Qatar vs Saudi Arabia statistics compared

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 35.3M in Saudi Arabia (ranked 45/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 830,000 sq mi for Saudi Arabia (ranked 158th vs. 12th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Saudi Arabia ranks 18/197 ($1.24T). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Saudi Arabia ranks 32/197 ($35,057).

Qatar and Saudi Arabia: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	GDP
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
1960	-	$1,748,124,064
1961	-	$1,920,811,284
1962	-	$2,130,606,532
1963	-	$2,207,393,172
1964	-	$2,371,808,713
1965	-	$2,647,955,558
1966	-	$2,920,555,557
1967	-	$3,257,022,223
1968	-	$4,187,777,711
1969	-	$4,485,777,644
1970	$301,791,302	$5,377,333,333
1971	$387,703,106	$7,184,806,909
1972	$510,262,500	$9,664,267,087
1973	$793,885,560	$14,947,435,499
1974	$2,401,403,227	$45,412,957,746
1975	$2,512,773,166	$46,773,208,643
1976	$3,284,273,987	$64,005,665,722
1977	$3,617,564,638	$74,188,986,586
1978	$4,052,000,413	$80,266,516,687
1979	$5,632,962,997	$111,858,444,786
1980	$7,829,165,262	$164,539,660,725
1981	$8,661,263,764	$184,291,360,139
1982	$7,596,703,214	$153,240,313,858
1983	$6,467,582,308	$129,171,635,311
1984	$6,704,395,824	$119,624,858,116
1985	$6,153,296,456	$103,897,846,494
1986	$5,053,021,951	$86,961,922,765
1987	$5,446,428,681	$85,695,861,148
1988	$6,038,187,033	$88,256,074,766
1989	$6,487,912,088	$95,344,459,279
1990	$7,360,439,423	$117,630,173,565
1991	$6,883,516,484	$132,223,230,975
1992	$7,646,153,984	$137,087,850,467
1993	$7,156,593,654	$132,967,957,276
1994	$7,374,450,769	$135,174,899,866
1995	$8,137,911,978	$143,343,124,166
1996	$9,059,340,385	$158,662,483,311
1997	$11,297,802,115	$165,963,684,913
1998	$10,255,495,027	$146,775,466,667
1999	$12,393,131,868	$161,717,066,667
2000	$17,759,890,110	$189,514,933,333
2001	$17,538,461,538	$184,137,600,000
2002	$19,363,736,264	$189,605,866,667
2003	$23,533,791,209	$215,807,733,333
2004	$31,734,065,934	$258,742,133,333
2005	$44,530,494,505	$328,459,608,764
2006	$60,882,142,857	$376,900,133,511
2007	$79,712,087,912	$415,964,509,673
2008	$115,270,054,945	$519,796,800,000
2009	$97,798,351,648	$429,097,866,667
2010	$125,122,306,346	$528,207,466,667
2011	$167,775,268,626	$680,660,800,000
2012	$186,833,502,363	$751,921,333,333
2013	$198,727,642,967	$769,755,733,333
2014	$206,224,598,571	$787,153,066,667
2015	$161,739,955,577	$693,414,400,000
2016	$151,732,181,868	$689,279,466,667
2017	$161,099,122,225	$741,266,133,333
2018	$183,334,953,819	$886,564,800,000
2019	$176,371,267,692	$888,890,133,333
2020	$144,411,363,352	$767,951,200,000
2021	$179,732,009,560	$982,661,066,667
2022	$235,709,325,714	$1,239,075,200,000
2023	$213,002,809,341	$1,218,584,533,333
2024	$217,982,967,033	$1,237,529,866,667

Qatar and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP per capita

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
1960	-	$718
1961	-	$760
1962	-	$813
1963	-	$812
1964	-	$840
1965	-	$904
1966	-	$961
1967	-	$1,032
1968	-	$1,276
1969	-	$1,313
1970	$2,594	$1,509
1971	$2,952	$1,929
1972	$3,483	$2,474
1973	$4,905	$3,640
1974	$13,540	$10,503
1975	$13,014	$10,266
1976	$15,710	$13,313
1977	$16,058	$14,595
1978	$16,757	$14,914
1979	$21,777	$19,612
1980	$28,375	$27,206
1981	$29,505	$28,703
1982	$24,385	$22,454
1983	$19,616	$17,810
1984	$19,272	$15,541
1985	$16,815	$12,745
1986	$13,213	$10,078
1987	$13,719	$9,386
1988	$14,682	$9,165
1989	$15,243	$9,414
1990	$16,722	$11,055
1991	$15,133	$11,847
1992	$16,280	$11,730
1993	$14,770	$10,885
1994	$14,765	$10,602
1995	$15,823	$10,786
1996	$17,125	$11,472
1997	$20,523	$11,545
1998	$17,665	$9,836
1999	$20,234	$10,452
2000	$27,535	$11,715
2001	$25,871	$10,805
2002	$27,227	$10,586
2003	$31,602	$11,487
2004	$41,036	$13,154
2005	$53,950	$15,976
2006	$62,582	$17,564
2007	$65,954	$18,596
2008	$80,781	$22,320
2009	$60,786	$17,718
2010	$77,387	$22,028
2011	$103,262	$27,127
2012	$108,470	$28,733
2013	$103,697	$27,865
2014	$95,841	$27,805
2015	$68,985	$23,256
2016	$61,254	$22,268
2017	$63,280	$23,929
2018	$71,040	$29,360
2019	$66,841	$29,567
2020	$51,684	$24,339
2021	$71,752	$31,921
2022	$88,701	$38,510
2023	$80,196	$36,157
2024	$76,276	$35,057

Qatar vs. Saudi Arabia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
1950	50.8	40
1951	51.5	40.6
1952	52.1	41.1
1953	52.8	41.6
1954	53.5	42.1
1955	54.2	42.6
1956	54.9	43.1
1957	55.6	43.7
1958	56.3	44.2
1959	57	44.8
1960	57.8	45.3
1961	58.5	45.9
1962	59.2	46.5
1963	60	47.1
1964	60.7	47.7
1965	61.4	48.4
1966	62.2	49.2
1967	62.9	50
1968	63.6	50.9
1969	64.2	51.8
1970	64.9	52.7
1971	65.5	53.7
1972	66.1	54.7
1973	66.6	55.8
1974	67.2	56.8
1975	67.7	57.8
1976	68.2	58.8
1977	68.6	59.7
1978	69.1	60.7
1979	69.5	61.5
1980	69.9	62.4
1981	70.3	63.3
1982	70.7	64
1983	71.1	64.7
1984	71.5	65.4
1985	71.8	66
1986	72.2	66.6
1987	72.5	67.2
1988	72.8	67.8
1989	73.1	68.4
1990	73.4	68.9
1991	73.7	69.3
1992	73.9	69.8
1993	74.1	70.2
1994	74.2	70.6
1995	74.4	70.9
1996	74.6	71.3
1997	74.7	71.6
1998	74.9	72
1999	75	72.3
2000	75.3	72.6
2001	75.5	73
2002	75.8	73.3
2003	76.1	73.7
2004	76.5	74
2005	76.9	74.4
2006	77.3	74.8
2007	77.7	75.1
2008	78.3	75.3
2009	78.8	75.4
2010	79.4	75.6
2011	80	75.8
2012	80.5	76.1
2013	81	76.5
2014	81.4	77.1
2015	81.8	77.8
2016	82.1	78.4
2017	82.5	78.7
2018	82.7	78.7
2019	82.9	78.3
2020	80.4	77.6
2021	81.1	77.1
2022	81.9	77.3
2023	82.4	78.7
2024	82.5	79
2025	82.7	79.2

Qatar and Saudi Arabia population clocks and comparison

Population

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Population
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
1960	36,010	2,435,403
1961	39,680	2,526,347
1962	44,630	2,620,910
1963	50,380	2,719,341
1964	56,867	2,821,968
1965	64,065	2,928,771
1966	72,192	3,039,887
1967	81,439	3,157,242
1968	91,749	3,282,711
1969	103,025	3,417,114
1970	116,350	3,562,470
1971	131,346	3,724,031
1972	146,506	3,905,722
1973	161,841	4,106,344
1974	177,362	4,323,632
1975	193,087	4,556,287
1976	209,052	4,807,933
1977	225,285	5,083,048
1978	241,808	5,381,902
1979	258,670	5,703,698
1980	275,913	6,047,997
1981	293,553	6,420,551
1982	311,537	6,824,486
1983	329,709	7,252,941
1984	347,878	7,697,307
1985	365,940	8,151,779
1986	382,422	8,628,639
1987	397,005	9,130,194
1988	411,264	9,629,165
1989	425,646	10,128,394
1990	440,175	10,640,691
1991	454,853	11,160,744
1992	469,657	11,686,676
1993	484,545	12,215,862
1994	499,459	12,750,040
1995	514,325	13,289,245
1996	529,019	13,831,009
1997	550,500	14,374,943
1998	580,540	14,922,185
1999	612,500	15,472,075
2000	644,989	16,177,722
2001	677,925	17,041,397
2002	711,205	17,910,910
2003	744,682	18,786,767
2004	773,332	19,669,480
2005	825,408	20,559,890
2006	972,831	21,459,144
2007	1,208,595	22,368,313
2008	1,426,938	23,287,877
2009	1,608,903	24,217,654
2010	1,616,832	23,978,487
2011	1,624,761	25,091,867
2012	1,722,438	26,168,861
2013	1,916,426	27,624,004
2014	2,151,745	28,309,273
2015	2,344,557	29,816,382
2016	2,477,113	30,954,198
2017	2,545,820	30,977,355
2018	2,580,734	30,196,281
2019	2,638,657	30,063,799
2020	2,794,148	31,552,510
2021	2,504,910	30,784,383
2022	2,657,333	32,175,224
2023	2,656,032	33,702,731
2024	2,857,822	35,300,280

Fertility rates in Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
1960	6.53	7.63
1961	6.53	7.63
1962	6.53	7.64
1963	6.53	7.65
1964	6.53	7.67
1965	6.53	7.66
1966	6.52	7.66
1967	6.46	7.66
1968	6.39	7.63
1969	6.31	7.6
1970	6.23	7.58
1971	6.15	7.56
1972	6.07	7.54
1973	6.01	7.48
1974	5.94	7.43
1975	5.86	7.37
1976	5.78	7.33
1977	5.69	7.3
1978	5.58	7.26
1979	5.46	7.23
1980	5.33	7.15
1981	5.2	7.07
1982	5.04	6.98
1983	4.9	6.88
1984	4.76	6.78
1985	4.64	6.65
1986	4.57	6.52
1987	4.54	6.34
1988	4.51	6.15
1989	4.41	5.98
1990	4.23	5.8
1991	3.99	5.64
1992	3.85	5.49
1993	3.77	5.33
1994	3.67	5.16
1995	3.56	4.99
1996	3.44	4.81
1997	3.33	4.66
1998	3.21	4.52
1999	3.12	4.35
2000	3.07	4.21
2001	3.08	3.96
2002	3.01	3.71
2003	2.93	3.47
2004	2.79	3.26
2005	2.64	3.16
2006	2.51	3.18
2007	2.44	3.19
2008	2.37	3.07
2009	2.25	2.95
2010	2.14	2.81
2011	2.07	2.8
2012	2.04	2.78
2013	2.03	2.67
2014	2.03	2.68
2015	1.98	2.63
2016	1.86	2.65
2017	1.83	2.67
2018	1.76	2.67
2019	1.73	2.49
2020	1.68	2.27
2021	1.61	2.17
2022	1.74	2.14
2023	1.73	2.28

Qatar and Saudi Arabia demographics compared

Median age

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
1960	18	18.6
1961	19	18.5
1962	20.1	18.4
1963	21.1	18.2
1964	21.8	18
1965	22.5	17.9
1966	23	17.7
1967	23.5	17.6
1968	24	17.5
1969	24.4	17.4
1970	23.7	17.4
1971	22.2	17.4
1972	21.3	17.4
1973	20.9	17.5
1974	20.8	17.6
1975	21	17.7
1976	21.3	17.8
1977	21.8	17.9
1978	22.3	18
1979	22.9	18.1
1980	23.5	18.2
1981	24.1	18.3
1982	24.8	18.4
1983	25.6	18.5
1984	26.3	18.6
1985	27	18.7
1986	27.4	18.7
1987	27.5	18.8
1988	27.5	18.9
1989	27.6	19
1990	27.7	19
1991	27.9	19.2
1992	28.1	19.3
1993	28.4	19.4
1994	28.7	19.6
1995	29.1	19.7
1996	29.6	19.9
1997	29.9	20.2
1998	29.8	20.4
1999	29.8	20.7
2000	29.9	20.8
2001	30.1	20.7
2002	30.5	20.8
2003	30.9	21.1
2004	31	21.4
2005	30.9	21.9
2006	30.6	22.3
2007	30.1	22.8
2008	30.1	23.4
2009	30.8	23.9
2010	31.3	24.5
2011	31.2	25.2
2012	31	25.9
2013	30.9	26.6
2014	31.1	27.2
2015	31.2	27.9
2016	31.4	28.6
2017	31.6	29
2018	31.9	29.3
2019	32.3	29.3
2020	32.6	29.4
2021	32.9	29.5
2022	33.4	29.7
2023	34.1	30.2
2024	34.5	30.5

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