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Qatar vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 158th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Rwanda
Population
2964497
14826674
Population rank 137/197 77/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 56/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Qatar and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Rwanda
Year GDP
Qatar Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 $301,791,302 $219,900,006
1971 $387,703,106 $222,952,504
1972 $510,262,500 $246,457,838
1973 $793,885,560 $290,746,157
1974 $2,401,403,227 $308,458,423
1975 $2,512,773,166 $571,863,500
1976 $3,284,273,987 $637,753,853
1977 $3,617,564,638 $746,650,613
1978 $4,052,000,413 $905,709,076
1979 $5,632,962,997 $1,109,346,131
1980 $7,829,165,262 $1,254,765,642
1981 $8,661,263,764 $1,407,062,527
1982 $7,596,703,214 $1,407,243,139
1983 $6,467,582,308 $1,479,687,587
1984 $6,704,395,824 $1,587,413,084
1985 $6,153,296,456 $1,715,626,331
1986 $5,053,021,951 $1,944,710,684
1987 $5,446,428,681 $2,157,432,668
1988 $6,038,187,033 $2,395,492,687
1989 $6,487,912,088 $2,405,022,593
1990 $7,360,439,423 $2,550,185,679
1991 $6,883,516,484 $1,911,600,237
1992 $7,646,153,984 $2,029,026,962
1993 $7,156,593,654 $1,971,525,712
1994 $7,374,450,769 $753,636,370
1995 $8,137,911,978 $1,293,535,193
1996 $9,059,340,385 $1,382,334,879
1997 $11,297,802,115 $1,851,558,197
1998 $10,255,495,027 $1,989,343,546
1999 $12,393,131,868 $2,157,108,263
2000 $17,759,890,110 $2,068,836,754
2001 $17,538,461,538 $1,966,600,715
2002 $19,363,736,264 $1,966,003,468
2003 $23,533,791,209 $2,138,237,279
2004 $31,734,065,934 $2,376,496,067
2005 $44,530,494,505 $2,933,819,766
2006 $60,882,142,857 $3,319,784,539
2007 $79,712,087,912 $4,070,507,895
2008 $115,270,054,945 $5,179,854,065
2009 $97,798,351,648 $5,674,476,969
2010 $125,122,306,346 $6,124,756,654
2011 $167,775,268,626 $6,884,913,658
2012 $186,833,502,363 $7,654,761,045
2013 $198,727,642,967 $7,819,964,024
2014 $206,224,598,571 $8,238,966,120
2015 $161,739,955,577 $8,543,760,206
2016 $151,732,181,868 $8,695,272,061
2017 $161,099,122,225 $9,252,833,894
2018 $183,334,953,819 $9,637,904,519
2019 $176,371,267,692 $10,349,300,277
2020 $144,411,363,352 $10,174,386,855
2021 $179,732,009,560 $11,078,787,095
2022 $235,709,325,714 $13,316,161,006
2023 $213,002,809,341 $14,331,722,700
2024 $217,982,967,033 $14,251,642,231

Qatar and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 $2,594 $55.2
1971 $2,952 $54.4
1972 $3,483 $58.4
1973 $4,905 $66.9
1974 $13,540 $68.9
1975 $13,014 $124.1
1976 $15,710 $134.4
1977 $16,058 $152.7
1978 $16,757 $179.9
1979 $21,777 $213.8
1980 $28,375 $234.4
1981 $29,505 $254.6
1982 $24,385 $246.4
1983 $19,616 $250.6
1984 $19,272 $259.9
1985 $16,815 $271.6
1986 $13,213 $297.7
1987 $13,719 $320
1988 $14,682 $344
1989 $15,243 $335
1990 $16,722 $346
1991 $15,133 $254
1992 $16,280 $264.1
1993 $14,770 $247
1994 $14,765 $111
1995 $15,823 $228
1996 $17,125 $206
1997 $20,523 $238.7
1998 $17,665 $246.2
1999 $20,234 $264.7
2000 $27,535 $251.9
2001 $25,871 $237.3
2002 $27,227 $234
2003 $31,602 $249
2004 $41,036 $269.5
2005 $53,950 $324
2006 $62,582 $357
2007 $65,954 $426
2008 $80,781 $528
2009 $60,786 $564
2010 $77,387 $594
2011 $103,262 $651
2012 $108,470 $707
2013 $103,697 $705
2014 $95,841 $725
2015 $68,985 $734
2016 $61,254 $730
2017 $63,280 $758
2018 $71,040 $772
2019 $66,841 $810
2020 $51,684 $779
2021 $71,752 $830
2022 $88,701 $975
2023 $80,196 $1,027
2024 $76,276 $1,000

Qatar vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Rwanda
1950 50.8 43.2
1951 51.5 43.5
1952 52.1 43.8
1953 52.8 44.1
1954 53.5 44.4
1955 54.2 44.8
1956 54.9 45.2
1957 55.6 45.6
1958 56.3 46.1
1959 57 46.5
1960 57.8 47
1961 58.5 47.5
1962 59.2 47.8
1963 60 44
1964 60.7 48.1
1965 61.4 48.2
1966 62.2 48.1
1967 62.9 48
1968 63.6 47.7
1969 64.2 47.4
1970 64.9 47.1
1971 65.5 46.8
1972 66.1 46.3
1973 66.6 45.9
1974 67.2 45.6
1975 67.7 45.3
1976 68.2 45.3
1977 68.6 45.6
1978 69.1 46.2
1979 69.5 47.1
1980 69.9 48.1
1981 70.3 49.2
1982 70.7 50.2
1983 71.1 50.9
1984 71.5 51.4
1985 71.8 51.7
1986 72.2 51.7
1987 72.5 51.5
1988 72.8 50.9
1989 73.1 49.5
1990 73.4 47.8
1991 73.7 46.2
1992 73.9 44.4
1993 74.1 42.9
1994 74.2 12.2
1995 74.4 41.5
1996 74.6 42.5
1997 74.7 42
1998 74.9 43.1
1999 75 45.7
2000 75.3 47.8
2001 75.5 49.5
2002 75.8 51.3
2003 76.1 53.5
2004 76.5 55.5
2005 76.9 57
2006 77.3 58.3
2007 77.7 59.5
2008 78.3 60.6
2009 78.8 61.8
2010 79.4 62.8
2011 80 63.5
2012 80.5 64.2
2013 81 64.7
2014 81.4 65.1
2015 81.8 65.4
2016 82.1 65.7
2017 82.5 66.1
2018 82.7 66.4
2019 82.9 66.7
2020 80.4 67
2021 81.1 66.8
2022 81.9 67.5
2023 82.4 67.8
2024 82.5 68
2025 82.7 68.2

Qatar and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Rwanda
Year Population
Qatar Rwanda
1960 36,010 3,022,294
1961 39,680 3,106,779
1962 44,630 3,186,025
1963 50,380 3,258,890
1964 56,867 3,334,834
1965 64,065 3,423,210
1966 72,192 3,521,626
1967 81,439 3,629,577
1968 91,749 3,744,010
1969 103,025 3,861,271
1970 116,350 3,980,669
1971 131,346 4,100,044
1972 146,506 4,220,335
1973 161,841 4,345,047
1974 177,362 4,474,228
1975 193,087 4,607,728
1976 209,052 4,745,954
1977 225,285 4,888,240
1978 241,808 5,035,171
1979 258,670 5,189,541
1980 275,913 5,353,259
1981 293,553 5,527,230
1982 311,537 5,711,549
1983 329,709 5,905,311
1984 347,878 6,107,627
1985 365,940 6,317,228
1986 382,422 6,531,881
1987 397,005 6,749,493
1988 411,264 6,968,071
1989 425,646 7,184,706
1990 440,175 7,375,307
1991 454,853 7,526,966
1992 469,657 7,683,266
1993 484,545 7,981,132
1994 499,459 6,792,352
1995 514,325 5,674,118
1996 529,019 6,708,764
1997 550,500 7,755,238
1998 580,540 8,081,681
1999 612,500 8,147,912
2000 644,989 8,213,931
2001 677,925 8,287,094
2002 711,205 8,400,180
2003 744,682 8,586,875
2004 773,332 8,816,844
2005 825,408 9,054,528
2006 972,831 9,299,246
2007 1,208,595 9,549,933
2008 1,426,938 9,804,269
2009 1,608,903 10,060,432
2010 1,616,832 10,317,553
2011 1,624,761 10,573,733
2012 1,722,438 10,829,901
2013 1,916,426 11,093,340
2014 2,151,745 11,364,757
2015 2,344,557 11,640,022
2016 2,477,113 11,919,183
2017 2,545,820 12,202,060
2018 2,580,734 12,487,996
2019 2,638,657 12,776,103
2020 2,794,148 13,065,837
2021 2,504,910 13,355,260
2022 2,657,333 13,651,030
2023 2,656,032 13,954,471
2024 2,857,822 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Qatar and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Qatar

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Rwanda
1960 6.53 8.28
1961 6.53 8.28
1962 6.53 8.27
1963 6.53 8.27
1964 6.53 8.27
1965 6.53 8.25
1966 6.52 8.23
1967 6.46 8.21
1968 6.39 8.19
1969 6.31 8.18
1970 6.23 8.15
1971 6.15 8.09
1972 6.07 8.09
1973 6.01 8.09
1974 5.94 8.1
1975 5.86 8.1
1976 5.78 8.12
1977 5.69 8.14
1978 5.58 8.16
1979 5.46 8.13
1980 5.33 8.12
1981 5.2 8.1
1982 5.04 8.06
1983 4.9 8
1984 4.76 7.91
1985 4.64 7.79
1986 4.57 7.61
1987 4.54 7.43
1988 4.51 7.23
1989 4.41 7.03
1990 4.23 6.8
1991 3.99 6.62
1992 3.85 6.54
1993 3.77 6.48
1994 3.67 6.42
1995 3.56 6.35
1996 3.44 6.29
1997 3.33 6.24
1998 3.21 6.17
1999 3.12 6.06
2000 3.07 5.97
2001 3.08 5.89
2002 3.01 5.82
2003 2.93 5.74
2004 2.79 5.64
2005 2.64 5.5
2006 2.51 5.34
2007 2.44 5.14
2008 2.37 4.92
2009 2.25 4.71
2010 2.14 4.52
2011 2.07 4.33
2012 2.04 4.2
2013 2.03 4.14
2014 2.03 4.12
2015 1.98 4.11
2016 1.86 4.11
2017 1.83 4.08
2018 1.76 4.05
2019 1.73 3.99
2020 1.68 3.91
2021 1.61 3.84
2022 1.74 3.78
2023 1.73 3.7

Qatar and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Qatar Rwanda
1960 18 15.5
1961 19 15.1
1962 20.1 14.9
1963 21.1 14.8
1964 21.8 14.7
1965 22.5 14.8
1966 23 14.9
1967 23.5 15.1
1968 24 15.3
1969 24.4 15.5
1970 23.7 15.7
1971 22.2 15.9
1972 21.3 16
1973 20.9 16.2
1974 20.8 16.3
1975 21 16.4
1976 21.3 16.5
1977 21.8 16.6
1978 22.3 16.6
1979 22.9 16.5
1980 23.5 16.5
1981 24.1 16.4
1982 24.8 16.2
1983 25.6 16.1
1984 26.3 16
1985 27 15.8
1986 27.4 15.7
1987 27.5 15.6
1988 27.5 15.6
1989 27.6 15.5
1990 27.7 15.5
1991 27.9 15.5
1992 28.1 15.6
1993 28.4 15.7
1994 28.7 15
1995 29.1 14.3
1996 29.6 14.6
1997 29.9 14.8
1998 29.8 15.3
1999 29.8 15.8
2000 29.9 16.3
2001 30.1 16.8
2002 30.5 17.1
2003 30.9 17.4
2004 31 17.6
2005 30.9 17.8
2006 30.6 18
2007 30.1 18.1
2008 30.1 18.3
2009 30.8 18.4
2010 31.3 18.5
2011 31.2 18.7
2012 31 18.8
2013 30.9 19
2014 31.1 19.1
2015 31.2 19.3
2016 31.4 19.4
2017 31.6 19.6
2018 31.9 19.7
2019 32.3 19.8
2020 32.6 19.9
2021 32.9 20
2022 33.4 20.3
2023 34.1 20.5
2024 34.5 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires
26,163
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
1.13%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
52
2024
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$170M
2024
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$54B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
50%
2017

Energy

Qatar Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Qatar Rwanda
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
78.8%
2022
English speaking
30%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Qatar Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Rwanda
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
2,920 mi
2021

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