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Qatar vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 158th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar South Sudan
Population
2964497
12387398
Population rank 137/197 81/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 56/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 11/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$89B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 23/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Qatar and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Qatar and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Qatar

South Sudan
Year GDP
Qatar South Sudan
1970 $301,791,302 -
1971 $387,703,106 -
1972 $510,262,500 -
1973 $793,885,560 -
1974 $2,401,403,227 -
1975 $2,512,773,166 -
1976 $3,284,273,987 -
1977 $3,617,564,638 -
1978 $4,052,000,413 -
1979 $5,632,962,997 -
1980 $7,829,165,262 -
1981 $8,661,263,764 -
1982 $7,596,703,214 -
1983 $6,467,582,308 -
1984 $6,704,395,824 -
1985 $6,153,296,456 -
1986 $5,053,021,951 -
1987 $5,446,428,681 -
1988 $6,038,187,033 -
1989 $6,487,912,088 -
1990 $7,360,439,423 -
1991 $6,883,516,484 -
1992 $7,646,153,984 -
1993 $7,156,593,654 -
1994 $7,374,450,769 -
1995 $8,137,911,978 -
1996 $9,059,340,385 -
1997 $11,297,802,115 -
1998 $10,255,495,027 -
1999 $12,393,131,868 -
2000 $17,759,890,110 -
2001 $17,538,461,538 -
2002 $19,363,736,264 -
2003 $23,533,791,209 -
2004 $31,734,065,934 -
2005 $44,530,494,505 -
2006 $60,882,142,857 -
2007 $79,712,087,912 -
2008 $115,270,054,945 $14,586,253,383
2009 $97,798,351,648 $12,231,264,525
2010 $125,122,306,346 $14,602,072,411
2011 $167,775,268,626 $14,907,308,933
2012 $186,833,502,363 $11,931,472,169
2013 $198,727,642,967 $18,426,469,017
2014 $206,224,598,571 $13,962,212,847
2015 $161,739,955,577 $11,997,800,760
2016 $151,732,181,868 -
2017 $161,099,122,225 -
2018 $183,334,953,819 -
2019 $176,371,267,692 -
2020 $144,411,363,352 -
2021 $179,732,009,560 -
2022 $235,709,325,714 -
2023 $213,002,809,341 -
2024 $217,982,967,033 -

Qatar and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Qatar South Sudan
1970 $2,594 -
1971 $2,952 -
1972 $3,483 -
1973 $4,905 -
1974 $13,540 -
1975 $13,014 -
1976 $15,710 -
1977 $16,058 -
1978 $16,757 -
1979 $21,777 -
1980 $28,375 -
1981 $29,505 -
1982 $24,385 -
1983 $19,616 -
1984 $19,272 -
1985 $16,815 -
1986 $13,213 -
1987 $13,719 -
1988 $14,682 -
1989 $15,243 -
1990 $16,722 -
1991 $15,133 -
1992 $16,280 -
1993 $14,770 -
1994 $14,765 -
1995 $15,823 -
1996 $17,125 -
1997 $20,523 -
1998 $17,665 -
1999 $20,234 -
2000 $27,535 -
2001 $25,871 -
2002 $27,227 -
2003 $31,602 -
2004 $41,036 -
2005 $53,950 -
2006 $62,582 -
2007 $65,954 -
2008 $80,781 $1,654
2009 $60,786 $1,323
2010 $77,387 $1,498
2011 $103,262 $1,449
2012 $108,470 $1,109
2013 $103,697 $1,650
2014 $95,841 $1,243
2015 $68,985 $1,080
2016 $61,254 -
2017 $63,280 -
2018 $71,040 -
2019 $66,841 -
2020 $51,684 -
2021 $71,752 -
2022 $88,701 -
2023 $80,196 -
2024 $76,276 -

Qatar vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar South Sudan
1950 50.8 30.2
1951 51.5 30.6
1952 52.1 31
1953 52.8 31.4
1954 53.5 31.7
1955 54.2 32
1956 54.9 31.6
1957 55.6 30.9
1958 56.3 27.6
1959 57 27.8
1960 57.8 28.1
1961 58.5 28.3
1962 59.2 28.5
1963 60 28.2
1964 60.7 32.5
1965 61.4 28.8
1966 62.2 25.6
1967 62.9 25.9
1968 63.6 26.1
1969 64.2 25.4
1970 64.9 25.6
1971 65.5 31
1972 66.1 31.3
1973 66.6 36.3
1974 67.2 36.6
1975 67.7 36.9
1976 68.2 37.1
1977 68.6 37.4
1978 69.1 37.6
1979 69.5 37.8
1980 69.9 38
1981 70.3 38.3
1982 70.7 38.7
1983 71.1 34.7
1984 71.5 31.8
1985 71.8 32.4
1986 72.2 32.8
1987 72.5 20.7
1988 72.8 11
1989 73.1 28.2
1990 73.4 28.6
1991 73.7 29.2
1992 73.9 21.9
1993 74.1 22.3
1994 74.2 44.9
1995 74.4 31.5
1996 74.6 32.1
1997 74.7 33.1
1998 74.9 19
1999 75 44.5
2000 75.3 47.6
2001 75.5 48.6
2002 75.8 49.4
2003 76.1 52.3
2004 76.5 53.1
2005 76.9 54
2006 77.3 54.7
2007 77.7 55.4
2008 78.3 56.3
2009 78.8 56.8
2010 79.4 57.5
2011 80 57.7
2012 80.5 58.2
2013 81 58.3
2014 81.4 45.6
2015 81.8 39.8
2016 82.1 36.7
2017 82.5 35.4
2018 82.7 51.9
2019 82.9 58.1
2020 80.4 57.6
2021 81.1 57
2022 81.9 57.2
2023 82.4 57.6
2024 82.5 57.7
2025 82.7 57.9

Qatar and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

South Sudan
Year Population
Qatar South Sudan
1960 36,010 2,931,559
1961 39,680 2,976,724
1962 44,630 3,024,308
1963 50,380 3,072,669
1964 56,867 3,129,918
1965 64,065 3,189,835
1966 72,192 3,236,423
1967 81,439 3,277,648
1968 91,749 3,321,528
1969 103,025 3,365,533
1970 116,350 3,409,614
1971 131,346 3,468,646
1972 146,506 3,542,497
1973 161,841 3,627,383
1974 177,362 3,723,259
1975 193,087 3,821,494
1976 209,052 3,921,910
1977 225,285 4,024,032
1978 241,808 4,127,657
1979 258,670 4,232,605
1980 275,913 4,339,030
1981 293,553 4,447,272
1982 311,537 4,557,686
1983 329,709 4,661,574
1984 347,878 4,750,627
1985 365,940 4,834,296
1986 382,422 4,921,240
1987 397,005 4,962,395
1988 411,264 4,848,029
1989 425,646 4,713,229
1990 440,175 4,737,633
1991 454,853 4,836,677
1992 469,657 4,909,749
1993 484,545 4,956,002
1994 499,459 5,071,184
1995 514,325 5,225,836
1996 529,019 5,356,925
1997 550,500 5,509,136
1998 580,540 5,620,068
1999 612,500 5,771,628
2000 644,989 6,032,267
2001 677,925 6,308,391
2002 711,205 6,596,806
2003 744,682 6,903,127
2004 773,332 7,233,041
2005 825,408 7,590,143
2006 972,831 7,976,526
2007 1,208,595 8,388,788
2008 1,426,938 8,817,647
2009 1,608,903 9,243,556
2010 1,616,832 9,745,953
2011 1,624,761 10,288,109
2012 1,722,438 10,756,240
2013 1,916,426 11,166,275
2014 2,151,745 11,235,073
2015 2,344,557 11,107,561
2016 2,477,113 10,830,102
2017 2,545,820 10,259,154
2018 2,580,734 10,122,977
2019 2,638,657 10,423,384
2020 2,794,148 10,698,467
2021 2,504,910 10,865,780
2022 2,657,333 11,021,177
2023 2,656,032 11,483,374
2024 2,857,822 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Qatar and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Qatar

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Qatar South Sudan
1960 6.53 7.16
1961 6.53 7.18
1962 6.53 7.2
1963 6.53 7.2
1964 6.53 7.22
1965 6.53 7.22
1966 6.52 7.25
1967 6.46 7.26
1968 6.39 7.26
1969 6.31 7.28
1970 6.23 7.29
1971 6.15 7.3
1972 6.07 7.31
1973 6.01 7.31
1974 5.94 7.31
1975 5.86 7.33
1976 5.78 7.33
1977 5.69 7.33
1978 5.58 7.33
1979 5.46 7.32
1980 5.33 7.33
1981 5.2 7.33
1982 5.04 7.34
1983 4.9 7.34
1984 4.76 7.35
1985 4.64 7.36
1986 4.57 7.38
1987 4.54 7.39
1988 4.51 7.38
1989 4.41 7.37
1990 4.23 7.38
1991 3.99 7.38
1992 3.85 7.37
1993 3.77 7.36
1994 3.67 7.35
1995 3.56 7.34
1996 3.44 7.32
1997 3.33 7.2
1998 3.21 7.08
1999 3.12 6.94
2000 3.07 6.8
2001 3.08 6.65
2002 3.01 6.52
2003 2.93 6.35
2004 2.79 6.19
2005 2.64 6.02
2006 2.51 5.85
2007 2.44 5.7
2008 2.37 5.57
2009 2.25 5.45
2010 2.14 5.32
2011 2.07 5.19
2012 2.04 5.06
2013 2.03 4.94
2014 2.03 4.82
2015 1.98 4.7
2016 1.86 4.58
2017 1.83 4.48
2018 1.76 4.37
2019 1.73 4.26
2020 1.68 4.16
2021 1.61 4.05
2022 1.74 3.96
2023 1.73 3.86

Qatar and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Qatar South Sudan
1960 18 18.6
1961 19 18.5
1962 20.1 18.5
1963 21.1 18.4
1964 21.8 18.4
1965 22.5 18.3
1966 23 18.3
1967 23.5 18.2
1968 24 18
1969 24.4 17.9
1970 23.7 17.7
1971 22.2 17.6
1972 21.3 17.5
1973 20.9 17.5
1974 20.8 17.4
1975 21 17.4
1976 21.3 17.3
1977 21.8 17.2
1978 22.3 17.2
1979 22.9 17.1
1980 23.5 17.1
1981 24.1 17
1982 24.8 16.9
1983 25.6 16.8
1984 26.3 16.8
1985 27 16.7
1986 27.4 16.6
1987 27.5 16.5
1988 27.5 16.8
1989 27.6 17.1
1990 27.7 17
1991 27.9 17
1992 28.1 17
1993 28.4 16.9
1994 28.7 16.9
1995 29.1 16.9
1996 29.6 16.9
1997 29.9 16.9
1998 29.8 17
1999 29.8 17.1
2000 29.9 17.2
2001 30.1 17.3
2002 30.5 17.3
2003 30.9 17.3
2004 31 17.4
2005 30.9 17.6
2006 30.6 17.8
2007 30.1 18
2008 30.1 18.2
2009 30.8 18.4
2010 31.3 18.7
2011 31.2 19
2012 31 19.2
2013 30.9 19.3
2014 31.1 19
2015 31.2 18.6
2016 31.4 18.2
2017 31.6 17.4
2018 31.9 17.3
2019 32.3 17.8
2020 32.6 18.2
2021 32.9 18.4
2022 33.4 18.7
2023 34.1 19
2024 34.5 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
1.8%
2016
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
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
5.83%
2021

Energy

Qatar South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Qatar South Sudan
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
34.5%
2018
English speaking
30%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Qatar South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
0.04
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Qatar South Sudan
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
n/a

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