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Qatar vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 158th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Romania
Population
2964497
18962595
Population rank 137/197 69/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 56/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Qatar and Romania: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Romania economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Romania
Year GDP
Qatar Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $6,038,187,033 $40,424,528,302
1989 $6,487,912,088 $41,450,777,202
1990 $7,360,439,423 $38,247,882,300
1991 $6,883,516,484 $28,850,634,900
1992 $7,646,153,984 $25,121,666,667
1993 $7,156,593,654 $26,361,160,450
1994 $7,374,450,769 $30,072,805,104
1995 $8,137,911,978 $37,430,162,103
1996 $9,059,340,385 $36,937,074,278
1997 $11,297,802,115 $35,575,214,078
1998 $10,255,495,027 $41,696,091,974
1999 $12,393,131,868 $35,953,156,754
2000 $17,759,890,110 $37,253,739,511
2001 $17,538,461,538 $40,395,116,581
2002 $19,363,736,264 $46,065,502,703
2003 $23,533,791,209 $57,806,384,143
2004 $31,734,065,934 $74,973,656,852
2005 $44,530,494,505 $98,454,380,120
2006 $60,882,142,857 $122,023,735,993
2007 $79,712,087,912 $174,588,782,939
2008 $115,270,054,945 $214,315,932,061
2009 $97,798,351,648 $174,110,532,659
2010 $125,122,306,346 $170,064,350,672
2011 $167,775,268,626 $192,623,977,894
2012 $186,833,502,363 $179,117,323,107
2013 $198,727,642,967 $189,798,603,751
2014 $206,224,598,571 $199,722,319,676
2015 $161,739,955,577 $177,885,131,240
2016 $151,732,181,868 $185,290,759,249
2017 $161,099,122,225 $210,147,385,855
2018 $183,334,953,819 $243,468,683,030
2019 $176,371,267,692 $251,677,082,534
2020 $144,411,363,352 $252,033,792,712
2021 $179,732,009,560 $286,578,196,368
2022 $235,709,325,714 $296,354,358,293
2023 $213,002,809,341 $350,775,856,415
2024 $217,982,967,033 $382,767,571,329

Qatar and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $14,682 $1,753
1989 $15,243 $1,790
1990 $16,722 $1,648
1991 $15,133 $1,254
1992 $16,280 $1,102
1993 $14,770 $1,158
1994 $14,765 $1,323
1995 $15,823 $1,650
1996 $17,125 $1,633
1997 $20,523 $1,577
1998 $17,665 $1,853
1999 $20,234 $1,600
2000 $27,535 $1,660
2001 $25,871 $1,825
2002 $27,227 $2,120
2003 $31,602 $2,679
2004 $41,036 $3,495
2005 $53,950 $4,618
2006 $62,582 $5,758
2007 $65,954 $8,360
2008 $80,781 $10,435
2009 $60,786 $8,548
2010 $77,387 $8,400
2011 $103,262 $9,561
2012 $108,470 $8,930
2013 $103,697 $9,498
2014 $95,841 $10,032
2015 $68,985 $8,977
2016 $61,254 $9,405
2017 $63,280 $10,728
2018 $71,040 $12,502
2019 $66,841 $12,992
2020 $51,684 $13,082
2021 $71,752 $14,987
2022 $88,701 $15,558
2023 $80,196 $18,404
2024 $76,276 $20,072

Qatar vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Romania
1950 50.8 60.5
1951 51.5 61.2
1952 52.1 61.8
1953 52.8 62.5
1954 53.5 63
1955 54.2 63.3
1956 54.9 63.6
1957 55.6 64
1958 56.3 64.4
1959 57 64.9
1960 57.8 65.6
1961 58.5 66.4
1962 59.2 67.2
1963 60 67.8
1964 60.7 68.4
1965 61.4 68.4
1966 62.2 68.2
1967 62.9 68.1
1968 63.6 67.9
1969 64.2 67.2
1970 64.9 67.9
1971 65.5 68.4
1972 66.1 69
1973 66.6 68.7
1974 67.2 69.5
1975 67.7 69.6
1976 68.2 69.9
1977 68.6 69.5
1978 69.1 69.8
1979 69.5 69.5
1980 69.9 69.2
1981 70.3 69.5
1982 70.7 69.8
1983 71.1 69.8
1984 71.5 69.9
1985 71.8 69.4
1986 72.2 69.7
1987 72.5 69.1
1988 72.8 69.4
1989 73.1 69.5
1990 73.4 69.8
1991 73.7 70
1992 73.9 69.5
1993 74.1 69.5
1994 74.2 69.3
1995 74.4 69.3
1996 74.6 68.8
1997 74.7 69.1
1998 74.9 69.9
1999 75 70.6
2000 75.3 71.2
2001 75.5 71.1
2002 75.8 70.8
2003 76.1 70.8
2004 76.5 71.1
2005 76.9 71.6
2006 77.3 72.2
2007 77.7 72.8
2008 78.3 73.2
2009 78.8 73.5
2010 79.4 73.6
2011 80 74.3
2012 80.5 74.3
2013 81 74.9
2014 81.4 74.8
2015 81.8 74.7
2016 82.1 75
2017 82.5 75
2018 82.7 75.1
2019 82.9 75.3
2020 80.4 74
2021 81.1 72.7
2022 81.9 75.3
2023 82.4 75.9
2024 82.5 76.1
2025 82.7 76.2

Qatar and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Romania
Year Population
Qatar Romania
1960 36,010 18,406,905
1961 39,680 18,555,250
1962 44,630 18,676,550
1963 50,380 18,797,850
1964 56,867 18,919,126
1965 64,065 19,031,576
1966 72,192 19,215,450
1967 81,439 19,534,242
1968 91,749 19,799,831
1969 103,025 20,009,141
1970 116,350 20,250,398
1971 131,346 20,461,567
1972 146,506 20,657,957
1973 161,841 20,835,681
1974 177,362 21,029,429
1975 193,087 21,293,583
1976 209,052 21,551,634
1977 225,285 21,756,096
1978 241,808 21,951,464
1979 258,670 22,090,488
1980 275,913 22,207,282
1981 293,553 22,353,070
1982 311,537 22,475,741
1983 329,709 22,560,478
1984 347,878 22,640,547
1985 365,940 22,732,999
1986 382,422 22,836,841
1987 397,005 22,949,430
1988 411,264 23,057,662
1989 425,646 23,161,458
1990 440,175 23,201,835
1991 454,853 23,001,155
1992 469,657 22,794,284
1993 484,545 22,763,280
1994 499,459 22,730,211
1995 514,325 22,684,270
1996 529,019 22,619,004
1997 550,500 22,553,978
1998 580,540 22,507,344
1999 612,500 22,472,040
2000 644,989 22,442,971
2001 677,925 22,131,970
2002 711,205 21,730,496
2003 744,682 21,574,326
2004 773,332 21,451,748
2005 825,408 21,319,685
2006 972,831 21,193,760
2007 1,208,595 20,882,982
2008 1,426,938 20,537,875
2009 1,608,903 20,367,487
2010 1,616,832 20,246,871
2011 1,624,761 20,147,528
2012 1,722,438 20,058,035
2013 1,916,426 19,983,693
2014 2,151,745 19,908,979
2015 2,344,557 19,815,616
2016 2,477,113 19,702,267
2017 2,545,820 19,588,715
2018 2,580,734 19,473,970
2019 2,638,657 19,371,648
2020 2,794,148 19,265,250
2021 2,504,910 19,122,059
2022 2,657,333 19,048,502
2023 2,656,032 19,059,479
2024 2,857,822 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Qatar and Romania

Fertility rate
Qatar

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Romania
1960 6.53 2.34
1961 6.53 2.17
1962 6.53 2.04
1963 6.53 2.01
1964 6.53 1.96
1965 6.53 1.91
1966 6.52 1.9
1967 6.46 3.66
1968 6.39 3.63
1969 6.31 3.19
1970 6.23 2.89
1971 6.15 2.67
1972 6.07 2.55
1973 6.01 2.44
1974 5.94 2.71
1975 5.86 2.59
1976 5.78 2.54
1977 5.69 2.57
1978 5.58 2.52
1979 5.46 2.49
1980 5.33 2.43
1981 5.2 2.36
1982 5.04 2.17
1983 4.9 2.06
1984 4.76 2.26
1985 4.64 2.31
1986 4.57 2.39
1987 4.54 2.38
1988 4.51 2.3
1989 4.41 2.22
1990 4.23 1.83
1991 3.99 1.59
1992 3.85 1.51
1993 3.77 1.43
1994 3.67 1.4
1995 3.56 1.33
1996 3.44 1.3
1997 3.33 1.32
1998 3.21 1.32
1999 3.12 1.3
2000 3.07 1.31
2001 3.08 1.27
2002 3.01 1.27
2003 2.93 1.3
2004 2.79 1.33
2005 2.64 1.4
2006 2.51 1.42
2007 2.44 1.45
2008 2.37 1.6
2009 2.25 1.66
2010 2.14 1.59
2011 2.07 1.47
2012 2.04 1.52
2013 2.03 1.46
2014 2.03 1.56
2015 1.98 1.62
2016 1.86 1.69
2017 1.83 1.78
2018 1.76 1.76
2019 1.73 1.77
2020 1.68 1.8
2021 1.61 1.81
2022 1.74 1.71
2023 1.73 1.71

Qatar and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Romania
Year Median age, years
Qatar Romania
1960 18 28.5
1961 19 28.9
1962 20.1 29.3
1963 21.1 29.7
1964 21.8 30.2
1965 22.5 30.6
1966 23 31
1967 23.5 31.3
1968 24 31.3
1969 24.4 31.3
1970 23.7 31.4
1971 22.2 31.4
1972 21.3 31.5
1973 20.9 31.5
1974 20.8 31.6
1975 21 31.7
1976 21.3 31.8
1977 21.8 31.8
1978 22.3 31.7
1979 22.9 31.7
1980 23.5 31.8
1981 24.1 31.9
1982 24.8 32
1983 25.6 32.1
1984 26.3 32.3
1985 27 32.5
1986 27.4 32.7
1987 27.5 32.8
1988 27.5 32.8
1989 27.6 32.9
1990 27.7 33
1991 27.9 33.1
1992 28.1 33.3
1993 28.4 33.6
1994 28.7 33.8
1995 29.1 34
1996 29.6 34.2
1997 29.9 34.4
1998 29.8 34.6
1999 29.8 34.7
2000 29.9 34.8
2001 30.1 34.8
2002 30.5 35.3
2003 30.9 36
2004 31 36.6
2005 30.9 37
2006 30.6 37.3
2007 30.1 37.7
2008 30.1 38.2
2009 30.8 38.8
2010 31.3 39.3
2011 31.2 39.8
2012 31 40.2
2013 30.9 40.5
2014 31.1 40.9
2015 31.2 41.3
2016 31.4 41.7
2017 31.6 42
2018 31.9 42.3
2019 32.3 42.6
2020 32.6 42.9
2021 32.9 43.2
2022 33.4 43.3
2023 34.1 43.5
2024 34.5 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
2.4%
2023
Number of millionaires
26,163
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
1.13%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
2
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
52
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$170M
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$54B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
71.3%
2024

Energy

Qatar Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Qatar Romania
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
99.2%
2021
English speaking
30%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Qatar Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Romania
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
53,679 mi
2023

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