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Qatar vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 158th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Sudan
Population
2964497
52963918
Population rank 137/197 29/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 56/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Qatar and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Sudan
Year GDP
Qatar Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 - $1,446,869,619
1966 - $1,484,491,676
1967 - $1,607,409,539
1968 - $1,677,771,401
1969 - $1,847,501,441
1970 $301,791,302 $2,100,229,759
1971 $387,703,106 $2,288,340,041
1972 $510,262,500 $2,483,055,722
1973 $793,885,560 $3,077,254,460
1974 $2,401,403,227 $3,958,931,660
1975 $2,512,773,166 $4,823,090,192
1976 $3,284,273,987 $6,013,210,816
1977 $3,617,564,638 $7,499,005,639
1978 $4,052,000,413 $8,128,719,315
1979 $5,632,962,997 $8,418,407,787
1980 $7,829,165,262 $8,951,800,000
1981 $8,661,263,764 $10,753,888,154
1982 $7,596,703,214 $8,732,542,274
1983 $6,467,582,308 $8,230,153,846
1984 $6,704,395,824 $10,447,615,385
1985 $6,153,296,456 $8,075,259,600
1986 $5,053,021,951 $10,092,200,000
1987 $5,446,428,681 $12,093,333,333
1988 $6,038,187,033 $14,372,555,556
1989 $6,487,912,088 $21,408,111,111
1990 $7,360,439,423 $33,641,222,222
1991 $6,883,516,484 $44,171,194,366
1992 $7,646,153,984 $7,031,933,492
1993 $7,156,593,654 $8,881,005,436
1994 $7,374,450,769 $12,793,794,737
1995 $8,137,911,978 $13,830,363,900
1996 $9,059,340,385 $9,018,300,725
1997 $11,297,802,115 $11,681,175,864
1998 $10,255,495,027 $11,250,221,537
1999 $12,393,131,868 $10,682,028,340
2000 $17,759,890,110 $12,257,299,147
2001 $17,538,461,538 $15,716,361,792
2002 $19,363,736,264 $18,137,128,388
2003 $23,533,791,209 $21,355,298,460
2004 $31,734,065,934 $26,646,007,251
2005 $44,530,494,505 $35,182,711,988
2006 $60,882,142,857 $45,263,831,634
2007 $79,712,087,912 $59,440,139,775
2008 $115,270,054,945 $64,833,083,257
2009 $97,798,351,648 $51,621,044,077
2010 $125,122,306,346 $58,962,978,034
2011 $167,775,268,626 $55,018,567,211
2012 $186,833,502,363 $37,632,919,967
2013 $198,727,642,967 $43,024,018,082
2014 $206,224,598,571 $49,516,748,618
2015 $161,739,955,577 $51,726,758,677
2016 $151,732,181,868 $42,630,376,000
2017 $161,099,122,225 $41,283,617,976
2018 $183,334,953,819 $32,333,780,383
2019 $176,371,267,692 $32,338,079,165
2020 $144,411,363,352 $27,034,593,750
2021 $179,732,009,560 $34,229,513,775
2022 $235,709,325,714 $51,666,875,363
2023 $213,002,809,341 $39,898,289,821
2024 $217,982,967,033 $49,909,807,030

Qatar and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 - $146.8
1966 - $145.6
1967 - $152.4
1968 - $153.7
1969 - $163.5
1970 $2,594 $179.6
1971 $2,952 $189
1972 $3,483 $198.2
1973 $4,905 $235.8
1974 $13,540 $291.5
1975 $13,014 $343
1976 $15,710 $413
1977 $16,058 $497
1978 $16,757 $518
1979 $21,777 $515
1980 $28,375 $525
1981 $29,505 $605
1982 $24,385 $472
1983 $19,616 $431
1984 $19,272 $534
1985 $16,815 $406
1986 $13,213 $497
1987 $13,719 $584
1988 $14,682 $680
1989 $15,243 $992
1990 $16,722 $1,528
1991 $15,133 $1,966
1992 $16,280 $307
1993 $14,770 $379
1994 $14,765 $532
1995 $15,823 $561
1996 $17,125 $357
1997 $20,523 $453
1998 $17,665 $425
1999 $20,234 $394
2000 $27,535 $441
2001 $25,871 $551
2002 $27,227 $621
2003 $31,602 $714
2004 $41,036 $872
2005 $53,950 $1,125
2006 $62,582 $1,415
2007 $65,954 $1,814
2008 $80,781 $1,928
2009 $60,786 $1,493
2010 $77,387 $1,665
2011 $103,262 $1,522
2012 $108,470 $1,019
2013 $103,697 $1,139
2014 $95,841 $1,275
2015 $68,985 $1,292
2016 $61,254 $1,033
2017 $63,280 $967
2018 $71,040 $731
2019 $66,841 $710
2020 $51,684 $578
2021 $71,752 $712
2022 $88,701 $1,046
2023 $80,196 $797
2024 $76,276 $989

Qatar vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Sudan
1950 50.8 45.8
1951 51.5 46.2
1952 52.1 46.5
1953 52.8 46.9
1954 53.5 47.3
1955 54.2 47.7
1956 54.9 48.1
1957 55.6 48.5
1958 56.3 48.9
1959 57 49.2
1960 57.8 49.6
1961 58.5 50
1962 59.2 50.4
1963 60 50.8
1964 60.7 50.9
1965 61.4 51
1966 62.2 51.3
1967 62.9 51.5
1968 63.6 51.8
1969 64.2 52
1970 64.9 52.3
1971 65.5 52.5
1972 66.1 52.8
1973 66.6 53
1974 67.2 53.2
1975 67.7 53.3
1976 68.2 53.3
1977 68.6 53.5
1978 69.1 53.3
1979 69.5 53.4
1980 69.9 54.1
1981 70.3 54.4
1982 70.7 54.4
1983 71.1 49.6
1984 71.5 49.8
1985 71.8 50
1986 72.2 54.6
1987 72.5 54.7
1988 72.8 55
1989 73.1 54.9
1990 73.4 55.5
1991 73.7 55.6
1992 73.9 56
1993 74.1 56.1
1994 74.2 57
1995 74.4 57.4
1996 74.6 57.6
1997 74.7 58.1
1998 74.9 58.3
1999 75 58.6
2000 75.3 58.9
2001 75.5 59.3
2002 75.8 59.3
2003 76.1 58.3
2004 76.5 56.8
2005 76.9 57.2
2006 77.3 60.4
2007 77.7 61.4
2008 78.3 61.3
2009 78.8 62.7
2010 79.4 63
2011 80 63.2
2012 80.5 63.4
2013 81 63.4
2014 81.4 64
2015 81.8 64.4
2016 82.1 64.7
2017 82.5 65.1
2018 82.7 65.5
2019 82.9 65.8
2020 80.4 65.1
2021 81.1 64.5
2022 81.9 65.7
2023 82.4 66.3
2024 82.5 66.5
2025 82.7 66.7

Qatar and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Sudan
Year Population
Qatar Sudan
1960 36,010 8,364,489
1961 39,680 8,634,941
1962 44,630 8,919,028
1963 50,380 9,218,077
1964 56,867 9,531,109
1965 64,065 9,858,030
1966 72,192 10,197,578
1967 81,439 10,550,597
1968 91,749 10,917,999
1969 103,025 11,298,936
1970 116,350 11,695,771
1971 131,346 12,105,539
1972 146,506 12,527,856
1973 161,841 13,049,315
1974 177,362 13,580,723
1975 193,087 14,064,798
1976 209,052 14,569,716
1977 225,285 15,086,614
1978 241,808 15,695,003
1979 258,670 16,355,352
1980 275,913 17,058,905
1981 293,553 17,780,572
1982 311,537 18,486,645
1983 329,709 19,109,770
1984 347,878 19,546,528
1985 365,940 19,905,872
1986 382,422 20,288,238
1987 397,005 20,704,904
1988 411,264 21,138,431
1989 425,646 21,578,022
1990 440,175 22,021,481
1991 454,853 22,470,676
1992 469,657 22,927,355
1993 484,545 23,445,592
1994 499,459 24,043,948
1995 514,325 24,672,143
1996 529,019 25,231,528
1997 550,500 25,799,821
1998 580,540 26,458,999
1999 612,500 27,130,613
2000 644,989 27,816,745
2001 677,925 28,516,770
2002 711,205 29,228,727
2003 744,682 29,896,035
2004 773,332 30,556,637
2005 825,408 31,262,444
2006 972,831 31,992,435
2007 1,208,595 32,764,135
2008 1,426,938 33,623,980
2009 1,608,903 34,569,113
2010 1,616,832 35,414,399
2011 1,624,761 36,140,806
2012 1,722,438 36,923,178
2013 1,916,426 37,785,849
2014 2,151,745 38,823,318
2015 2,344,557 40,024,431
2016 2,477,113 41,259,892
2017 2,545,820 42,714,306
2018 2,580,734 44,230,596
2019 2,638,657 45,548,175
2020 2,794,148 46,789,231
2021 2,504,910 48,066,924
2022 2,657,333 49,383,346
2023 2,656,032 50,042,791
2024 2,857,822 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Qatar and Sudan

Fertility rate
Qatar

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Sudan
1960 6.53 6.66
1961 6.53 6.66
1962 6.53 6.7
1963 6.53 6.76
1964 6.53 6.8
1965 6.53 6.84
1966 6.52 6.88
1967 6.46 6.91
1968 6.39 6.95
1969 6.31 6.97
1970 6.23 6.99
1971 6.15 7.02
1972 6.07 6.98
1973 6.01 6.94
1974 5.94 6.91
1975 5.86 6.87
1976 5.78 6.82
1977 5.69 6.78
1978 5.58 6.72
1979 5.46 6.65
1980 5.33 6.59
1981 5.2 6.53
1982 5.04 6.47
1983 4.9 6.41
1984 4.76 6.34
1985 4.64 6.28
1986 4.57 6.23
1987 4.54 6.18
1988 4.51 6.13
1989 4.41 6.11
1990 4.23 6.07
1991 3.99 6.05
1992 3.85 6.02
1993 3.77 5.97
1994 3.67 5.91
1995 3.56 5.86
1996 3.44 5.79
1997 3.33 5.72
1998 3.21 5.65
1999 3.12 5.62
2000 3.07 5.6
2001 3.08 5.56
2002 3.01 5.53
2003 2.93 5.49
2004 2.79 5.46
2005 2.64 5.4
2006 2.51 5.33
2007 2.44 5.27
2008 2.37 5.21
2009 2.25 5.17
2010 2.14 5.14
2011 2.07 5.09
2012 2.04 5.03
2013 2.03 4.97
2014 2.03 4.91
2015 1.98 4.9
2016 1.86 4.83
2017 1.83 4.76
2018 1.76 4.68
2019 1.73 4.62
2020 1.68 4.54
2021 1.61 4.46
2022 1.74 4.38
2023 1.73 4.32

Qatar and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Qatar Sudan
1960 18 16.7
1961 19 16.7
1962 20.1 16.7
1963 21.1 16.6
1964 21.8 16.5
1965 22.5 16.5
1966 23 16.4
1967 23.5 16.4
1968 24 16.3
1969 24.4 16.3
1970 23.7 16.2
1971 22.2 16.2
1972 21.3 16.1
1973 20.9 16
1974 20.8 15.9
1975 21 16
1976 21.3 16
1977 21.8 16.1
1978 22.3 16.2
1979 22.9 16.4
1980 23.5 16.5
1981 24.1 16.6
1982 24.8 16.7
1983 25.6 16.7
1984 26.3 16.8
1985 27 16.8
1986 27.4 16.8
1987 27.5 16.9
1988 27.5 16.9
1989 27.6 16.8
1990 27.7 16.8
1991 27.9 16.8
1992 28.1 16.8
1993 28.4 16.8
1994 28.7 16.8
1995 29.1 16.8
1996 29.6 16.8
1997 29.9 16.8
1998 29.8 16.8
1999 29.8 16.9
2000 29.9 16.9
2001 30.1 17
2002 30.5 17
2003 30.9 17.1
2004 31 17.1
2005 30.9 17.1
2006 30.6 17.2
2007 30.1 17.3
2008 30.1 17.3
2009 30.8 17.4
2010 31.3 17.5
2011 31.2 17.4
2012 31 17.5
2013 30.9 17.5
2014 31.1 17.7
2015 31.2 17.9
2016 31.4 18.1
2017 31.6 18.3
2018 31.9 18.6
2019 32.3 18.7
2020 32.6 18.9
2021 32.9 19
2022 33.4 19.2
2023 34.1 19.3
2024 34.5 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
3.2%
2014
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
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
15.3%
2014

Energy

Qatar Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Qatar Sudan
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
60.7%
2018
English speaking
30%
2025
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Qatar Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
0.26
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Sudan
% of world land
0.008%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
19,263 mi
2019

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