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Qatar vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 158th vs. 31st).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Tanzania
Population
2964497
72166806
Population rank 137/197 20/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 56/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$4,221
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Qatar and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Tanzania
Year GDP
Qatar Tanzania
1960 - $2,651,729,807
1961 - $2,826,179,031
1962 - $3,101,589,993
1963 - $3,456,579,293
1964 - $3,748,840,925
1965 - $3,817,226,546
1966 - $4,377,998,825
1967 - $4,565,132,048
1968 - $4,895,251,824
1969 - $5,142,066,811
1970 $301,791,302 $2,851,419,386
1971 $387,703,106 $3,050,673,517
1972 $510,262,500 $3,472,787,266
1973 $793,885,560 $4,144,104,535
1974 $2,401,403,227 $4,977,337,978
1975 $2,512,773,166 $5,729,917,840
1976 $3,284,273,987 $6,472,511,988
1977 $3,617,564,638 $7,732,598,995
1978 $4,052,000,413 $9,261,675,710
1979 $5,632,962,997 $9,804,637,491
1980 $7,829,165,262 $11,409,228,087
1981 $8,661,263,764 $13,161,540,378
1982 $7,596,703,214 $13,927,383,240
1983 $6,467,582,308 $14,049,883,809
1984 $6,704,395,824 $12,906,635,133
1985 $6,153,296,456 $15,328,295,175
1986 $5,053,021,951 $10,840,864,521
1987 $5,446,428,681 $7,824,193,222
1988 $6,038,187,033 $7,406,614,407
1989 $6,487,912,088 $6,418,799,007
1990 $7,360,439,423 $6,184,384,225
1991 $6,883,516,484 $7,197,768,159
1992 $7,646,153,984 $6,681,997,469
1993 $7,156,593,654 $6,182,872,708
1994 $7,374,450,769 $6,550,480,484
1995 $8,137,911,978 $7,631,431,840
1996 $9,059,340,385 $9,433,528,150
1997 $11,297,802,115 $11,158,197,942
1998 $10,255,495,027 $12,172,790,056
1999 $12,393,131,868 $12,704,334,196
2000 $17,759,890,110 $13,371,767,082
2001 $17,538,461,538 $13,563,990,022
2002 $19,363,736,264 $14,129,651,896
2003 $23,533,791,209 $15,211,487,709
2004 $31,734,065,934 $16,673,062,473
2005 $44,530,494,505 $18,395,383,647
2006 $60,882,142,857 $18,619,859,795
2007 $79,712,087,912 $21,860,434,823
2008 $115,270,054,945 $27,947,821,398
2009 $97,798,351,648 $29,400,573,554
2010 $125,122,306,346 $32,012,892,919
2011 $167,775,268,626 $34,657,140,096
2012 $186,833,502,363 $39,650,394,363
2013 $198,727,642,967 $45,648,857,242
2014 $206,224,598,571 $49,986,726,461
2015 $161,739,955,577 $47,413,919,817
2016 $151,732,181,868 $49,774,409,374
2017 $161,099,122,225 $53,274,884,533
2018 $183,334,953,819 $57,003,712,892
2019 $176,371,267,692 $61,026,731,926
2020 $144,411,363,352 $66,068,737,786
2021 $179,732,009,560 $70,655,628,148
2022 $235,709,325,714 $75,769,974,505
2023 $213,002,809,341 $79,062,403,837
2024 $217,982,967,033 $78,779,864,877

Qatar and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Tanzania
1960 - $267.8
1961 - $277.4
1962 - $295.7
1963 - $320
1964 - $337
1965 - $333
1966 - $370
1967 - $374
1968 - $388
1969 - $394
1970 $2,594 $211.3
1971 $2,952 $218.4
1972 $3,483 $239.8
1973 $4,905 $276.1
1974 $13,540 $320
1975 $13,014 $355
1976 $15,710 $387
1977 $16,058 $446
1978 $16,757 $515
1979 $21,777 $527
1980 $28,375 $595
1981 $29,505 $665
1982 $24,385 $683
1983 $19,616 $667
1984 $19,272 $593
1985 $16,815 $681
1986 $13,213 $466
1987 $13,719 $326
1988 $14,682 $299
1989 $15,243 $252.3
1990 $16,722 $236.9
1991 $15,133 $268.8
1992 $16,280 $243.4
1993 $14,770 $218.2
1994 $14,765 $222.5
1995 $15,823 $251.2
1996 $17,125 $305
1997 $20,523 $353
1998 $17,665 $375
1999 $20,234 $382
2000 $27,535 $390
2001 $25,871 $385
2002 $27,227 $391
2003 $31,602 $410
2004 $41,036 $438
2005 $53,950 $469
2006 $62,582 $462
2007 $65,954 $528
2008 $80,781 $657
2009 $60,786 $674
2010 $77,387 $715
2011 $103,262 $753
2012 $108,470 $837
2013 $103,697 $935
2014 $95,841 $993
2015 $68,985 $911
2016 $61,254 $925
2017 $63,280 $957
2018 $71,040 $992
2019 $66,841 $1,031
2020 $51,684 $1,084
2021 $71,752 $1,125
2022 $88,701 $1,171
2023 $80,196 $1,187
2024 $76,276 $1,149

Qatar vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Tanzania
1950 50.8 41
1951 51.5 41.2
1952 52.1 41.4
1953 52.8 41.5
1954 53.5 41.7
1955 54.2 41.8
1956 54.9 42
1957 55.6 42.1
1958 56.3 42.3
1959 57 42.5
1960 57.8 42.6
1961 58.5 42.8
1962 59.2 43.2
1963 60 43.6
1964 60.7 44.1
1965 61.4 44.5
1966 62.2 44.9
1967 62.9 45.2
1968 63.6 45.6
1969 64.2 46
1970 64.9 46.5
1971 65.5 47
1972 66.1 47.4
1973 66.6 47.9
1974 67.2 48.4
1975 67.7 48.9
1976 68.2 49.5
1977 68.6 50
1978 69.1 50.4
1979 69.5 50.8
1980 69.9 51.3
1981 70.3 51.7
1982 70.7 52
1983 71.1 52.2
1984 71.5 52.2
1985 71.8 52.2
1986 72.2 52.2
1987 72.5 52.2
1988 72.8 52.2
1989 73.1 52.1
1990 73.4 52
1991 73.7 51.8
1992 73.9 51.4
1993 74.1 51.2
1994 74.2 51.1
1995 74.4 51
1996 74.6 51.1
1997 74.7 51.2
1998 74.9 51.8
1999 75 52.4
2000 75.3 53.2
2001 75.5 54.1
2002 75.8 54.9
2003 76.1 55.9
2004 76.5 56.8
2005 76.9 57.7
2006 77.3 58.5
2007 77.7 59.3
2008 78.3 59.9
2009 78.8 60.5
2010 79.4 61.1
2011 80 61.6
2012 80.5 62.3
2013 81 62.8
2014 81.4 63.4
2015 81.8 63.9
2016 82.1 64.4
2017 82.5 65
2018 82.7 65.5
2019 82.9 66
2020 80.4 66.8
2021 81.1 66.1
2022 81.9 66.9
2023 82.4 67
2024 82.5 67.2
2025 82.7 67.4

Qatar and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Tanzania
Year Population
Qatar Tanzania
1960 36,010 9,901,419
1961 39,680 10,187,886
1962 44,630 10,487,756
1963 50,380 10,799,528
1964 56,867 11,127,826
1965 64,065 11,470,728
1966 72,192 11,827,459
1967 81,439 12,200,109
1968 91,749 12,602,076
1969 103,025 13,036,700
1970 116,350 13,492,677
1971 131,346 13,971,451
1972 146,506 14,479,308
1973 161,841 15,010,101
1974 177,362 15,561,630
1975 193,087 16,138,361
1976 209,052 16,736,211
1977 225,285 17,352,929
1978 241,808 17,976,566
1979 258,670 18,592,038
1980 275,913 19,189,769
1981 293,553 19,784,703
1982 311,537 20,398,571
1983 329,709 21,079,874
1984 347,878 21,779,066
1985 365,940 22,501,693
1986 382,422 23,258,959
1987 397,005 24,030,378
1988 411,264 24,769,686
1989 425,646 25,438,759
1990 440,175 26,110,207
1991 454,853 26,780,436
1992 469,657 27,457,588
1993 484,545 28,332,692
1994 499,459 29,442,356
1995 514,325 30,383,497
1996 529,019 30,945,762
1997 550,500 31,578,089
1998 580,540 32,420,458
1999 612,500 33,300,330
2000 644,989 34,260,139
2001 677,925 35,198,299
2002 711,205 36,121,304
2003 744,682 37,089,555
2004 773,332 38,109,668
2005 825,408 39,182,076
2006 972,831 40,294,902
2007 1,208,595 41,435,512
2008 1,426,938 42,570,728
2009 1,608,903 43,633,982
2010 1,616,832 44,758,488
2011 1,624,761 46,029,367
2012 1,722,438 47,374,260
2013 1,916,426 48,824,128
2014 2,151,745 50,351,512
2015 2,344,557 52,020,962
2016 2,477,113 53,824,013
2017 2,545,820 55,652,890
2018 2,580,734 57,437,145
2019 2,638,657 59,174,891
2020 2,794,148 60,972,798
2021 2,504,910 62,830,412
2022 2,657,333 64,711,821
2023 2,656,032 66,617,606
2024 2,857,822 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Qatar and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Qatar

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Tanzania
1960 6.53 6.54
1961 6.53 6.56
1962 6.53 6.61
1963 6.53 6.65
1964 6.53 6.68
1965 6.53 6.73
1966 6.52 6.8
1967 6.46 6.86
1968 6.39 6.9
1969 6.31 6.95
1970 6.23 7
1971 6.15 7.04
1972 6.07 7.05
1973 6.01 7.06
1974 5.94 7.12
1975 5.86 7.1
1976 5.78 7.09
1977 5.69 7.07
1978 5.58 7.06
1979 5.46 7.04
1980 5.33 6.99
1981 5.2 6.93
1982 5.04 6.87
1983 4.9 6.81
1984 4.76 6.72
1985 4.64 6.6
1986 4.57 6.49
1987 4.54 6.41
1988 4.51 6.38
1989 4.41 6.3
1990 4.23 6.2
1991 3.99 6.14
1992 3.85 6.08
1993 3.77 6
1994 3.67 5.89
1995 3.56 5.82
1996 3.44 5.83
1997 3.33 5.84
1998 3.21 5.81
1999 3.12 5.75
2000 3.07 5.67
2001 3.08 5.62
2002 3.01 5.57
2003 2.93 5.58
2004 2.79 5.6
2005 2.64 5.58
2006 2.51 5.51
2007 2.44 5.4
2008 2.37 5.32
2009 2.25 5.26
2010 2.14 5.23
2011 2.07 5.14
2012 2.04 5.14
2013 2.03 5.16
2014 2.03 5.12
2015 1.98 5.03
2016 1.86 5.01
2017 1.83 4.99
2018 1.76 4.93
2019 1.73 4.87
2020 1.68 4.8
2021 1.61 4.73
2022 1.74 4.67
2023 1.73 4.61

Qatar and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Tanzania
Year Median age, years
Qatar Tanzania
1960 18 17.4
1961 19 17.4
1962 20.1 17.4
1963 21.1 17.4
1964 21.8 17.4
1965 22.5 17.3
1966 23 17.2
1967 23.5 17.2
1968 24 17.1
1969 24.4 17.1
1970 23.7 17.1
1971 22.2 17
1972 21.3 17
1973 20.9 17
1974 20.8 16.9
1975 21 16.9
1976 21.3 16.8
1977 21.8 16.8
1978 22.3 16.7
1979 22.9 16.6
1980 23.5 16.5
1981 24.1 16.4
1982 24.8 16.3
1983 25.6 16.2
1984 26.3 16.2
1985 27 16.3
1986 27.4 16.4
1987 27.5 16.5
1988 27.5 16.6
1989 27.6 16.6
1990 27.7 16.7
1991 27.9 16.7
1992 28.1 16.8
1993 28.4 17
1994 28.7 17.3
1995 29.1 17.4
1996 29.6 17.4
1997 29.9 17.3
1998 29.8 17.3
1999 29.8 17.4
2000 29.9 17.4
2001 30.1 17.5
2002 30.5 17.5
2003 30.9 17.4
2004 31 17.4
2005 30.9 17.4
2006 30.6 17.4
2007 30.1 17.3
2008 30.1 17.3
2009 30.8 17.2
2010 31.3 17.2
2011 31.2 17.2
2012 31 17.3
2013 30.9 17.3
2014 31.1 17.4
2015 31.2 17.5
2016 31.4 17.6
2017 31.6 17.8
2018 31.9 17.9
2019 32.3 17.9
2020 32.6 18
2021 32.9 18.1
2022 33.4 18.2
2023 34.1 18.3
2024 34.5 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
2.9%
2018
Number of millionaires
26,163
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
1.13%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
2
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
52
2024
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$170M
2024
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$54B
2024
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
27.2%
2019
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
59.8%
2024

Energy

Qatar Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Qatar Tanzania
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
78.2%
2022
English speaking
30%
2025
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Qatar Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
11 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Tanzania
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
90,225 mi
2022

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