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Qatar vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 158th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Somalia
Population
2964497
20177806
Population rank 137/197 66/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 56/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 23/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Qatar and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Somalia
Year GDP
Qatar Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 $301,791,302 $347,985,394
1971 $387,703,106 $347,039,446
1972 $510,262,500 $447,883,941
1973 $793,885,560 $483,699,611
1974 $2,401,403,227 $572,504,036
1975 $2,512,773,166 $757,015,879
1976 $3,284,273,987 $871,344,245
1977 $3,617,564,638 $498,550,725
1978 $4,052,000,413 $564,571,823
1979 $5,632,962,997 $589,566,929
1980 $7,829,165,262 $602,515,548
1981 $8,661,263,764 $699,302,473
1982 $7,596,703,214 $774,578,932
1983 $6,467,582,308 $735,408,642
1984 $6,704,395,824 $787,434,542
1985 $6,153,296,456 $875,702,247
1986 $5,053,021,951 $916,590,786
1987 $5,446,428,681 $1,018,972,664
1988 $6,038,187,033 $1,051,596,967
1989 $6,487,912,088 $1,181,360,844
1990 $7,360,439,423 $1,031,282,081
1991 $6,883,516,484 $717,974,930
1992 $7,646,153,984 $709,297,579
1993 $7,156,593,654 $1,260,132,956
1994 $7,374,450,769 $1,481,205,098
1995 $8,137,911,978 $1,534,756,135
1996 $9,059,340,385 $1,792,234,297
1997 $11,297,802,115 $2,191,749,014
1998 $10,255,495,027 $2,962,047,564
1999 $12,393,131,868 $3,045,751,528
2000 $17,759,890,110 $3,412,797,450
2001 $17,538,461,538 $2,252,847,465
2002 $19,363,736,264 $2,192,684,135
2003 $23,533,791,209 $2,836,724,352
2004 $31,734,065,934 $3,859,592,813
2005 $44,530,494,505 $4,683,246,454
2006 $60,882,142,857 $5,026,743,282
2007 $79,712,087,912 $5,430,713,729
2008 $115,270,054,945 $5,913,620,293
2009 $97,798,351,648 $2,948,594,552
2010 $125,122,306,346 $2,687,807,004
2011 $167,775,268,626 $2,906,000,097
2012 $186,833,502,363 $4,364,670,160
2013 $198,727,642,967 $5,062,881,600
2014 $206,224,598,571 $5,728,399,720
2015 $161,739,955,577 $6,152,149,100
2016 $151,732,181,868 $6,613,743,070
2017 $161,099,122,225 $7,621,501,710
2018 $183,334,953,819 $7,873,440,830
2019 $176,371,267,692 $8,655,023,960
2020 $144,411,363,352 $8,628,393,720
2021 $179,732,009,560 $9,483,997,390
2022 $235,709,325,714 $10,202,767,270
2023 $213,002,809,341 $10,968,517,090
2024 $217,982,967,033 $12,108,515,110

Qatar and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 $2,594 $93.1
1971 $2,952 $90.4
1972 $3,483 $113.7
1973 $4,905 $119.6
1974 $13,540 $137.9
1975 $13,014 $177.8
1976 $15,710 $199.6
1977 $16,058 $111.2
1978 $16,757 $117.3
1979 $21,777 $108.2
1980 $28,375 $101.5
1981 $29,505 $116.9
1982 $24,385 $129
1983 $19,616 $118.6
1984 $19,272 $122.5
1985 $16,815 $130.8
1986 $13,213 $131.4
1987 $13,719 $141
1988 $14,682 $145.3
1989 $15,243 $166
1990 $16,722 $145.6
1991 $15,133 $105.4
1992 $16,280 $109.2
1993 $14,770 $188.6
1994 $14,765 $210.8
1995 $15,823 $210.7
1996 $17,125 $237.2
1997 $20,523 $280.1
1998 $17,665 $363
1999 $20,234 $359
2000 $27,535 $386
2001 $25,871 $244.9
2002 $27,227 $229.6
2003 $31,602 $286.3
2004 $41,036 $375
2005 $53,950 $440
2006 $62,582 $458
2007 $65,954 $480
2008 $80,781 $507
2009 $60,786 $246.5
2010 $77,387 $219.2
2011 $103,262 $235.3
2012 $108,470 $350
2013 $103,697 $393
2014 $95,841 $429
2015 $68,985 $446
2016 $61,254 $461
2017 $63,280 $511
2018 $71,040 $510
2019 $66,841 $540
2020 $51,684 $518
2021 $71,752 $549
2022 $88,701 $573
2023 $80,196 $597
2024 $76,276 $637

Qatar vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Somalia
1950 50.8 41.5
1951 51.5 41.7
1952 52.1 41.9
1953 52.8 42.1
1954 53.5 42.3
1955 54.2 42.5
1956 54.9 42.7
1957 55.6 42.9
1958 56.3 43.1
1959 57 43.3
1960 57.8 43.5
1961 58.5 43.7
1962 59.2 44
1963 60 44.2
1964 60.7 44.4
1965 61.4 44.6
1966 62.2 44.8
1967 62.9 45.1
1968 63.6 45.3
1969 64.2 45.5
1970 64.9 45.6
1971 65.5 45.8
1972 66.1 46
1973 66.6 46.2
1974 67.2 44.3
1975 67.7 44.5
1976 68.2 44.7
1977 68.6 47
1978 69.1 47
1979 69.5 47.4
1980 69.9 47.6
1981 70.3 47.8
1982 70.7 48
1983 71.1 48.2
1984 71.5 48.4
1985 71.8 48.3
1986 72.2 48.4
1987 72.5 49
1988 72.8 43.9
1989 73.1 46.6
1990 73.4 46.9
1991 73.7 25.4
1992 73.9 25
1993 74.1 50.6
1994 74.2 50.3
1995 74.4 50.6
1996 74.6 50.5
1997 74.7 50.3
1998 74.9 50.8
1999 75 50.6
2000 75.3 50.7
2001 75.5 50.8
2002 75.8 50.8
2003 76.1 50.7
2004 76.5 50.7
2005 76.9 50.9
2006 77.3 50.9
2007 77.7 50.9
2008 78.3 51.5
2009 78.8 52.1
2010 79.4 48.9
2011 80 32.5
2012 80.5 49.1
2013 81 54
2014 81.4 54.4
2015 81.8 55.1
2016 82.1 55.3
2017 82.5 52.2
2018 82.7 54.8
2019 82.9 57.2
2020 80.4 57.1
2021 81.1 55.7
2022 81.9 53.9
2023 82.4 58.8
2024 82.5 59
2025 82.7 59.1

Qatar and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Somalia
Year Population
Qatar Somalia
1960 36,010 2,876,331
1961 39,680 2,952,054
1962 44,630 3,030,091
1963 50,380 3,110,361
1964 56,867 3,192,796
1965 64,065 3,277,874
1966 72,192 3,365,106
1967 81,439 3,454,537
1968 91,749 3,546,590
1969 103,025 3,641,015
1970 116,350 3,738,448
1971 131,346 3,837,691
1972 146,506 3,939,436
1973 161,841 4,045,592
1974 177,362 4,151,842
1975 193,087 4,257,535
1976 209,052 4,365,812
1977 225,285 4,484,050
1978 241,808 4,814,892
1979 258,670 5,449,117
1980 275,913 5,936,154
1981 293,553 5,982,849
1982 311,537 6,003,840
1983 329,709 6,198,430
1984 347,878 6,428,389
1985 365,940 6,693,289
1986 382,422 6,974,788
1987 397,005 7,228,302
1988 411,264 7,235,360
1989 425,646 7,114,817
1990 440,175 7,082,811
1991 454,853 6,813,760
1992 469,657 6,495,107
1993 484,545 6,681,399
1994 499,459 7,026,797
1995 514,325 7,285,007
1996 529,019 7,554,474
1997 550,500 7,824,525
1998 580,540 8,155,417
1999 612,500 8,492,059
2000 644,989 8,838,713
2001 677,925 9,198,493
2002 711,205 9,550,063
2003 744,682 9,909,157
2004 773,332 10,280,998
2005 825,408 10,644,228
2006 972,831 10,975,502
2007 1,208,595 11,322,582
2008 1,426,938 11,663,084
2009 1,608,903 11,961,201
2010 1,616,832 12,261,756
2011 1,624,761 12,348,830
2012 1,722,438 12,461,160
2013 1,916,426 12,869,594
2014 2,151,745 13,339,491
2015 2,344,557 13,806,963
2016 2,477,113 14,348,740
2017 2,545,820 14,916,629
2018 2,580,734 15,452,487
2019 2,638,657 16,030,971
2020 2,794,148 16,651,191
2021 2,504,910 17,271,431
2022 2,657,333 17,801,897
2023 2,656,032 18,358,615
2024 2,857,822 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Qatar and Somalia

Fertility rate
Qatar

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Somalia
1960 6.53 7.25
1961 6.53 7.25
1962 6.53 7.26
1963 6.53 7.26
1964 6.53 7.26
1965 6.53 7.26
1966 6.52 7.26
1967 6.46 7.25
1968 6.39 7.23
1969 6.31 7.21
1970 6.23 7.18
1971 6.15 7.15
1972 6.07 7.12
1973 6.01 7.09
1974 5.94 7.06
1975 5.86 7.03
1976 5.78 7.02
1977 5.69 7
1978 5.58 7.13
1979 5.46 7.16
1980 5.33 7.18
1981 5.2 7.23
1982 5.04 7.25
1983 4.9 7.28
1984 4.76 7.3
1985 4.64 7.33
1986 4.57 7.35
1987 4.54 7.37
1988 4.51 7.4
1989 4.41 7.42
1990 4.23 7.44
1991 3.99 7.47
1992 3.85 7.5
1993 3.77 7.53
1994 3.67 7.54
1995 3.56 7.58
1996 3.44 7.62
1997 3.33 7.66
1998 3.21 7.66
1999 3.12 7.66
2000 3.07 7.65
2001 3.08 7.64
2002 3.01 7.63
2003 2.93 7.6
2004 2.79 7.57
2005 2.64 7.53
2006 2.51 7.49
2007 2.44 7.46
2008 2.37 7.42
2009 2.25 7.38
2010 2.14 7.32
2011 2.07 7.27
2012 2.04 7.21
2013 2.03 7.14
2014 2.03 7.06
2015 1.98 6.98
2016 1.86 6.88
2017 1.83 6.77
2018 1.76 6.66
2019 1.73 6.56
2020 1.68 6.45
2021 1.61 6.35
2022 1.74 6.26
2023 1.73 6.13

Qatar and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Qatar Somalia
1960 18 18.1
1961 19 17.9
1962 20.1 17.8
1963 21.1 17.7
1964 21.8 17.6
1965 22.5 17.5
1966 23 17.5
1967 23.5 17.5
1968 24 17.5
1969 24.4 17.5
1970 23.7 17.5
1971 22.2 17.6
1972 21.3 17.6
1973 20.9 17.6
1974 20.8 17.7
1975 21 17.7
1976 21.3 17.7
1977 21.8 17.7
1978 22.3 17.7
1979 22.9 17.6
1980 23.5 17.6
1981 24.1 17.5
1982 24.8 17.4
1983 25.6 17.4
1984 26.3 17.3
1985 27 17.2
1986 27.4 17.1
1987 27.5 17
1988 27.5 16.8
1989 27.6 16.7
1990 27.7 16.5
1991 27.9 16.5
1992 28.1 16.7
1993 28.4 16.8
1994 28.7 16.7
1995 29.1 16.6
1996 29.6 16.5
1997 29.9 16.4
1998 29.8 16.4
1999 29.8 16.3
2000 29.9 16.3
2001 30.1 16.2
2002 30.5 16.2
2003 30.9 16.1
2004 31 16
2005 30.9 15.9
2006 30.6 15.7
2007 30.1 15.6
2008 30.1 15.6
2009 30.8 15.6
2010 31.3 15.7
2011 31.2 15.8
2012 31 16
2013 30.9 16
2014 31.1 16
2015 31.2 16.1
2016 31.4 16.1
2017 31.6 16.2
2018 31.9 16.2
2019 32.3 16.3
2020 32.6 16.3
2021 32.9 16.4
2022 33.4 16.5
2023 34.1 16.5
2024 34.5 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
n/a
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
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
38.7%
2014

Energy

Qatar Somalia
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
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
95.4%
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
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Qatar Somalia
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
54.1%
2022
English speaking
30%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Qatar Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Somalia
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
9,321 mi
2018

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