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Qatar vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 158th vs. 1st).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Russia
Population
2964497
142718132
Population rank 137/197 9/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 56/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Qatar and Russia: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Russia economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Russia
Year GDP
Qatar Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $6,487,912,088 $506,631,299,735
1990 $7,360,439,423 $517,014,446,228
1991 $6,883,516,484 $517,962,962,963
1992 $7,646,153,984 $460,290,556,901
1993 $7,156,593,654 $435,083,713,851
1994 $7,374,450,769 $395,077,301,248
1995 $8,137,911,978 $395,537,185,735
1996 $9,059,340,385 $391,724,890,744
1997 $11,297,802,115 $404,928,954,192
1998 $10,255,495,027 $270,955,486,862
1999 $12,393,131,868 $195,907,128,351
2000 $17,759,890,110 $259,710,142,197
2001 $17,538,461,538 $306,602,070,621
2002 $19,363,736,264 $345,470,494,418
2003 $23,533,791,209 $430,347,420,185
2004 $31,734,065,934 $591,016,690,732
2005 $44,530,494,505 $764,015,973,481
2006 $60,882,142,857 $989,932,071,353
2007 $79,712,087,912 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $115,270,054,945 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $97,798,351,648 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $125,122,306,346 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $167,775,268,626 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $186,833,502,363 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $198,727,642,967 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $206,224,598,571 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $161,739,955,577 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $151,732,181,868 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $161,099,122,225 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $183,334,953,819 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $176,371,267,692 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $144,411,363,352 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $179,732,009,560 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $235,709,325,714 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $213,002,809,341 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $217,982,967,033 $2,173,835,806,672

Qatar and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Russia
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 $3,778
1989 $15,243 $3,430
1990 $16,722 $3,494
1991 $15,133 $3,490
1992 $16,280 $3,099
1993 $14,770 $2,931
1994 $14,765 $2,662
1995 $15,823 $2,666
1996 $17,125 $2,644
1997 $20,523 $2,738
1998 $17,665 $1,835
1999 $20,234 $1,331
2000 $27,535 $1,772
2001 $25,871 $2,100
2002 $27,227 $2,378
2003 $31,602 $2,975
2004 $41,036 $4,102
2005 $53,950 $5,323
2006 $62,582 $6,920
2007 $65,954 $9,101
2008 $80,781 $11,635
2009 $60,786 $8,563
2010 $77,387 $10,675
2011 $103,262 $14,305
2012 $108,470 $15,402
2013 $103,697 $15,941
2014 $95,841 $14,277
2015 $68,985 $9,427
2016 $61,254 $8,804
2017 $63,280 $10,835
2018 $71,040 $11,399
2019 $66,841 $11,640
2020 $51,684 $10,280
2021 $71,752 $12,637
2022 $88,701 $15,888
2023 $80,196 $14,403
2024 $76,276 $15,145

Qatar vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Russia
1950 50.8 55.5
1951 51.5 55.3
1952 52.1 57.6
1953 52.8 58.8
1954 53.5 59.9
1955 54.2 62.1
1956 54.9 66.5
1957 55.6 66
1958 56.3 67.7
1959 57 67.4
1960 57.8 68.3
1961 58.5 68.6
1962 59.2 68.5
1963 60 69.1
1964 60.7 69.5
1965 61.4 69.3
1966 62.2 69.4
1967 62.9 69.2
1968 63.6 69.1
1969 64.2 68.6
1970 64.9 68.7
1971 65.5 68.9
1972 66.1 68.8
1973 66.6 68.9
1974 67.2 68.7
1975 67.7 68.3
1976 68.2 68.1
1977 68.6 67.9
1978 69.1 67.8
1979 69.5 67.6
1980 69.9 67.5
1981 70.3 67.6
1982 70.7 68.1
1983 71.1 68
1984 71.5 67.6
1985 71.8 68.3
1986 72.2 70
1987 72.5 70.1
1988 72.8 69.9
1989 73.1 69.7
1990 73.4 69.3
1991 73.7 69
1992 73.9 67.8
1993 74.1 65
1994 74.2 63.8
1995 74.4 64
1996 74.6 65.4
1997 74.7 66.6
1998 74.9 66.9
1999 75 65.6
2000 75.3 65
2001 75.5 65
2002 75.8 64.7
2003 76.1 64.7
2004 76.5 65.1
2005 76.9 65.2
2006 77.3 66.5
2007 77.7 67.5
2008 78.3 67.9
2009 78.8 68.7
2010 79.4 68.2
2011 80 69.7
2012 80.5 70.1
2013 81 70.6
2014 81.4 70.8
2015 81.8 71.3
2016 82.1 71.9
2017 82.5 72.8
2018 82.7 72.9
2019 82.9 73.1
2020 80.4 71.2
2021 81.1 69.8
2022 81.9 72.5
2023 82.4 73.2
2024 82.5 73.3
2025 82.7 73.5

Qatar and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Russia
Year Population
Qatar Russia
1960 36,010 119,897,000
1961 39,680 121,236,000
1962 44,630 122,591,000
1963 50,380 123,960,000
1964 56,867 125,345,000
1965 64,065 126,745,000
1966 72,192 127,468,000
1967 81,439 128,196,000
1968 91,749 128,928,000
1969 103,025 129,664,000
1970 116,350 130,404,000
1971 131,346 131,155,000
1972 146,506 131,909,000
1973 161,841 132,669,000
1974 177,362 133,432,000
1975 193,087 134,200,000
1976 209,052 135,147,000
1977 225,285 136,100,000
1978 241,808 137,060,000
1979 258,670 138,027,000
1980 275,913 139,010,000
1981 293,553 139,941,000
1982 311,537 140,823,000
1983 329,709 141,668,000
1984 347,878 142,745,000
1985 365,940 143,858,000
1986 382,422 144,894,000
1987 397,005 145,908,000
1988 411,264 146,857,000
1989 425,646 147,721,000
1990 440,175 147,969,406
1991 454,853 148,394,216
1992 469,657 148,538,197
1993 484,545 148,458,777
1994 499,459 148,407,912
1995 514,325 148,375,787
1996 529,019 148,160,129
1997 550,500 147,915,361
1998 580,540 147,670,784
1999 612,500 147,214,776
2000 644,989 146,596,869
2001 677,925 145,976,482
2002 711,205 145,306,497
2003 744,682 144,648,618
2004 773,332 144,067,316
2005 825,408 143,518,814
2006 972,831 143,049,637
2007 1,208,595 142,805,114
2008 1,426,938 142,742,366
2009 1,608,903 142,785,348
2010 1,616,832 142,849,468
2011 1,624,761 143,018,195
2012 1,722,438 143,378,447
2013 1,916,426 143,805,638
2014 2,151,745 144,237,223
2015 2,344,557 144,640,716
2016 2,477,113 145,015,460
2017 2,545,820 145,293,260
2018 2,580,734 145,398,106
2019 2,638,657 145,453,291
2020 2,794,148 145,245,148
2021 2,504,910 144,746,762
2022 2,657,333 144,236,933
2023 2,656,032 143,826,130
2024 2,857,822 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Qatar and Russia

Fertility rate
Qatar

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Russia
1960 6.53 2.52
1961 6.53 2.45
1962 6.53 2.36
1963 6.53 2.27
1964 6.53 2.18
1965 6.53 2.13
1966 6.52 2.1
1967 6.46 2.04
1968 6.39 1.99
1969 6.31 1.97
1970 6.23 1.99
1971 6.15 2.03
1972 6.07 2.04
1973 6.01 2.01
1974 5.94 2
1975 5.86 1.98
1976 5.78 1.97
1977 5.69 1.95
1978 5.58 1.92
1979 5.46 1.9
1980 5.33 1.89
1981 5.2 1.91
1982 5.04 2.04
1983 4.9 2.11
1984 4.76 2.06
1985 4.64 2.05
1986 4.57 2.15
1987 4.54 2.22
1988 4.51 2.12
1989 4.41 2.01
1990 4.23 1.89
1991 3.99 1.73
1992 3.85 1.55
1993 3.77 1.39
1994 3.67 1.4
1995 3.56 1.34
1996 3.44 1.27
1997 3.33 1.22
1998 3.21 1.23
1999 3.12 1.16
2000 3.07 1.2
2001 3.08 1.22
2002 3.01 1.29
2003 2.93 1.32
2004 2.79 1.34
2005 2.64 1.29
2006 2.51 1.31
2007 2.44 1.42
2008 2.37 1.5
2009 2.25 1.54
2010 2.14 1.57
2011 2.07 1.58
2012 2.04 1.69
2013 2.03 1.71
2014 2.03 1.75
2015 1.98 1.78
2016 1.86 1.76
2017 1.83 1.62
2018 1.76 1.58
2019 1.73 1.5
2020 1.68 1.51
2021 1.61 1.51
2022 1.74 1.42
2023 1.73 1.41

Qatar and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Russia
Year Median age, years
Qatar Russia
1960 18 27.1
1961 19 27.4
1962 20.1 27.7
1963 21.1 28.1
1964 21.8 28.3
1965 22.5 28.6
1966 23 28.9
1967 23.5 29.2
1968 24 29.8
1969 24.4 30.3
1970 23.7 30.7
1971 22.2 31
1972 21.3 31.1
1973 20.9 31.1
1974 20.8 30.9
1975 21 30.7
1976 21.3 30.6
1977 21.8 30.9
1978 22.3 31
1979 22.9 31.1
1980 23.5 31.3
1981 24.1 31.4
1982 24.8 31.6
1983 25.6 31.7
1984 26.3 31.8
1985 27 32
1986 27.4 32.2
1987 27.5 32.4
1988 27.5 32.6
1989 27.6 32.9
1990 27.7 33.2
1991 27.9 33.6
1992 28.1 33.9
1993 28.4 34.4
1994 28.7 34.7
1995 29.1 35
1996 29.6 35.3
1997 29.9 35.7
1998 29.8 36
1999 29.8 36.3
2000 29.9 36.6
2001 30.1 36.8
2002 30.5 36.9
2003 30.9 37
2004 31 37.2
2005 30.9 37.4
2006 30.6 37.6
2007 30.1 37.7
2008 30.1 37.8
2009 30.8 37.9
2010 31.3 38
2011 31.2 38.1
2012 31 38.3
2013 30.9 38.4
2014 31.1 38.6
2015 31.2 38.7
2016 31.4 38.8
2017 31.6 39
2018 31.9 39.2
2019 32.3 39.4
2020 32.6 39.7
2021 32.9 39.9
2022 33.4 40.1
2023 34.1 40.5
2024 34.5 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires
26,163
2024
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires
1.13%
2024
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
52
2024
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$170M
2024
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$54B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
79.3%
2024

Energy

Qatar Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Qatar Russia
% of world population
0.04%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
99.9%
2021
English speaking
30%
2025
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Qatar Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Russia
% of world land
0.008%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
981,326 mi
2023

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