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Qatar vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 158th vs. 50th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Thailand
Population
2964497
71619867
Population rank 137/197 21/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 56/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Qatar and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Thailand
Year GDP
Qatar Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 $301,791,302 $7,086,538,438
1971 $387,703,106 $7,375,000,024
1972 $510,262,500 $8,177,873,151
1973 $793,885,560 $10,838,587,358
1974 $2,401,403,227 $13,702,998,512
1975 $2,512,773,166 $14,882,770,594
1976 $3,284,273,987 $16,985,208,648
1977 $3,617,564,638 $19,779,312,261
1978 $4,052,000,413 $24,006,566,637
1979 $5,632,962,997 $27,371,650,825
1980 $7,829,165,262 $32,353,514,989
1981 $8,661,263,764 $34,846,039,194
1982 $7,596,703,214 $36,589,772,404
1983 $6,467,582,308 $40,042,798,388
1984 $6,704,395,824 $41,797,647,776
1985 $6,153,296,456 $38,900,711,333
1986 $5,053,021,951 $43,096,773,981
1987 $5,446,428,681 $50,535,446,555
1988 $6,038,187,033 $61,667,253,471
1989 $6,487,912,088 $72,250,748,100
1990 $7,360,439,423 $85,343,190,719
1991 $6,883,516,484 $98,234,714,971
1992 $7,646,153,984 $111,452,746,518
1993 $7,156,593,654 $128,889,262,951
1994 $7,374,450,769 $146,683,778,959
1995 $8,137,911,978 $169,278,916,593
1996 $9,059,340,385 $183,035,237,429
1997 $11,297,802,115 $150,180,456,566
1998 $10,255,495,027 $113,675,596,788
1999 $12,393,131,868 $126,669,211,779
2000 $17,759,890,110 $126,392,224,254
2001 $17,538,461,538 $120,296,476,180
2002 $19,363,736,264 $134,300,904,400
2003 $23,533,791,209 $152,280,615,246
2004 $31,734,065,934 $172,895,685,155
2005 $44,530,494,505 $189,318,408,469
2006 $60,882,142,857 $221,758,296,022
2007 $79,712,087,912 $262,942,621,455
2008 $115,270,054,945 $291,382,982,431
2009 $97,798,351,648 $281,710,630,187
2010 $125,122,306,346 $341,104,766,329
2011 $167,775,268,626 $370,818,739,624
2012 $186,833,502,363 $397,558,325,279
2013 $198,727,642,967 $420,333,654,593
2014 $206,224,598,571 $407,339,040,198
2015 $161,739,955,577 $401,296,238,228
2016 $151,732,181,868 $413,366,349,748
2017 $161,099,122,225 $456,356,813,537
2018 $183,334,953,819 $506,754,208,404
2019 $176,371,267,692 $543,976,691,794
2020 $144,411,363,352 $500,461,898,480
2021 $179,732,009,560 $506,194,668,790
2022 $235,709,325,714 $495,644,697,588
2023 $213,002,809,341 $515,906,283,941
2024 $217,982,967,033 $526,411,265,428

Qatar and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 $2,594 $197.1
1971 $2,952 $199.7
1972 $3,483 $215.6
1973 $4,905 $278.3
1974 $13,540 $343
1975 $13,014 $364
1976 $15,710 $405
1977 $16,058 $462
1978 $16,757 $548
1979 $21,777 $612
1980 $28,375 $709
1981 $29,505 $748
1982 $24,385 $770
1983 $19,616 $827
1984 $19,272 $847
1985 $16,815 $774
1986 $13,213 $842
1987 $13,719 $970
1988 $14,682 $1,164
1989 $15,243 $1,342
1990 $16,722 $1,559
1991 $15,133 $1,766
1992 $16,280 $1,972
1993 $14,770 $2,245
1994 $14,765 $2,518
1995 $15,823 $2,864
1996 $17,125 $3,055
1997 $20,523 $2,473
1998 $17,665 $1,848
1999 $20,234 $2,033
2000 $27,535 $2,006
2001 $25,871 $1,890
2002 $27,227 $2,090
2003 $31,602 $2,348
2004 $41,036 $2,642
2005 $53,950 $2,868
2006 $62,582 $3,331
2007 $65,954 $3,919
2008 $80,781 $4,309
2009 $60,786 $4,135
2010 $77,387 $4,974
2011 $103,262 $5,374
2012 $108,470 $5,726
2013 $103,697 $6,018
2014 $95,841 $5,801
2015 $68,985 $5,689
2016 $61,254 $5,834
2017 $63,280 $6,413
2018 $71,040 $7,100
2019 $66,841 $7,606
2020 $51,684 $6,986
2021 $71,752 $7,057
2022 $88,701 $6,909
2023 $80,196 $7,195
2024 $76,276 $7,345

Qatar vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Thailand
1950 50.8 45.2
1951 51.5 45.9
1952 52.1 46.5
1953 52.8 47.1
1954 53.5 47.6
1955 54.2 48.1
1956 54.9 48.6
1957 55.6 49.1
1958 56.3 49.5
1959 57 50.1
1960 57.8 50.6
1961 58.5 51.1
1962 59.2 51.4
1963 60 52
1964 60.7 52.5
1965 61.4 53.1
1966 62.2 53.7
1967 62.9 54.3
1968 63.6 55
1969 64.2 55.7
1970 64.9 56.5
1971 65.5 57.1
1972 66.1 57.7
1973 66.6 58.3
1974 67.2 59
1975 67.7 59.7
1976 68.2 60.4
1977 68.6 60.9
1978 69.1 61.3
1979 69.5 61.7
1980 69.9 62.2
1981 70.3 62.9
1982 70.7 63.6
1983 71.1 64.5
1984 71.5 65.5
1985 71.8 66.5
1986 72.2 67.3
1987 72.5 67.8
1988 72.8 68.2
1989 73.1 68.6
1990 73.4 68.9
1991 73.7 69.1
1992 73.9 69.4
1993 74.1 69.6
1994 74.2 69.7
1995 74.4 69.8
1996 74.6 69.9
1997 74.7 70.4
1998 74.9 70.7
1999 75 71
2000 75.3 71.2
2001 75.5 71.5
2002 75.8 71.8
2003 76.1 72.1
2004 76.5 72.1
2005 76.9 72.9
2006 77.3 73.3
2007 77.7 73.8
2008 78.3 74.2
2009 78.8 74.7
2010 79.4 75
2011 80 75.3
2012 80.5 75.6
2013 81 76
2014 81.4 76.3
2015 81.8 76.6
2016 82.1 76.8
2017 82.5 77
2018 82.7 77.2
2019 82.9 77.2
2020 80.4 77.3
2021 81.1 77.6
2022 81.9 75.3
2023 82.4 76.4
2024 82.5 76.6
2025 82.7 76.8

Qatar and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Thailand
Year Population
Qatar Thailand
1960 36,010 26,851,747
1961 39,680 27,650,334
1962 44,630 28,481,040
1963 50,380 29,342,322
1964 56,867 30,232,141
1965 64,065 31,149,337
1966 72,192 32,086,071
1967 81,439 33,037,801
1968 91,749 34,002,560
1969 103,025 34,973,782
1970 116,350 35,954,408
1971 131,346 36,937,387
1972 146,506 37,933,929
1973 161,841 38,947,787
1974 177,362 39,952,891
1975 193,087 40,940,005
1976 209,052 41,896,504
1977 225,285 42,843,974
1978 241,808 43,788,976
1979 258,670 44,718,434
1980 275,913 45,650,022
1981 293,553 46,575,855
1982 311,537 47,494,577
1983 329,709 48,423,309
1984 347,878 49,351,708
1985 365,940 50,270,753
1986 382,422 51,177,834
1987 397,005 52,074,105
1988 411,264 52,969,595
1989 425,646 53,848,956
1990 440,175 54,738,329
1991 454,853 55,637,434
1992 469,657 56,528,834
1993 484,545 57,408,198
1994 499,459 58,260,854
1995 514,325 59,098,232
1996 529,019 59,920,064
1997 550,500 60,724,584
1998 580,540 61,522,630
1999 612,500 62,299,043
2000 644,989 63,007,815
2001 677,925 63,651,141
2002 711,205 64,266,437
2003 744,682 64,868,166
2004 773,332 65,452,047
2005 825,408 66,017,420
2006 972,831 66,567,687
2007 1,208,595 67,102,394
2008 1,426,938 67,619,830
2009 1,608,903 68,121,080
2010 1,616,832 68,579,447
2011 1,624,761 69,007,208
2012 1,722,438 69,436,098
2013 1,916,426 69,845,114
2014 2,151,745 70,216,367
2015 2,344,557 70,540,795
2016 2,477,113 70,859,841
2017 2,545,820 71,160,187
2018 2,580,734 71,376,079
2019 2,638,657 71,522,271
2020 2,794,148 71,641,484
2021 2,504,910 71,727,332
2022 2,657,333 71,735,329
2023 2,656,032 71,702,435
2024 2,857,822 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Qatar and Thailand

Fertility rate
Qatar

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Thailand
1960 6.53 6.33
1961 6.53 6.32
1962 6.53 6.33
1963 6.53 6.34
1964 6.53 6.31
1965 6.53 6.26
1966 6.52 6.18
1967 6.46 6.08
1968 6.39 5.93
1969 6.31 5.7
1970 6.23 5.45
1971 6.15 5.25
1972 6.07 5.08
1973 6.01 4.85
1974 5.94 4.6
1975 5.86 4.36
1976 5.78 4.12
1977 5.69 3.87
1978 5.58 3.62
1979 5.46 3.45
1980 5.33 3.29
1981 5.2 3.13
1982 5.04 2.94
1983 4.9 2.76
1984 4.76 2.58
1985 4.64 2.45
1986 4.57 2.36
1987 4.54 2.26
1988 4.51 2.17
1989 4.41 2.14
1990 4.23 2.07
1991 3.99 2.04
1992 3.85 2.01
1993 3.77 1.97
1994 3.67 1.93
1995 3.56 1.89
1996 3.44 1.87
1997 3.33 1.85
1998 3.21 1.82
1999 3.12 1.77
2000 3.07 1.73
2001 3.08 1.71
2002 3.01 1.69
2003 2.93 1.67
2004 2.79 1.67
2005 2.64 1.64
2006 2.51 1.63
2007 2.44 1.62
2008 2.37 1.59
2009 2.25 1.57
2010 2.14 1.56
2011 2.07 1.57
2012 2.04 1.56
2013 2.03 1.53
2014 2.03 1.48
2015 1.98 1.45
2016 1.86 1.4
2017 1.83 1.36
2018 1.76 1.32
2019 1.73 1.29
2020 1.68 1.26
2021 1.61 1.23
2022 1.74 1.22
2023 1.73 1.21

Qatar and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Qatar Thailand
1960 18 18
1961 19 17.9
1962 20.1 17.7
1963 21.1 17.6
1964 21.8 17.5
1965 22.5 17.4
1966 23 17.3
1967 23.5 17.3
1968 24 17.3
1969 24.4 17.4
1970 23.7 17.5
1971 22.2 17.6
1972 21.3 17.8
1973 20.9 18
1974 20.8 18.2
1975 21 18.4
1976 21.3 18.7
1977 21.8 18.9
1978 22.3 19.2
1979 22.9 19.5
1980 23.5 19.9
1981 24.1 20.2
1982 24.8 20.6
1983 25.6 21
1984 26.3 21.5
1985 27 21.9
1986 27.4 22.4
1987 27.5 22.8
1988 27.5 23.3
1989 27.6 23.7
1990 27.7 24.3
1991 27.9 24.8
1992 28.1 25.4
1993 28.4 26
1994 28.7 26.6
1995 29.1 27.2
1996 29.6 27.7
1997 29.9 28.3
1998 29.8 28.9
1999 29.8 29.5
2000 29.9 30
2001 30.1 30.5
2002 30.5 30.9
2003 30.9 31.3
2004 31 31.7
2005 30.9 32.2
2006 30.6 32.6
2007 30.1 33.1
2008 30.1 33.6
2009 30.8 34
2010 31.3 34.5
2011 31.2 35
2012 31 35.4
2013 30.9 35.9
2014 31.1 36.3
2015 31.2 36.8
2016 31.4 37.3
2017 31.6 37.7
2018 31.9 38.2
2019 32.3 38.7
2020 32.6 39.2
2021 32.9 39.7
2022 33.4 40.2
2023 34.1 40.7
2024 34.5 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires
26,163
2024
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires
1.13%
2024
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
52
2024
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$170M
2024
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$54B
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
5.95%
2020
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
91.8%
2024

Energy

Qatar Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Qatar Thailand
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
91.1%
2022
English speaking
30%
2025
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Qatar Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Thailand
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
436,817 mi
2020

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