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Qatar vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 158th vs. 36th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Turkey
Population
2964497
85914550
Population rank 137/197 18/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 56/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Qatar and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Turkey
Year GDP
Qatar Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 - $7,988,888,889
1962 - $8,922,222,222
1963 - $10,355,555,556
1964 - $11,177,777,778
1965 - $11,966,666,667
1966 - $14,100,000,000
1967 - $15,644,444,444
1968 - $17,500,000,000
1969 - $19,466,666,667
1970 $301,791,302 $17,863,636,364
1971 $387,703,106 $16,166,666,667
1972 $510,262,500 $20,650,000,000
1973 $793,885,560 $26,000,000,000
1974 $2,401,403,227 $35,414,285,714
1975 $2,512,773,166 $46,042,857,143
1976 $3,284,273,987 $51,450,000,000
1977 $3,617,564,638 $58,683,333,333
1978 $4,052,000,413 $65,912,500,000
1979 $5,632,962,997 $89,616,129,032
1980 $7,829,165,262 $68,823,684,211
1981 $8,661,263,764 $71,180,180,180
1982 $7,596,703,214 $64,369,325,153
1983 $6,467,582,308 $61,803,555,556
1984 $6,704,395,824 $59,937,602,180
1985 $6,153,296,456 $67,232,758,621
1986 $5,053,021,951 $75,673,037,037
1987 $5,446,428,681 $87,190,081,680
1988 $6,038,187,033 $90,875,175,809
1989 $6,487,912,088 $107,127,191,329
1990 $7,360,439,423 $150,655,500,192
1991 $6,883,516,484 $151,034,731,544
1992 $7,646,153,984 $159,104,772,992
1993 $7,156,593,654 $180,415,757,852
1994 $7,374,450,769 $130,650,447,499
1995 $8,137,911,978 $169,319,579,016
1996 $9,059,340,385 $181,464,408,820
1997 $11,297,802,115 $189,878,399,895
1998 $10,255,495,027 $275,941,990,764
1999 $12,393,131,868 $256,395,932,738
2000 $17,759,890,110 $274,294,623,164
2001 $17,538,461,538 $201,753,123,807
2002 $19,363,736,264 $240,249,071,871
2003 $23,533,791,209 $314,595,572,146
2004 $31,734,065,934 $408,865,430,220
2005 $44,530,494,505 $506,314,717,662
2006 $60,882,142,857 $557,076,157,773
2007 $79,712,087,912 $681,321,124,296
2008 $115,270,054,945 $770,449,132,861
2009 $97,798,351,648 $649,289,324,628
2010 $125,122,306,346 $776,967,266,306
2011 $167,775,268,626 $838,785,289,694
2012 $186,833,502,363 $880,555,885,492
2013 $198,727,642,967 $957,799,120,008
2014 $206,224,598,571 $938,934,609,297
2015 $161,739,955,577 $864,313,810,469
2016 $151,732,181,868 $869,682,881,593
2017 $161,099,122,225 $858,988,492,854
2018 $183,334,953,819 $778,972,108,041
2019 $176,371,267,692 $761,005,915,751
2020 $144,411,363,352 $720,338,490,327
2021 $179,732,009,560 $819,865,223,976
2022 $235,709,325,714 $907,118,434,654
2023 $213,002,809,341 $1,118,252,958,514
2024 $217,982,967,033 $1,323,254,808,059

Qatar and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 - $274.4
1962 - $298.2
1963 - $337
1964 - $354
1965 - $370
1966 - $425
1967 - $459
1968 - $501
1969 - $544
1970 $2,594 $488
1971 $2,952 $431
1972 $3,483 $537
1973 $4,905 $661
1974 $13,540 $881
1975 $13,014 $1,122
1976 $15,710 $1,228
1977 $16,058 $1,372
1978 $16,757 $1,510
1979 $21,777 $2,013
1980 $28,375 $1,516
1981 $29,505 $1,537
1982 $24,385 $1,360
1983 $19,616 $1,276
1984 $19,272 $1,209
1985 $16,815 $1,326
1986 $13,213 $1,461
1987 $13,719 $1,650
1988 $14,682 $1,686
1989 $15,243 $1,949
1990 $16,722 $2,690
1991 $15,133 $2,649
1992 $16,280 $2,744
1993 $14,770 $3,058
1994 $14,765 $2,176
1995 $15,823 $2,775
1996 $17,125 $2,929
1997 $20,523 $3,021
1998 $17,665 $4,330
1999 $20,234 $3,969
2000 $27,535 $4,192
2001 $25,871 $3,046
2002 $27,227 $3,583
2003 $31,602 $4,638
2004 $41,036 $5,961
2005 $53,950 $7,303
2006 $62,582 $7,953
2007 $65,954 $9,711
2008 $80,781 $10,844
2009 $60,786 $9,013
2010 $77,387 $10,623
2011 $103,262 $11,301
2012 $108,470 $11,713
2013 $103,697 $12,578
2014 $95,841 $12,165
2015 $68,985 $11,050
2016 $61,254 $10,970
2017 $63,280 $10,696
2018 $71,040 $9,569
2019 $66,841 $9,215
2020 $51,684 $8,639
2021 $71,752 $9,743
2022 $88,701 $10,675
2023 $80,196 $13,106
2024 $76,276 $15,473

Qatar vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Turkey
1950 50.8 47.3
1951 51.5 47.6
1952 52.1 48.1
1953 52.8 48.2
1954 53.5 48.8
1955 54.2 49.1
1956 54.9 49.5
1957 55.6 49.2
1958 56.3 49.2
1959 57 50.1
1960 57.8 50.8
1961 58.5 51.6
1962 59.2 52.3
1963 60 53.1
1964 60.7 53.6
1965 61.4 54.1
1966 62.2 54.6
1967 62.9 55.2
1968 63.6 55.6
1969 64.2 56.2
1970 64.9 56.7
1971 65.5 57.2
1972 66.1 58
1973 66.6 58.5
1974 67.2 59
1975 67.7 59.5
1976 68.2 60
1977 68.6 60.8
1978 69.1 61.6
1979 69.5 62.2
1980 69.9 62.7
1981 70.3 63.2
1982 70.7 63.7
1983 71.1 64.3
1984 71.5 64.8
1985 71.8 65.3
1986 72.2 65.9
1987 72.5 66.4
1988 72.8 66.9
1989 73.1 67.4
1990 73.4 67.8
1991 73.7 68.3
1992 73.9 68.6
1993 74.1 69
1994 74.2 69.4
1995 74.4 69.7
1996 74.6 70.2
1997 74.7 70.7
1998 74.9 71.1
1999 75 70.8
2000 75.3 71.9
2001 75.5 72.3
2002 75.8 72.6
2003 76.1 72.9
2004 76.5 73.2
2005 76.9 73.5
2006 77.3 73.8
2007 77.7 74.1
2008 78.3 74.4
2009 78.8 74.7
2010 79.4 75
2011 80 74.8
2012 80.5 75.6
2013 81 76.2
2014 81.4 76.5
2015 81.8 76.5
2016 82.1 76.6
2017 82.5 77
2018 82.7 77.5
2019 82.9 77.7
2020 80.4 76.5
2021 81.1 75.7
2022 81.9 77.6
2023 82.4 77.2
2024 82.5 77.4
2025 82.7 77.8

Qatar and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Turkey
Year Population
Qatar Turkey
1960 36,010 28,329,898
1961 39,680 29,119,238
1962 44,630 29,916,147
1963 50,380 30,726,841
1964 56,867 31,543,072
1965 64,065 32,345,220
1966 72,192 33,177,672
1967 81,439 34,050,421
1968 91,749 34,921,684
1969 103,025 35,787,774
1970 116,350 36,638,465
1971 131,346 37,518,611
1972 146,506 38,430,221
1973 161,841 39,329,533
1974 177,362 40,210,234
1975 193,087 41,053,126
1976 209,052 41,899,984
1977 225,285 42,773,298
1978 241,808 43,645,306
1979 258,670 44,510,429
1980 275,913 45,408,815
1981 293,553 46,321,190
1982 311,537 47,322,096
1983 329,709 48,447,410
1984 347,878 49,574,069
1985 365,940 50,687,115
1986 382,422 51,777,772
1987 397,005 52,843,670
1988 411,264 53,909,626
1989 425,646 54,976,723
1990 440,175 56,015,628
1991 454,853 57,009,887
1992 469,657 57,990,118
1993 484,545 58,999,167
1994 499,459 60,033,836
1995 514,325 61,024,503
1996 529,019 61,951,134
1997 550,500 62,852,966
1998 580,540 63,734,383
1999 612,500 64,591,923
2000 644,989 65,425,961
2001 677,925 66,245,128
2002 711,205 67,048,795
2003 744,682 67,831,730
2004 773,332 68,592,617
2005 825,408 69,329,557
2006 972,831 70,045,349
2007 1,208,595 70,158,112
2008 1,426,938 71,051,678
2009 1,608,903 72,039,206
2010 1,616,832 73,142,150
2011 1,624,761 74,223,629
2012 1,722,438 75,175,827
2013 1,916,426 76,147,624
2014 2,151,745 77,181,884
2015 2,344,557 78,218,479
2016 2,477,113 79,277,962
2017 2,545,820 80,312,698
2018 2,580,734 81,407,204
2019 2,638,657 82,579,440
2020 2,794,148 83,384,680
2021 2,504,910 84,147,318
2022 2,657,333 84,979,913
2023 2,656,032 85,325,965
2024 2,857,822 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Qatar and Turkey

Fertility rate
Qatar

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Turkey
1960 6.53 6.38
1961 6.53 6.42
1962 6.53 6.38
1963 6.53 6.34
1964 6.53 6.29
1965 6.53 6.22
1966 6.52 6.15
1967 6.46 6.06
1968 6.39 5.96
1969 6.31 5.87
1970 6.23 5.78
1971 6.15 5.67
1972 6.07 5.55
1973 6.01 5.41
1974 5.94 5.24
1975 5.86 5.09
1976 5.78 4.93
1977 5.69 4.78
1978 5.58 4.69
1979 5.46 4.58
1980 5.33 4.45
1981 5.2 4.35
1982 5.04 4.21
1983 4.9 4.06
1984 4.76 3.91
1985 4.64 3.78
1986 4.57 3.66
1987 4.54 3.54
1988 4.51 3.45
1989 4.41 3.34
1990 4.23 3.11
1991 3.99 3
1992 3.85 2.94
1993 3.77 2.92
1994 3.67 2.87
1995 3.56 2.84
1996 3.44 2.78
1997 3.33 2.74
1998 3.21 2.71
1999 3.12 2.63
2000 3.07 2.49
2001 3.08 2.39
2002 3.01 2.27
2003 2.93 2.2
2004 2.79 2.2
2005 2.64 2.2
2006 2.51 2.19
2007 2.44 2.16
2008 2.37 2.15
2009 2.25 2.1
2010 2.14 2.08
2011 2.07 2.05
2012 2.04 2.11
2013 2.03 2.11
2014 2.03 2.19
2015 1.98 2.16
2016 1.86 2.11
2017 1.83 2.08
2018 1.76 2
2019 1.73 1.89
2020 1.68 1.77
2021 1.61 1.71
2022 1.74 1.63
2023 1.73 1.51

Qatar and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Qatar Turkey
1960 18 19.4
1961 19 19.3
1962 20.1 19.1
1963 21.1 19
1964 21.8 18.9
1965 22.5 18.9
1966 23 18.8
1967 23.5 18.7
1968 24 18.6
1969 24.4 18.6
1970 23.7 18.6
1971 22.2 18.7
1972 21.3 18.8
1973 20.9 18.9
1974 20.8 19
1975 21 19.1
1976 21.3 19.3
1977 21.8 19.4
1978 22.3 19.5
1979 22.9 19.7
1980 23.5 19.8
1981 24.1 19.9
1982 24.8 20
1983 25.6 20.2
1984 26.3 20.4
1985 27 20.6
1986 27.4 20.9
1987 27.5 21.1
1988 27.5 21.3
1989 27.6 21.6
1990 27.7 21.8
1991 27.9 22.1
1992 28.1 22.4
1993 28.4 22.7
1994 28.7 23
1995 29.1 23.3
1996 29.6 23.6
1997 29.9 24
1998 29.8 24.3
1999 29.8 24.7
2000 29.9 25
2001 30.1 25.4
2002 30.5 25.8
2003 30.9 26.2
2004 31 26.6
2005 30.9 27
2006 30.6 27.5
2007 30.1 27.9
2008 30.1 28.3
2009 30.8 28.6
2010 31.3 29.1
2011 31.2 29.5
2012 31 29.8
2013 30.9 30.1
2014 31.1 30.4
2015 31.2 30.6
2016 31.4 30.9
2017 31.6 31.2
2018 31.9 31.5
2019 32.3 31.8
2020 32.6 32.3
2021 32.9 32.7
2022 33.4 33.1
2023 34.1 33.5
2024 34.5 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires
26,163
2024
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires
1.13%
2024
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
52
2024
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$170M
2024
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$54B
2024
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
6.63%
2020
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
81.6%
2024

Energy

Qatar Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Qatar Turkey
% of world population
0.04%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
97.3%
2021
English speaking
30%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
87.3%
2024

Health

Qatar Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Turkey
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
272,554 mi
2024

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