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Qatar vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 158th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Turkmenistan
Population
2964497
7713465
Population rank 137/197 104/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 56/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Qatar and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Qatar Turkmenistan
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 $2,331,358,820
1988 $6,038,187,033 $3,010,982,414
1989 $6,487,912,088 $3,006,988,217
1990 $7,360,439,423 $3,189,539,641
1991 $6,883,516,484 $3,208,098,919
1992 $7,646,153,984 $3,200,539,816
1993 $7,156,593,654 $3,179,225,949
1994 $7,374,450,769 $2,561,118,608
1995 $8,137,911,978 $2,482,228,440
1996 $9,059,340,385 $2,378,759,975
1997 $11,297,802,115 $2,450,350,625
1998 $10,255,495,027 $2,605,689,134
1999 $12,393,131,868 $2,450,564,100
2000 $17,759,890,110 $2,904,663,311
2001 $17,538,461,538 $3,534,772,732
2002 $19,363,736,264 $4,462,029,109
2003 $23,533,791,209 $5,977,440,583
2004 $31,734,065,934 $6,838,351,088
2005 $44,530,494,505 $8,103,901,996
2006 $60,882,142,857 $10,276,674,365
2007 $79,712,087,912 $12,664,165,103
2008 $115,270,054,945 $19,271,523,179
2009 $97,798,351,648 $20,214,385,965
2010 $125,122,306,346 $22,583,157,895
2011 $167,775,268,626 $29,233,333,333
2012 $186,833,502,363 $35,164,210,526
2013 $198,727,642,967 $39,197,543,860
2014 $206,224,598,571 $43,524,210,526
2015 $161,739,955,577 $35,799,714,286
2016 $151,732,181,868 $36,169,428,571
2017 $161,099,122,225 $37,926,285,714
2018 $183,334,953,819 $40,765,428,571
2019 $176,371,267,692 $45,232,857,143
2020 $144,411,363,352 $45,818,000,000
2021 $179,732,009,560 $50,007,428,571
2022 $235,709,325,714 $58,972,000,000
2023 $213,002,809,341 $60,628,857,143
2024 $217,982,967,033 $64,239,891,739

Qatar and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Turkmenistan
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 $675
1988 $14,682 $846
1989 $15,243 $821
1990 $16,722 $848
1991 $15,133 $832
1992 $16,280 $811
1993 $14,770 $788
1994 $14,765 $622
1995 $15,823 $592
1996 $17,125 $558
1997 $20,523 $565
1998 $17,665 $591
1999 $20,234 $546
2000 $27,535 $634
2001 $25,871 $756
2002 $27,227 $936
2003 $31,602 $1,229
2004 $41,036 $1,379
2005 $53,950 $1,604
2006 $62,582 $1,997
2007 $65,954 $2,415
2008 $80,781 $3,606
2009 $60,786 $3,708
2010 $77,387 $4,059
2011 $103,262 $5,144
2012 $108,470 $6,054
2013 $103,697 $6,600
2014 $95,841 $7,164
2015 $68,985 $5,759
2016 $61,254 $5,687
2017 $63,280 $5,828
2018 $71,040 $6,125
2019 $66,841 $6,648
2020 $51,684 $6,593
2021 $71,752 $7,051
2022 $88,701 $8,156
2023 $80,196 $8,233
2024 $76,276 $8,572

Qatar vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Turkmenistan
1950 50.8 48.1
1951 51.5 48.6
1952 52.1 49
1953 52.8 49.4
1954 53.5 49.8
1955 54.2 50.2
1956 54.9 50.6
1957 55.6 51
1958 56.3 51.4
1959 57 51.8
1960 57.8 52.1
1961 58.5 52.5
1962 59.2 52.9
1963 60 53.2
1964 60.7 53.6
1965 61.4 54
1966 62.2 54.4
1967 62.9 54.8
1968 63.6 55.3
1969 64.2 55.7
1970 64.9 56
1971 65.5 56.3
1972 66.1 56.6
1973 66.6 56.8
1974 67.2 57
1975 67.7 57.2
1976 68.2 57.4
1977 68.6 57.7
1978 69.1 58.3
1979 69.5 59.1
1980 69.9 60.2
1981 70.3 61
1982 70.7 61.6
1983 71.1 62
1984 71.5 62.4
1985 71.8 62.8
1986 72.2 63.2
1987 72.5 63.5
1988 72.8 63.7
1989 73.1 63.8
1990 73.4 63.9
1991 73.7 63.8
1992 73.9 63.8
1993 74.1 63.6
1994 74.2 63.5
1995 74.4 63.5
1996 74.6 63.5
1997 74.7 63.7
1998 74.9 64
1999 75 64.5
2000 75.3 64.9
2001 75.5 65.3
2002 75.8 65.6
2003 76.1 65.9
2004 76.5 66.1
2005 76.9 66.3
2006 77.3 66.6
2007 77.7 67
2008 78.3 67.6
2009 78.8 68.2
2010 79.4 68.6
2011 80 68.9
2012 80.5 69
2013 81 69
2014 81.4 69
2015 81.8 69.1
2016 82.1 69.1
2017 82.5 69.2
2018 82.7 69.3
2019 82.9 69.4
2020 80.4 68.8
2021 81.1 69.4
2022 81.9 69.9
2023 82.4 70.1
2024 82.5 70.2
2025 82.7 70.3

Qatar and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Qatar Turkmenistan
1960 36,010 1,643,457
1961 39,680 1,695,400
1962 44,630 1,749,214
1963 50,380 1,804,272
1964 56,867 1,859,997
1965 64,065 1,915,916
1966 72,192 1,971,737
1967 81,439 2,027,403
1968 91,749 2,083,069
1969 103,025 2,139,024
1970 116,350 2,195,616
1971 131,346 2,253,119
1972 146,506 2,311,430
1973 161,841 2,370,919
1974 177,362 2,432,028
1975 193,087 2,494,570
1976 209,052 2,558,521
1977 225,285 2,623,948
1978 241,808 2,691,088
1979 258,670 2,760,358
1980 275,913 2,832,203
1981 293,553 2,907,187
1982 311,537 2,985,557
1983 329,709 3,067,534
1984 347,878 3,154,079
1985 365,940 3,247,534
1986 382,422 3,347,809
1987 397,005 3,452,731
1988 411,264 3,559,363
1989 425,646 3,662,459
1990 440,175 3,760,562
1991 454,853 3,855,894
1992 469,657 3,944,689
1993 484,545 4,032,407
1994 499,459 4,116,662
1995 514,325 4,191,203
1996 529,019 4,263,819
1997 550,500 4,336,730
1998 580,540 4,410,507
1999 612,500 4,492,170
2000 644,989 4,582,677
2001 677,925 4,675,409
2002 711,205 4,769,465
2003 744,682 4,863,865
2004 773,332 4,958,093
2005 825,408 5,052,257
2006 972,831 5,147,105
2007 1,208,595 5,244,046
2008 1,426,938 5,345,029
2009 1,608,903 5,451,592
2010 1,616,832 5,564,356
2011 1,624,761 5,683,417
2012 1,722,438 5,808,546
2013 1,916,426 5,939,341
2014 2,151,745 6,075,283
2015 2,344,557 6,215,770
2016 2,477,113 6,360,041
2017 2,545,820 6,507,061
2018 2,580,734 6,655,524
2019 2,638,657 6,803,944
2020 2,794,148 6,949,912
2021 2,504,910 7,092,043
2022 2,657,333 7,230,193
2023 2,656,032 7,364,438
2024 2,857,822 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Qatar and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Qatar

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Turkmenistan
1960 6.53 6.59
1961 6.53 6.69
1962 6.53 6.76
1963 6.53 6.79
1964 6.53 6.79
1965 6.53 6.76
1966 6.52 6.7
1967 6.46 6.64
1968 6.39 6.56
1969 6.31 6.48
1970 6.23 6.4
1971 6.15 6.32
1972 6.07 6.2
1973 6.01 6.15
1974 5.94 6.09
1975 5.86 6
1976 5.78 5.9
1977 5.69 5.77
1978 5.58 5.61
1979 5.46 5.46
1980 5.33 5.3
1981 5.2 5.16
1982 5.04 5.04
1983 4.9 4.97
1984 4.76 4.96
1985 4.64 4.97
1986 4.57 4.94
1987 4.54 4.84
1988 4.51 4.68
1989 4.41 4.46
1990 4.23 4.29
1991 3.99 4.14
1992 3.85 3.96
1993 3.77 3.78
1994 3.67 3.62
1995 3.56 3.49
1996 3.44 3.29
1997 3.33 3.18
1998 3.21 3.08
1999 3.12 2.98
2000 3.07 2.9
2001 3.08 2.81
2002 3.01 2.71
2003 2.93 2.67
2004 2.79 2.67
2005 2.64 2.71
2006 2.51 2.72
2007 2.44 2.73
2008 2.37 2.75
2009 2.25 2.79
2010 2.14 2.85
2011 2.07 2.9
2012 2.04 2.96
2013 2.03 3.01
2014 2.03 3.02
2015 1.98 3.03
2016 1.86 2.99
2017 1.83 2.93
2018 1.76 2.88
2019 1.73 2.83
2020 1.68 2.79
2021 1.61 2.75
2022 1.74 2.73
2023 1.73 2.69

Qatar and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Qatar Turkmenistan
1960 18 21.3
1961 19 20.9
1962 20.1 20.4
1963 21.1 19.7
1964 21.8 19
1965 22.5 18.4
1966 23 18
1967 23.5 17.7
1968 24 17.5
1969 24.4 17.4
1970 23.7 17.4
1971 22.2 17.4
1972 21.3 17.5
1973 20.9 17.6
1974 20.8 17.7
1975 21 17.9
1976 21.3 18
1977 21.8 18.2
1978 22.3 18.3
1979 22.9 18.5
1980 23.5 18.7
1981 24.1 18.8
1982 24.8 19
1983 25.6 19.1
1984 26.3 19.2
1985 27 19.3
1986 27.4 19.3
1987 27.5 19.3
1988 27.5 19.3
1989 27.6 19.3
1990 27.7 19.3
1991 27.9 19.4
1992 28.1 19.4
1993 28.4 19.5
1994 28.7 19.6
1995 29.1 19.7
1996 29.6 19.9
1997 29.9 20.1
1998 29.8 20.3
1999 29.8 20.6
2000 29.9 20.9
2001 30.1 21.2
2002 30.5 21.5
2003 30.9 21.8
2004 31 22.1
2005 30.9 22.4
2006 30.6 22.8
2007 30.1 23.1
2008 30.1 23.4
2009 30.8 23.7
2010 31.3 24
2011 31.2 24.3
2012 31 24.5
2013 30.9 24.8
2014 31.1 25
2015 31.2 25.3
2016 31.4 25.5
2017 31.6 25.7
2018 31.9 25.9
2019 32.3 26.2
2020 32.6 26.4
2021 32.9 26.7
2022 33.4 26.9
2023 34.1 27.2
2024 34.5 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
2.4%
1998
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
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
40.6%
2017

Energy

Qatar Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Qatar Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
99.9%
2022
English speaking
30%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Qatar Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
n/a

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