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Qatar vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 158th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Seychelles
Population
2964497
125181
Population rank 137/197 181/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 56/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Qatar and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Seychelles
Year GDP
Qatar Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 $301,791,302 $18,432,032
1971 $387,703,106 $21,965,951
1972 $510,262,500 $30,645,123
1973 $793,885,560 $36,896,280
1974 $2,401,403,227 $43,134,496
1975 $2,512,773,166 $47,803,146
1976 $3,284,273,987 $49,278,982
1977 $3,617,564,638 $64,526,401
1978 $4,052,000,413 $85,552,366
1979 $5,632,962,997 $127,261,099
1980 $7,829,165,262 $156,783,830
1981 $8,661,263,764 $163,750,728
1982 $7,596,703,214 $157,211,790
1983 $6,467,582,308 $156,098,237
1984 $6,704,395,824 $160,992,921
1985 $6,153,296,456 $179,691,483
1986 $5,053,021,951 $221,147,061
1987 $5,446,428,681 $265,212,957
1988 $6,038,187,033 $301,985,618
1989 $6,487,912,088 $324,333,367
1990 $7,360,439,423 $392,163,561
1991 $6,883,516,484 $398,307,170
1992 $7,646,153,984 $461,409,399
1993 $7,156,593,654 $504,230,621
1994 $7,374,450,769 $517,570,058
1995 $8,137,911,978 $540,733,048
1996 $9,059,340,385 $535,250,347
1997 $11,297,802,115 $598,966,982
1998 $10,255,495,027 $647,287,376
1999 $12,393,131,868 $662,838,615
2000 $17,759,890,110 $654,212,394
2001 $17,538,461,538 $662,064,156
2002 $19,363,736,264 $742,134,838
2003 $23,533,791,209 $750,847,230
2004 $31,734,065,934 $893,012,218
2005 $44,530,494,505 $977,899,382
2006 $60,882,142,857 $1,081,441,283
2007 $79,712,087,912 $1,077,308,814
2008 $115,270,054,945 $979,597,394
2009 $97,798,351,648 $850,901,620
2010 $125,122,306,346 $981,616,542
2011 $167,775,268,626 $1,058,918,707
2012 $186,833,502,363 $1,089,407,839
2013 $198,727,642,967 $1,333,160,407
2014 $206,224,598,571 $1,387,577,870
2015 $161,739,955,577 $1,432,403,352
2016 $151,732,181,868 $1,568,513,348
2017 $161,099,122,225 $1,675,370,641
2018 $183,334,953,819 $1,784,313,927
2019 $176,371,267,692 $1,868,690,097
2020 $144,411,363,352 $1,382,551,752
2021 $179,732,009,560 $1,487,173,795
2022 $235,709,325,714 $2,018,346,589
2023 $213,002,809,341 $2,187,379,755
2024 $217,982,967,033 $2,167,239,562

Qatar and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 $2,594 $344
1971 $2,952 $402
1972 $3,483 $547
1973 $4,905 $649
1974 $13,540 $745
1975 $13,014 $806
1976 $15,710 $814
1977 $16,058 $1,044
1978 $16,757 $1,377
1979 $21,777 $2,030
1980 $28,375 $2,478
1981 $29,505 $2,557
1982 $24,385 $2,441
1983 $19,616 $2,426
1984 $19,272 $2,488
1985 $16,815 $2,754
1986 $13,213 $3,368
1987 $13,719 $3,872
1988 $14,682 $4,392
1989 $15,243 $4,689
1990 $16,722 $5,642
1991 $15,133 $5,655
1992 $16,280 $6,520
1993 $14,770 $6,979
1994 $14,765 $6,975
1995 $15,823 $7,181
1996 $17,125 $7,004
1997 $20,523 $7,747
1998 $17,665 $8,210
1999 $20,234 $8,243
2000 $27,535 $8,064
2001 $25,871 $8,153
2002 $27,227 $8,864
2003 $31,602 $9,070
2004 $41,036 $10,828
2005 $53,950 $11,802
2006 $62,582 $12,783
2007 $65,954 $12,669
2008 $80,781 $11,265
2009 $60,786 $9,747
2010 $77,387 $10,935
2011 $103,262 $12,110
2012 $108,470 $12,337
2013 $103,697 $14,821
2014 $95,841 $15,188
2015 $68,985 $15,333
2016 $61,254 $16,567
2017 $63,280 $17,480
2018 $71,040 $18,440
2019 $66,841 $19,142
2020 $51,684 $14,041
2021 $71,752 $14,983
2022 $88,701 $16,837
2023 $80,196 $18,263
2024 $76,276 $17,859

Qatar vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Seychelles
1950 50.8 57.8
1951 51.5 58
1952 52.1 58.4
1953 52.8 58.7
1954 53.5 59
1955 54.2 59.4
1956 54.9 59.8
1957 55.6 60.2
1958 56.3 60.4
1959 57 60.4
1960 57.8 60.5
1961 58.5 60.6
1962 59.2 60.7
1963 60 60.9
1964 60.7 61.2
1965 61.4 61.4
1966 62.2 61.7
1967 62.9 62.1
1968 63.6 62.6
1969 64.2 63.3
1970 64.9 64
1971 65.5 64.6
1972 66.1 65.3
1973 66.6 65.9
1974 67.2 66.4
1975 67.7 66.8
1976 68.2 67.2
1977 68.6 67.6
1978 69.1 67.9
1979 69.5 68.2
1980 69.9 68.5
1981 70.3 68.7
1982 70.7 69
1983 71.1 69.3
1984 71.5 69.5
1985 71.8 69.6
1986 72.2 69.8
1987 72.5 69.9
1988 72.8 70
1989 73.1 70.1
1990 73.4 70.2
1991 73.7 70.3
1992 73.9 70.3
1993 74.1 70.4
1994 74.2 70.5
1995 74.4 70.6
1996 74.6 70.8
1997 74.7 70.8
1998 74.9 71.1
1999 75 71.2
2000 75.3 71.3
2001 75.5 71.4
2002 75.8 71.5
2003 76.1 71.7
2004 76.5 71.7
2005 76.9 71.9
2006 77.3 72
2007 77.7 72.2
2008 78.3 72.3
2009 78.8 72.4
2010 79.4 72.5
2011 80 72.5
2012 80.5 72.5
2013 81 72.4
2014 81.4 72.4
2015 81.8 72.3
2016 82.1 72.2
2017 82.5 72.2
2018 82.7 72.2
2019 82.9 72.1
2020 80.4 74.1
2021 81.1 71.2
2022 81.9 71.2
2023 82.4 72.9
2024 82.5 73
2025 82.7 73.1

Qatar and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Seychelles
Year Population
Qatar Seychelles
1960 36,010 41,700
1961 39,680 42,889
1962 44,630 44,042
1963 50,380 45,176
1964 56,867 46,322
1965 64,065 47,500
1966 72,192 48,699
1967 81,439 49,911
1968 91,749 51,134
1969 103,025 52,365
1970 116,350 53,600
1971 131,346 54,695
1972 146,506 56,029
1973 161,841 56,892
1974 177,362 57,937
1975 193,087 59,292
1976 209,052 60,504
1977 225,285 61,786
1978 241,808 62,150
1979 258,670 62,686
1980 275,913 63,261
1981 293,553 64,035
1982 311,537 64,413
1983 329,709 64,335
1984 347,878 64,717
1985 365,940 65,244
1986 382,422 65,652
1987 397,005 68,499
1988 411,264 68,755
1989 425,646 69,167
1990 440,175 69,507
1991 454,853 70,439
1992 469,657 70,763
1993 484,545 72,253
1994 499,459 74,205
1995 514,325 75,304
1996 529,019 76,417
1997 550,500 77,319
1998 580,540 78,846
1999 612,500 80,410
2000 644,989 81,131
2001 677,925 81,202
2002 711,205 83,723
2003 744,682 82,781
2004 773,332 82,475
2005 825,408 82,858
2006 972,831 84,600
2007 1,208,595 85,033
2008 1,426,938 86,956
2009 1,608,903 87,298
2010 1,616,832 89,770
2011 1,624,761 87,441
2012 1,722,438 88,303
2013 1,916,426 89,949
2014 2,151,745 91,359
2015 2,344,557 93,419
2016 2,477,113 94,677
2017 2,545,820 95,843
2018 2,580,734 96,762
2019 2,638,657 97,625
2020 2,794,148 98,462
2021 2,504,910 99,258
2022 2,657,333 119,878
2023 2,656,032 119,773
2024 2,857,822 121,354

Fertility rates in Qatar and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Qatar

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Seychelles
1960 6.53 5.31
1961 6.53 5.42
1962 6.53 5.51
1963 6.53 5.61
1964 6.53 5.69
1965 6.53 5.72
1966 6.52 6.13
1967 6.46 5.9
1968 6.39 5.61
1969 6.31 5.48
1970 6.23 5.31
1971 6.15 5.69
1972 6.07 5.16
1973 6.01 4.78
1974 5.94 5.1
1975 5.86 4.75
1976 5.78 4.09
1977 5.69 3.75
1978 5.58 3.92
1979 5.46 3.66
1980 5.33 3.79
1981 5.2 3.67
1982 5.04 3.13
1983 4.9 3.22
1984 4.76 3.24
1985 4.64 3.09
1986 4.57 3.07
1987 4.54 2.92
1988 4.51 2.79
1989 4.41 2.67
1990 4.23 2.61
1991 3.99 2.69
1992 3.85 2.53
1993 3.77 2.58
1994 3.67 2.6
1995 3.56 2.36
1996 3.44 2.31
1997 3.33 2.1
1998 3.21 2.04
1999 3.12 2.04
2000 3.07 2.08
2001 3.08 1.98
2002 3.01 2.04
2003 2.93 2.06
2004 2.79 2.01
2005 2.64 2.2
2006 2.51 2.11
2007 2.44 2.24
2008 2.37 2.33
2009 2.25 2.38
2010 2.14 2.16
2011 2.07 2.33
2012 2.04 2.37
2013 2.03 2.26
2014 2.03 2.25
2015 1.98 2.31
2016 1.86 2.39
2017 1.83 2.41
2018 1.76 2.41
2019 1.73 2.36
2020 1.68 2.29
2021 1.61 2.46
2022 1.74 2.01
2023 1.73 2.02

Qatar and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Qatar Seychelles
1960 18 21.9
1961 19 21.6
1962 20.1 21.3
1963 21.1 21
1964 21.8 20.6
1965 22.5 20.2
1966 23 19.8
1967 23.5 19.4
1968 24 19
1969 24.4 18.7
1970 23.7 18.5
1971 22.2 18.4
1972 21.3 18.5
1973 20.9 18.6
1974 20.8 18.7
1975 21 18.9
1976 21.3 19
1977 21.8 19.3
1978 22.3 19.6
1979 22.9 19.9
1980 23.5 20.4
1981 24.1 20.7
1982 24.8 21.1
1983 25.6 21.4
1984 26.3 21.7
1985 27 22
1986 27.4 22.3
1987 27.5 22.5
1988 27.5 22.9
1989 27.6 23.3
1990 27.7 23.6
1991 27.9 24
1992 28.1 24.5
1993 28.4 24.8
1994 28.7 25.2
1995 29.1 25.4
1996 29.6 25.7
1997 29.9 26.1
1998 29.8 26.4
1999 29.8 26.8
2000 29.9 27.3
2001 30.1 27.7
2002 30.5 28.1
2003 30.9 28.5
2004 31 28.9
2005 30.9 29.3
2006 30.6 29.6
2007 30.1 30
2008 30.1 30.4
2009 30.8 30.8
2010 31.3 31.2
2011 31.2 31.4
2012 31 31.5
2013 30.9 31.6
2014 31.1 31.8
2015 31.2 32.1
2016 31.4 32.3
2017 31.6 32.6
2018 31.9 32.9
2019 32.3 33.2
2020 32.6 33.6
2021 32.9 34
2022 33.4 34.4
2023 34.1 34.7
2024 34.5 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
2.6%
2018
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
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$170M
2024
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$54B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
n/a

Energy

Qatar Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Qatar Seychelles
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
96.2%
2020
English speaking
30%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Qatar Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
3.82
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Seychelles
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
327 mi
2015

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