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Qatar vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 158th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Vatican
Population
2964497
949
Population rank 137/197 197/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 56/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 11/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$89B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 23/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
n/a
Median age
34.5 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Qatar and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Qatar vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Vatican
1950 50.8 65.9
1951 51.5 65.3
1952 52.1 65.7
1953 52.8 66.3
1954 53.5 67.5
1955 54.2 67.8
1956 54.9 67.3
1957 55.6 67.5
1958 56.3 68.7
1959 57 69.2
1960 57.8 69.2
1961 58.5 69.8
1962 59.2 69.2
1963 60 69.3
1964 60.7 70.3
1965 61.4 70.1
1966 62.2 70.9
1967 62.9 70.9
1968 63.6 70.7
1969 64.2 70.7
1970 64.9 71.5
1971 65.5 71.7
1972 66.1 72
1973 66.6 71.9
1974 67.2 72.7
1975 67.7 72.6
1976 68.2 72.9
1977 68.6 73.3
1978 69.1 73.7
1979 69.5 74
1980 69.9 74.1
1981 70.3 74.3
1982 70.7 74.8
1983 71.1 74.7
1984 71.5 75.1
1985 71.8 75.5
1986 72.2 75.7
1987 72.5 76.2
1988 72.8 76.4
1989 73.1 76.8
1990 73.4 76.9
1991 73.7 76.9
1992 73.9 77.3
1993 74.1 77
1994 74.2 77.7
1995 74.4 77.8
1996 74.6 78.5
1997 74.7 78.2
1998 74.9 78.3
1999 75 78.7
2000 75.3 79.3
2001 75.5 79.9
2002 75.8 80
2003 76.1 79.8
2004 76.5 80.2
2005 76.9 80.6
2006 77.3 81.2
2007 77.7 81.3
2008 78.3 81.4
2009 78.8 81.3
2010 79.4 81.5
2011 80 81.7
2012 80.5 82
2013 81 82.5
2014 81.4 82.6
2015 81.8 82.5
2016 82.1 82.9
2017 82.5 82.7
2018 82.7 83.3
2019 82.9 83.6
2020 80.4 83
2021 81.1 82.9
2022 81.9 83.3
2023 82.4 83
2024 82.5 83.1
2025 82.7 83.3

Qatar and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Vatican
Year Population
Qatar Vatican
1960 36,010 -
1961 39,680 -
1962 44,630 -
1963 50,380 -
1964 56,867 -
1965 64,065 -
1966 72,192 -
1967 81,439 -
1968 91,749 -
1969 103,025 -
1970 116,350 -
1971 131,346 -
1972 146,506 -
1973 161,841 -
1974 177,362 -
1975 193,087 -
1976 209,052 -
1977 225,285 -
1978 241,808 -
1979 258,670 -
1980 275,913 -
1981 293,553 -
1982 311,537 -
1983 329,709 -
1984 347,878 -
1985 365,940 -
1986 382,422 -
1987 397,005 -
1988 411,264 -
1989 425,646 -
1990 440,175 -
1991 454,853 -
1992 469,657 -
1993 484,545 -
1994 499,459 -
1995 514,325 -
1996 529,019 -
1997 550,500 -
1998 580,540 -
1999 612,500 -
2000 644,989 880
2001 677,925 890
2002 711,205 900
2003 744,682 911
2004 773,332 921
2005 825,408 921
2006 972,831 932
2007 1,208,595 821
2008 1,426,938 824
2009 1,608,903 826
2010 1,616,832 829
2011 1,624,761 832
2012 1,722,438 836
2013 1,916,426 839
2014 2,151,745 842
2015 2,344,557 1,000
2016 2,477,113 -
2017 2,545,820 1,000
2018 2,580,734 -
2019 2,638,657 1,000
2020 2,794,148 -
2021 2,504,910 -
2022 2,657,333 -
2023 2,656,032 -
2024 2,857,822 -

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Finance

Qatar Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
n/a
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
n/a
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
n/a

Energy

Qatar Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Qatar Vatican
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
n/a
Urban population
99.4%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
68
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
119
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
100%
2013
English speaking
30%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
n/a

Health

Qatar Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
44%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
15
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Qatar Vatican
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
5.59 mi
2003

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