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Qatar vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 158th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Sierra Leone
Population
2964497
8961932
Population rank 137/197 102/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 56/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Qatar and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Qatar Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 - $359,523,810
1966 - $375,630,252
1967 - $348,895,028
1968 - $329,991,597
1969 - $408,853,541
1970 $301,791,302 $434,584,634
1971 $387,703,106 $419,495,788
1972 $510,262,500 $465,254,682
1973 $793,885,560 $575,471,814
1974 $2,401,403,227 $648,940,351
1975 $2,512,773,166 $679,352,876
1976 $3,284,273,987 $594,810,422
1977 $3,617,564,638 $692,079,407
1978 $4,052,000,413 $960,765,043
1979 $5,632,962,997 $1,109,343,425
1980 $7,829,165,262 $1,100,476,190
1981 $8,661,263,764 $1,114,926,661
1982 $7,596,703,214 $1,294,995,964
1983 $6,467,582,308 $995,278,515
1984 $6,704,395,824 $1,087,450,199
1985 $6,153,296,456 $856,890,459
1986 $5,053,021,951 $490,181,457
1987 $5,446,428,681 $660,106,336
1988 $6,038,187,033 $1,055,083,933
1989 $6,487,912,088 $932,974,420
1990 $7,360,439,423 $649,644,098
1991 $6,883,516,484 $779,981,987
1992 $7,646,153,984 $679,940,814
1993 $7,156,593,654 $768,867,883
1994 $7,374,450,769 $911,853,802
1995 $8,137,911,978 $870,740,292
1996 $9,059,340,385 $941,709,423
1997 $11,297,802,115 $850,232,760
1998 $10,255,495,027 $672,368,187
1999 $12,393,131,868 $669,386,624
2000 $17,759,890,110 $635,866,404
2001 $17,538,461,538 $1,681,473,894
2002 $19,363,736,264 $1,933,863,911
2003 $23,533,791,209 $2,142,618,046
2004 $31,734,065,934 $2,237,350,687
2005 $44,530,494,505 $2,545,275,313
2006 $60,882,142,857 $3,263,697,467
2007 $79,712,087,912 $3,632,957,611
2008 $115,270,054,945 $4,157,895,298
2009 $97,798,351,648 $3,953,403,098
2010 $125,122,306,346 $4,262,805,967
2011 $167,775,268,626 $4,861,632,885
2012 $186,833,502,363 $6,141,666,509
2013 $198,727,642,967 $7,502,762,863
2014 $206,224,598,571 $7,686,138,791
2015 $161,739,955,577 $6,788,352,975
2016 $151,732,181,868 $6,084,297,211
2017 $161,099,122,225 $5,749,846,528
2018 $183,334,953,819 $6,390,514,689
2019 $176,371,267,692 $6,526,183,564
2020 $144,411,363,352 $6,693,888,876
2021 $179,732,009,560 $7,173,379,137
2022 $235,709,325,714 $7,124,465,160
2023 $213,002,809,341 $6,411,787,856
2024 $217,982,967,033 $7,547,843,281

Qatar and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.4
1967 - $136.2
1968 - $126.4
1969 - $153.6
1970 $2,594 $160.2
1971 $2,952 $151.8
1972 $3,483 $165.3
1973 $4,905 $200.7
1974 $13,540 $222.2
1975 $13,014 $228.4
1976 $15,710 $196.4
1977 $16,058 $224.3
1978 $16,757 $305
1979 $21,777 $346
1980 $28,375 $336
1981 $29,505 $334
1982 $24,385 $380
1983 $19,616 $285.9
1984 $19,272 $306
1985 $16,815 $235.5
1986 $13,213 $131.5
1987 $13,719 $172.4
1988 $14,682 $268.2
1989 $15,243 $231.3
1990 $16,722 $154.8
1991 $15,133 $183.7
1992 $16,280 $163.2
1993 $14,770 $185
1994 $14,765 $218.5
1995 $15,823 $208.4
1996 $17,125 $224.3
1997 $20,523 $199.9
1998 $17,665 $156.5
1999 $20,234 $155
2000 $27,535 $143.7
2001 $25,871 $358
2002 $27,227 $389
2003 $31,602 $414
2004 $41,036 $418
2005 $53,950 $463
2006 $62,582 $580
2007 $65,954 $632
2008 $80,781 $705
2009 $60,786 $653
2010 $77,387 $685
2011 $103,262 $761
2012 $108,470 $938
2013 $103,697 $1,117
2014 $95,841 $1,118
2015 $68,985 $965
2016 $61,254 $844
2017 $63,280 $779
2018 $71,040 $846
2019 $66,841 $844
2020 $51,684 $846
2021 $71,752 $886
2022 $88,701 $861
2023 $80,196 $758
2024 $76,276 $873

Qatar vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Sierra Leone
1950 50.8 28.9
1951 51.5 29.3
1952 52.1 29.7
1953 52.8 30.1
1954 53.5 30.5
1955 54.2 30.9
1956 54.9 31.3
1957 55.6 31.8
1958 56.3 32.1
1959 57 32.6
1960 57.8 33.1
1961 58.5 33.6
1962 59.2 34.2
1963 60 34.7
1964 60.7 35.3
1965 61.4 35.9
1966 62.2 36.6
1967 62.9 37.3
1968 63.6 37.8
1969 64.2 38.2
1970 64.9 38.6
1971 65.5 39.1
1972 66.1 39.5
1973 66.6 40
1974 67.2 40.4
1975 67.7 41
1976 68.2 41.4
1977 68.6 41.8
1978 69.1 42.2
1979 69.5 42.5
1980 69.9 42.8
1981 70.3 43.1
1982 70.7 43.3
1983 71.1 43.5
1984 71.5 43.6
1985 71.8 43.6
1986 72.2 43.5
1987 72.5 43.7
1988 72.8 43.8
1989 73.1 43.7
1990 73.4 43.7
1991 73.7 43.3
1992 73.9 43.5
1993 74.1 43.4
1994 74.2 42.8
1995 74.4 42.6
1996 74.6 43.5
1997 74.7 43.6
1998 74.9 42.7
1999 75 42
2000 75.3 44.8
2001 75.5 45.4
2002 75.8 46.2
2003 76.1 46.8
2004 76.5 47.5
2005 76.9 48.3
2006 77.3 49.5
2007 77.7 50
2008 78.3 50.7
2009 78.8 51.3
2010 79.4 51.9
2011 80 52.6
2012 80.5 53.2
2013 81 54.1
2014 81.4 54.3
2015 81.8 55.5
2016 82.1 56.9
2017 82.5 57.8
2018 82.7 59.1
2019 82.9 59.6
2020 80.4 59.7
2021 81.1 60.3
2022 81.9 61.3
2023 82.4 61.8
2024 82.5 62
2025 82.7 62.2

Qatar and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Qatar Sierra Leone
1960 36,010 2,268,356
1961 39,680 2,304,227
1962 44,630 2,342,242
1963 50,380 2,382,258
1964 56,867 2,424,390
1965 64,065 2,468,666
1966 72,192 2,514,638
1967 81,439 2,562,384
1968 91,749 2,611,532
1969 103,025 2,661,365
1970 116,350 2,712,286
1971 131,346 2,763,222
1972 146,506 2,814,388
1973 161,841 2,866,955
1974 177,362 2,920,459
1975 193,087 2,974,657
1976 209,052 3,028,820
1977 225,285 3,085,354
1978 241,808 3,145,517
1979 258,670 3,207,499
1980 275,913 3,272,089
1981 293,553 3,338,940
1982 311,537 3,408,183
1983 329,709 3,481,646
1984 347,878 3,558,758
1985 365,940 3,638,438
1986 382,422 3,728,380
1987 397,005 3,829,718
1988 411,264 3,934,517
1989 425,646 4,034,037
1990 440,175 4,196,828
1991 454,853 4,246,267
1992 469,657 4,166,366
1993 484,545 4,157,130
1994 499,459 4,173,105
1995 514,325 4,179,179
1996 529,019 4,199,210
1997 550,500 4,253,716
1998 580,540 4,295,785
1999 612,500 4,318,043
2000 644,989 4,423,611
2001 677,925 4,692,716
2002 711,205 4,971,435
2003 744,682 5,177,687
2004 773,332 5,355,717
2005 825,408 5,501,712
2006 972,831 5,624,466
2007 1,208,595 5,749,352
2008 1,426,938 5,894,722
2009 1,608,903 6,055,646
2010 1,616,832 6,222,714
2011 1,624,761 6,387,251
2012 1,722,438 6,551,080
2013 1,916,426 6,714,051
2014 2,151,745 6,876,385
2015 2,344,557 7,037,655
2016 2,477,113 7,205,328
2017 2,545,820 7,379,299
2018 2,580,734 7,554,563
2019 2,638,657 7,731,991
2020 2,794,148 7,912,558
2021 2,504,910 8,094,602
2022 2,657,333 8,276,807
2023 2,656,032 8,460,512
2024 2,857,822 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Qatar and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Qatar

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Sierra Leone
1960 6.53 6.18
1961 6.53 6.21
1962 6.53 6.22
1963 6.53 6.26
1964 6.53 6.29
1965 6.53 6.31
1966 6.52 6.35
1967 6.46 6.38
1968 6.39 6.39
1969 6.31 6.39
1970 6.23 6.41
1971 6.15 6.43
1972 6.07 6.45
1973 6.01 6.47
1974 5.94 6.53
1975 5.86 6.55
1976 5.78 6.55
1977 5.69 6.57
1978 5.58 6.59
1979 5.46 6.58
1980 5.33 6.56
1981 5.2 6.55
1982 5.04 6.56
1983 4.9 6.57
1984 4.76 6.59
1985 4.64 6.59
1986 4.57 6.6
1987 4.54 6.61
1988 4.51 6.59
1989 4.41 6.57
1990 4.23 6.57
1991 3.99 6.55
1992 3.85 6.56
1993 3.77 6.57
1994 3.67 6.56
1995 3.56 6.56
1996 3.44 6.55
1997 3.33 6.53
1998 3.21 6.5
1999 3.12 6.42
2000 3.07 6.36
2001 3.08 6.31
2002 3.01 6.23
2003 2.93 6.09
2004 2.79 5.92
2005 2.64 5.81
2006 2.51 5.74
2007 2.44 5.64
2008 2.37 5.56
2009 2.25 5.45
2010 2.14 5.33
2011 2.07 5.21
2012 2.04 5.06
2013 2.03 4.87
2014 2.03 4.7
2015 1.98 4.55
2016 1.86 4.47
2017 1.83 4.39
2018 1.76 4.29
2019 1.73 4.19
2020 1.68 4.08
2021 1.61 3.98
2022 1.74 3.88
2023 1.73 3.79

Qatar and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Qatar Sierra Leone
1960 18 21.1
1961 19 21.1
1962 20.1 21.1
1963 21.1 21
1964 21.8 21
1965 22.5 20.9
1966 23 20.9
1967 23.5 20.8
1968 24 20.7
1969 24.4 20.6
1970 23.7 20.4
1971 22.2 20.2
1972 21.3 20.1
1973 20.9 19.9
1974 20.8 19.8
1975 21 19.6
1976 21.3 19.5
1977 21.8 19.4
1978 22.3 19.3
1979 22.9 19.2
1980 23.5 19.1
1981 24.1 19.1
1982 24.8 19
1983 25.6 18.9
1984 26.3 18.9
1985 27 18.8
1986 27.4 18.7
1987 27.5 18.7
1988 27.5 18.6
1989 27.6 18.6
1990 27.7 18.5
1991 27.9 18.5
1992 28.1 18.4
1993 28.4 18.4
1994 28.7 18.3
1995 29.1 18.2
1996 29.6 18.2
1997 29.9 18.1
1998 29.8 18.1
1999 29.8 18
2000 29.9 18
2001 30.1 18
2002 30.5 17.9
2003 30.9 17.9
2004 31 17.9
2005 30.9 18
2006 30.6 18
2007 30.1 18
2008 30.1 18.1
2009 30.8 18.1
2010 31.3 18.2
2011 31.2 18.3
2012 31 18.4
2013 30.9 18.5
2014 31.1 18.6
2015 31.2 18.7
2016 31.4 18.9
2017 31.6 19.1
2018 31.9 19.2
2019 32.3 19.4
2020 32.6 19.6
2021 32.9 19.8
2022 33.4 20
2023 34.1 20.3
2024 34.5 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
3.4%
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
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$170M
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$54B
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
38.6%
2024

Energy

Qatar Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
71.6%
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
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Qatar Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
48.6%
2022
English speaking
30%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Qatar Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
7,270 mi
2015

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