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Palestine vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palestine has a population of 5.29M (ranked 123/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Palestine's land area is 2,326 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 164th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Palestine Qatar
Population
5459557
2964497
Population rank 122/197 137/197
GDP
$13.7B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 146/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$2,592
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 147/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,371
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt n/a
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,705
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
2,326 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.31
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Palestine and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Palestine and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Palestine

Qatar
Year GDP
Palestine Qatar
1970 - $301,791,302
1971 - $387,703,106
1972 - $510,262,500
1973 - $793,885,560
1974 - $2,401,403,227
1975 - $2,512,773,166
1976 - $3,284,273,987
1977 - $3,617,564,638
1978 - $4,052,000,413
1979 - $5,632,962,997
1980 - $7,829,165,262
1981 - $8,661,263,764
1982 - $7,596,703,214
1983 - $6,467,582,308
1984 - $6,704,395,824
1985 - $6,153,296,456
1986 - $5,053,021,951
1987 - $5,446,428,681
1988 - $6,038,187,033
1989 - $6,487,912,088
1990 - $7,360,439,423
1991 - $6,883,516,484
1992 - $7,646,153,984
1993 - $7,156,593,654
1994 $2,843,300,000 $7,374,450,769
1995 $3,282,800,000 $8,137,911,978
1996 $3,409,600,000 $9,059,340,385
1997 $3,759,800,000 $11,297,802,115
1998 $4,067,800,000 $10,255,495,027
1999 $4,271,200,000 $12,393,131,868
2000 $4,313,600,000 $17,759,890,110
2001 $4,003,700,000 $17,538,461,538
2002 $3,555,800,000 $19,363,736,264
2003 $3,968,000,000 $23,533,791,209
2004 $4,603,100,000 $31,734,065,934
2005 $5,125,700,000 $44,530,494,505
2006 $5,348,300,000 $60,882,142,857
2007 $5,815,700,000 $79,712,087,912
2008 $7,310,400,000 $115,270,054,945
2009 $8,085,700,000 $97,798,351,648
2010 $9,681,500,000 $125,122,306,346
2011 $11,186,100,000 $167,775,268,626
2012 $12,208,400,000 $186,833,502,363
2013 $13,515,500,000 $198,727,642,967
2014 $13,989,700,000 $206,224,598,571
2015 $13,972,400,000 $161,739,955,577
2016 $15,405,400,000 $151,732,181,868
2017 $16,128,000,000 $161,099,122,225
2018 $16,276,600,000 $183,334,953,819
2019 $17,133,500,000 $176,371,267,692
2020 $15,531,700,000 $144,411,363,352
2021 $18,109,000,000 $179,732,009,560
2022 $19,165,500,000 $235,709,325,714
2023 $17,847,900,000 $213,002,809,341
2024 $13,711,100,000 $217,982,967,033

Palestine and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Palestine

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Palestine Qatar
1970 - $2,594
1971 - $2,952
1972 - $3,483
1973 - $4,905
1974 - $13,540
1975 - $13,014
1976 - $15,710
1977 - $16,058
1978 - $16,757
1979 - $21,777
1980 - $28,375
1981 - $29,505
1982 - $24,385
1983 - $19,616
1984 - $19,272
1985 - $16,815
1986 - $13,213
1987 - $13,719
1988 - $14,682
1989 - $15,243
1990 - $16,722
1991 - $15,133
1992 - $16,280
1993 - $14,770
1994 $1,202 $14,765
1995 $1,327 $15,823
1996 $1,317 $17,125
1997 $1,389 $20,523
1998 $1,465 $17,665
1999 $1,499 $20,234
2000 $1,476 $27,535
2001 $1,336 $25,871
2002 $1,156 $27,227
2003 $1,258 $31,602
2004 $1,422 $41,036
2005 $1,544 $53,950
2006 $1,570 $62,582
2007 $1,664 $65,954
2008 $2,035 $80,781
2009 $2,192 $60,786
2010 $2,557 $77,387
2011 $2,881 $103,262
2012 $3,067 $108,470
2013 $3,315 $103,697
2014 $3,352 $95,841
2015 $3,272 $68,985
2016 $3,528 $61,254
2017 $3,620 $63,280
2018 $3,562 $71,040
2019 $3,657 $66,841
2020 $3,234 $51,684
2021 $3,679 $71,752
2022 $3,800 $88,701
2023 $3,455 $80,196
2024 $2,592 $76,276

Palestine vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palestine

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Palestine Qatar
1950 45.7 50.8
1951 46 51.5
1952 46.3 52.1
1953 46.6 52.8
1954 46.9 53.5
1955 47.2 54.2
1956 47.6 54.9
1957 48 55.6
1958 48.4 56.3
1959 48.8 57
1960 49.3 57.8
1961 49.8 58.5
1962 50.4 59.2
1963 51 60
1964 51.6 60.7
1965 52.2 61.4
1966 52.8 62.2
1967 50.9 62.9
1968 54.1 63.6
1969 54.7 64.2
1970 55.4 64.9
1971 56 65.5
1972 56.7 66.1
1973 57.6 66.6
1974 58 67.2
1975 58.7 67.7
1976 59.4 68.2
1977 60.1 68.6
1978 60.8 69.1
1979 61.5 69.5
1980 62.2 69.9
1981 62.8 70.3
1982 63.5 70.7
1983 64.1 71.1
1984 64.7 71.5
1985 65.3 71.8
1986 65.7 72.2
1987 66.3 72.5
1988 66.7 72.8
1989 67.1 73.1
1990 67.8 73.4
1991 68.2 73.7
1992 68.5 73.9
1993 68.8 74.1
1994 69.3 74.2
1995 69.6 74.4
1996 70 74.6
1997 70.3 74.7
1998 70.6 74.9
1999 70.8 75
2000 70.3 75.3
2001 69.8 75.5
2002 70.9 75.8
2003 71 76.1
2004 71.1 76.5
2005 72 76.9
2006 71.8 77.3
2007 72.1 77.7
2008 72.2 78.3
2009 72.3 78.8
2010 73.3 79.4
2011 73.6 80
2012 73.7 80.5
2013 74.1 81
2014 72.8 81.4
2015 74.6 81.8
2016 74.9 82.1
2017 75.2 82.5
2018 75.4 82.7
2019 75.8 82.9
2020 75 80.4
2021 73.9 81.1
2022 76.7 81.9
2023 65.2 82.4
2024 69.2 82.5
2025 73.1 82.7

Palestine and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Palestine

Qatar
Year Population
Palestine Qatar
1960 - 36,010
1961 - 39,680
1962 - 44,630
1963 - 50,380
1964 - 56,867
1965 - 64,065
1966 - 72,192
1967 - 81,439
1968 - 91,749
1969 - 103,025
1970 - 116,350
1971 - 131,346
1972 - 146,506
1973 - 161,841
1974 - 177,362
1975 - 193,087
1976 - 209,052
1977 - 225,285
1978 - 241,808
1979 - 258,670
1980 - 275,913
1981 - 293,553
1982 - 311,537
1983 - 329,709
1984 - 347,878
1985 - 365,940
1986 - 382,422
1987 - 397,005
1988 - 411,264
1989 - 425,646
1990 1,978,248 440,175
1991 2,068,845 454,853
1992 2,163,591 469,657
1993 2,262,676 484,545
1994 2,366,298 499,459
1995 2,474,666 514,325
1996 2,587,997 529,019
1997 2,706,518 550,500
1998 2,776,568 580,540
1999 2,848,431 612,500
2000 2,922,153 644,989
2001 2,997,784 677,925
2002 3,075,373 711,205
2003 3,154,969 744,682
2004 3,236,626 773,332
2005 3,320,396 825,408
2006 3,406,334 972,831
2007 3,494,496 1,208,595
2008 3,591,977 1,426,938
2009 3,689,099 1,608,903
2010 3,786,161 1,616,832
2011 3,882,986 1,624,761
2012 3,979,998 1,722,438
2013 4,076,708 1,916,426
2014 4,173,398 2,151,745
2015 4,270,092 2,344,557
2016 4,367,088 2,477,113
2017 4,454,805 2,545,820
2018 4,569,087 2,580,734
2019 4,685,306 2,638,657
2020 4,803,269 2,794,148
2021 4,922,749 2,504,910
2022 5,043,612 2,657,333
2023 5,165,775 2,656,032
2024 5,289,152 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Palestine and Qatar

Fertility rate
Palestine

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Palestine Qatar
1960 - 6.53
1961 - 6.53
1962 - 6.53
1963 - 6.53
1964 - 6.53
1965 - 6.53
1966 - 6.52
1967 - 6.46
1968 - 6.39
1969 - 6.31
1970 - 6.23
1971 - 6.15
1972 - 6.07
1973 - 6.01
1974 - 5.94
1975 - 5.86
1976 - 5.78
1977 - 5.69
1978 - 5.58
1979 - 5.46
1980 - 5.33
1981 - 5.2
1982 - 5.04
1983 - 4.9
1984 - 4.76
1985 - 4.64
1986 - 4.57
1987 - 4.54
1988 - 4.51
1989 - 4.41
1990 6.81 4.23
1991 6.75 3.99
1992 6.65 3.85
1993 6.5 3.77
1994 6.33 3.67
1995 6.16 3.56
1996 5.99 3.44
1997 5.82 3.33
1998 5.69 3.21
1999 5.58 3.12
2000 5.46 3.07
2001 5.34 3.08
2002 5.22 3.01
2003 5.06 2.93
2004 4.97 2.79
2005 4.87 2.64
2006 4.74 2.51
2007 4.63 2.44
2008 4.51 2.37
2009 4.44 2.25
2010 4.43 2.14
2011 4.31 2.07
2012 4.15 2.04
2013 4.05 2.03
2014 4 2.03
2015 3.98 1.98
2016 3.89 1.86
2017 3.77 1.83
2018 3.67 1.76
2019 3.59 1.73
2020 3.51 1.68
2021 3.44 1.61
2022 3.38 1.74
2023 3.31 1.73

Palestine and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Palestine

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Palestine Qatar
1960 - 18
1961 - 19
1962 - 20.1
1963 - 21.1
1964 - 21.8
1965 - 22.5
1966 - 23
1967 - 23.5
1968 - 24
1969 - 24.4
1970 - 23.7
1971 - 22.2
1972 - 21.3
1973 - 20.9
1974 - 20.8
1975 - 21
1976 - 21.3
1977 - 21.8
1978 - 22.3
1979 - 22.9
1980 - 23.5
1981 - 24.1
1982 - 24.8
1983 - 25.6
1984 - 26.3
1985 - 27
1986 - 27.4
1987 - 27.5
1988 - 27.5
1989 - 27.6
1990 15.4 27.7
1991 15.4 27.9
1992 15.4 28.1
1993 15.5 28.4
1994 15.5 28.7
1995 15.6 29.1
1996 15.7 29.6
1997 15.8 29.9
1998 15.9 29.8
1999 16 29.8
2000 16.2 29.9
2001 16.3 30.1
2002 16.5 30.5
2003 16.7 30.9
2004 16.9 31
2005 17.1 30.9
2006 17.4 30.6
2007 17.6 30.1
2008 17.9 30.1
2009 18.1 30.8
2010 18.4 31.3
2011 18.6 31.2
2012 18.9 31
2013 19.1 30.9
2014 19.4 31.1
2015 19.6 31.2
2016 19.8 31.4
2017 19.9 31.6
2018 20 31.9
2019 20.2 32.3
2020 20.3 32.6
2021 20.4 32.9
2022 20.6 33.4
2023 20.8 34.1
2024 20.9 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palestine Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$16.3B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.43%
2021
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
31.4%
2024
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
58.3%
2022
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2022
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
30
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2023
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2023
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
48
2024
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.08B
2024
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.33B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$736M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
93,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.43%
2018
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
39.6%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Palestine Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.4%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.5%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palestine Qatar
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,145
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
77.9%
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
5.29 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.4
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
18
2025
59
2024
Higher education index
48
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.41
2022
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2016
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
49
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2024
97.8%
2014
English speaking
20%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
86.6%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Palestine Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$351
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$117.6
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.9%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.17
2018
2.5
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.3
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
38.5%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.5%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
45
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Palestine Qatar
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
440 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,510 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
39.2 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
4,374 mi
2016

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