Qatar
1960 7.28 6.53
1961 7.29 6.53
1962 7.32 6.53
1963 7.33 6.53
1964 7.37 6.53
1965 7.39 6.53
1966 7.41 6.52
1967 7.44 6.46
1968 7.46 6.39
1969 7.49 6.31
1970 7.52 6.23
1971 7.56 6.15
1972 7.59 6.07
1973 7.63 6.01
1974 7.67 5.94
1975 7.71 5.86
1976 7.74 5.78
1977 7.78 5.69
1978 7.82 5.58
1979 7.85 5.46
1980 7.89 5.33
1981 7.9 5.2
1982 7.84 5.04
1983 7.75 4.9
1984 7.64 4.76
1985 7.51 4.64
1986 7.35 4.57
1987 7.18 4.54
1988 6.95 4.51
1989 6.72 4.41
1990 6.46 4.23
1991 6.2 3.99
1992 5.92 3.85
1993 5.64 3.77
1994 5.36 3.67
1995 5.07 3.56
1996 4.79 3.44
1997 4.52 3.33
1998 4.27 3.21
1999 4.06 3.12
2000 3.85 3.07
2001 3.66 3.08
2002 3.51 3.01
2003 3.37 2.93
2004 3.2 2.79
2005 3.03 2.64
2006 2.88 2.51
2007 2.76 2.44
2008 2.76 2.37
2009 2.83 2.25
2010 2.97 2.14
2011 2.96 2.07
2012 2.93 2.04
2013 2.95 2.03
2014 2.97 2.03
2015 2.97 1.98
2016 2.95 1.86
2017 2.92 1.83
2018 2.81 1.76
2019 2.7 1.73
2020 2.64 1.68
2021 2.59 1.61
2022 2.45 1.74
2023 2.53 1.73

Oman and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Oman

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Oman Qatar
1960 18.9 18
1961 18.8 19
1962 18.7 20.1
1963 18.6 21.1
1964 18.5 21.8
1965 18.4 22.5
1966 18.2 23
1967 18 23.5
1968 17.8 24
1969 17.5 24.4
1970 17.2 23.7
1971 16.9 22.2
1972 16.7 21.3
1973 16.4 20.9
1974 16.3 20.8
1975 16.2 21
1976 16.3 21.3
1977 16.3 21.8
1978 16.4 22.3
1979 16.4 22.9
1980 16.4 23.5
1981 16.5 24.1
1982 16.5 24.8
1983 16.5 25.6
1984 16.5 26.3
1985 16.6 27
1986 16.8 27.4
1987 17.1 27.5
1988 17.5 27.5
1989 17.9 27.6
1990 18.4 27.7
1991 18.8 27.9
1992 19.4 28.1
1993 19.9 28.4
1994 20.1 28.7
1995 20.1 29.1
1996 20.1 29.6
1997 20.2 29.9
1998 20.4 29.8
1999 20.6 29.8
2000 20.9 29.9
2001 21.3 30.1
2002 21.6 30.5
2003 22 30.9
2004 22.3 31
2005 22.7 30.9
2006 23.1 30.6
2007 23.5 30.1
2008 24 30.1
2009 24.6 30.8
2010 25.2 31.3
2011 26.5 31.2
2012 27.7 31
2013 28.2 30.9
2014 28.5 31.1
2015 28.8 31.2
2016 29.1 31.4
2017 29.4 31.6
2018 29.7 31.9
2019 29.9 32.3
2020 29.7 32.6
2021 29.7 32.9
2022 30 33.4
2023 30.3 34.1
2024 30.5 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Oman Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$102B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.2%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.3%
2022
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.4%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
47,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.24%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.3%
2022
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.5%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
54.2%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.4
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
110
2022
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$22.3B
2022
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$18.3B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$39M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
869,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.87%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
69.5%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Oman Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.26
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
93.1 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
18.4 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.7%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.33%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-213.6%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
8,158 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.95%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Oman Qatar
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+154,219
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
68
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
55
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
60
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.14
2023
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.6
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
99
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.3%
2022
97.8%
2014
English speaking
22%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
95.3%
2024
99.7%
2023

Health

Oman Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$707
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$52.9
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.06
2022
2.5
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
13
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
32.4%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
11
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.4%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Oman Qatar
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
22,626 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,682 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9.11 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
4,374 mi
2016

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