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Qatar vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 158th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Yemen
Population
2964497
42727988
Population rank 137/197 37/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 56/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 11/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$89B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 23/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Qatar and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Yemen
Year GDP
Qatar Yemen
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 -
1988 $6,038,187,033 -
1989 $6,487,912,088 -
1990 $7,360,439,423 $12,643,821,569
1991 $6,883,516,484 $14,665,445,462
1992 $7,646,153,984 $17,959,367,194
1993 $7,156,593,654 $21,736,802,664
1994 $7,374,450,769 $28,019,483,764
1995 $8,137,911,978 $12,796,345,679
1996 $9,059,340,385 $6,496,163,616
1997 $11,297,802,115 $6,838,298,531
1998 $10,255,495,027 $6,322,175,566
1999 $12,393,131,868 $7,639,325,296
2000 $17,759,890,110 $9,679,316,770
2001 $17,538,461,538 $9,852,990,693
2002 $19,363,736,264 $10,693,430,511
2003 $23,533,791,209 $11,777,532,662
2004 $31,734,065,934 $13,867,634,371
2005 $44,530,494,505 $16,731,566,717
2006 $60,882,142,857 $19,063,143,370
2007 $79,712,087,912 $21,650,528,674
2008 $115,270,054,945 $26,910,855,807
2009 $97,798,351,648 $25,130,278,213
2010 $125,122,306,346 $30,906,749,533
2011 $167,775,268,626 $32,726,417,878
2012 $186,833,502,363 $35,401,331,609
2013 $198,727,642,967 $40,415,233,436
2014 $206,224,598,571 $43,228,585,321
2015 $161,739,955,577 $42,444,490,074
2016 $151,732,181,868 $31,317,825,274
2017 $161,099,122,225 $26,842,229,045
2018 $183,334,953,819 $21,606,160,663
2019 $176,371,267,692 -
2020 $144,411,363,352 -
2021 $179,732,009,560 -
2022 $235,709,325,714 -
2023 $213,002,809,341 -
2024 $217,982,967,033 -

Qatar and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Yemen
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 -
1988 $14,682 -
1989 $15,243 -
1990 $16,722 $910
1991 $15,133 $1,016
1992 $16,280 $1,198
1993 $14,770 $1,397
1994 $14,765 $1,735
1995 $15,823 $764
1996 $17,125 $375
1997 $20,523 $383
1998 $17,665 $343
1999 $20,234 $401
2000 $27,535 $493
2001 $25,871 $487
2002 $27,227 $513
2003 $31,602 $549
2004 $41,036 $628
2005 $53,950 $734
2006 $62,582 $810
2007 $65,954 $890
2008 $80,781 $1,072
2009 $60,786 $969
2010 $77,387 $1,155
2011 $103,262 $1,186
2012 $108,470 $1,245
2013 $103,697 $1,379
2014 $95,841 $1,430
2015 $68,985 $1,362
2016 $61,254 $975
2017 $63,280 $811
2018 $71,040 $634
2019 $66,841 -
2020 $51,684 -
2021 $71,752 -
2022 $88,701 -
2023 $80,196 -
2024 $76,276 -

Qatar vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Yemen
1950 50.8 28.9
1951 51.5 29.3
1952 52.1 29.6
1953 52.8 30
1954 53.5 30.4
1955 54.2 30.8
1956 54.9 31.3
1957 55.6 31.8
1958 56.3 32.4
1959 57 32.9
1960 57.8 33.5
1961 58.5 34.1
1962 59.2 33.7
1963 60 33.4
1964 60.7 34.9
1965 61.4 35.6
1966 62.2 36.3
1967 62.9 37.1
1968 63.6 38
1969 64.2 39.6
1970 64.9 40.6
1971 65.5 41.8
1972 66.1 42.7
1973 66.6 43.6
1974 67.2 44.5
1975 67.7 45.5
1976 68.2 46.4
1977 68.6 47.4
1978 69.1 48.5
1979 69.5 49.5
1980 69.9 50.6
1981 70.3 51.7
1982 70.7 52.4
1983 71.1 53.6
1984 71.5 54.6
1985 71.8 55.4
1986 72.2 54
1987 72.5 56.8
1988 72.8 57.4
1989 73.1 58
1990 73.4 58.5
1991 73.7 58.8
1992 73.9 59.3
1993 74.1 59.7
1994 74.2 59.8
1995 74.4 60.5
1996 74.6 60.9
1997 74.7 61.3
1998 74.9 61.8
1999 75 62.3
2000 75.3 62.8
2001 75.5 63.3
2002 75.8 63.8
2003 76.1 64.4
2004 76.5 64.9
2005 76.9 65.4
2006 77.3 65.8
2007 77.7 66.2
2008 78.3 66.6
2009 78.8 66.9
2010 79.4 67.2
2011 80 67.4
2012 80.5 67.6
2013 81 68
2014 81.4 68
2015 81.8 66.8
2016 82.1 67.1
2017 82.5 67.1
2018 82.7 65.9
2019 82.9 66.6
2020 80.4 66.4
2021 81.1 66
2022 81.9 68
2023 82.4 69.3
2024 82.5 69.4
2025 82.7 69.6

Qatar and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Yemen
Year Population
Qatar Yemen
1960 36,010 5,532,301
1961 39,680 5,655,232
1962 44,630 5,782,221
1963 50,380 5,911,135
1964 56,867 6,048,006
1965 64,065 6,195,593
1966 72,192 6,351,494
1967 81,439 6,516,444
1968 91,749 6,690,524
1969 103,025 6,875,859
1970 116,350 7,065,279
1971 131,346 7,257,462
1972 146,506 7,460,068
1973 161,841 7,672,796
1974 177,362 7,896,783
1975 193,087 8,133,598
1976 209,052 8,384,113
1977 225,285 8,648,222
1978 241,808 8,926,586
1979 258,670 9,224,194
1980 275,913 9,543,358
1981 293,553 9,882,362
1982 311,537 10,241,006
1983 329,709 10,621,499
1984 347,878 11,025,597
1985 365,940 11,453,825
1986 382,422 11,901,040
1987 397,005 12,369,912
1988 411,264 12,859,708
1989 425,646 13,364,174
1990 440,175 13,887,862
1991 454,853 14,430,201
1992 469,657 14,989,494
1993 484,545 15,563,914
1994 499,459 16,149,147
1995 514,325 16,740,058
1996 529,019 17,313,177
1997 550,500 17,873,936
1998 580,540 18,446,013
1999 612,500 19,029,420
2000 644,989 19,624,141
2001 677,925 20,226,147
2002 711,205 20,835,086
2003 744,682 21,456,379
2004 773,332 22,095,167
2005 825,408 22,790,085
2006 972,831 23,543,083
2007 1,208,595 24,318,082
2008 1,426,938 25,111,941
2009 1,608,903 25,927,724
2010 1,616,832 26,754,387
2011 1,624,761 27,582,897
2012 1,722,438 28,433,647
2013 1,916,426 29,312,952
2014 2,151,745 30,226,309
2015 2,344,557 31,159,379
2016 2,477,113 32,109,010
2017 2,545,820 33,090,921
2018 2,580,734 34,085,182
2019 2,638,657 35,111,408
2020 2,794,148 36,134,863
2021 2,504,910 37,140,230
2022 2,657,333 38,222,876
2023 2,656,032 39,390,799
2024 2,857,822 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Qatar and Yemen

Fertility rate
Qatar

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Yemen
1960 6.53 7.99
1961 6.53 8
1962 6.53 8.01
1963 6.53 8.03
1964 6.53 8.07
1965 6.53 8.1
1966 6.52 8.14
1967 6.46 8.17
1968 6.39 8.19
1969 6.31 8.22
1970 6.23 8.23
1971 6.15 8.26
1972 6.07 8.27
1973 6.01 8.29
1974 5.94 8.33
1975 5.86 8.37
1976 5.78 8.42
1977 5.69 8.47
1978 5.58 8.5
1979 5.46 8.67
1980 5.33 8.71
1981 5.2 8.75
1982 5.04 8.79
1983 4.9 8.83
1984 4.76 8.85
1985 4.64 8.86
1986 4.57 8.86
1987 4.54 8.83
1988 4.51 8.79
1989 4.41 8.71
1990 4.23 8.61
1991 3.99 8.46
1992 3.85 8.27
1993 3.77 8.05
1994 3.67 7.8
1995 3.56 7.53
1996 3.44 7
1997 3.33 6.82
1998 3.21 6.64
1999 3.12 6.49
2000 3.07 6.32
2001 3.08 6.14
2002 3.01 5.97
2003 2.93 5.84
2004 2.79 5.71
2005 2.64 5.56
2006 2.51 5.41
2007 2.44 5.26
2008 2.37 5.11
2009 2.25 5
2010 2.14 4.81
2011 2.07 4.63
2012 2.04 4.63
2013 2.03 4.62
2014 2.03 4.62
2015 1.98 4.62
2016 1.86 4.61
2017 1.83 4.61
2018 1.76 4.61
2019 1.73 4.6
2020 1.68 4.6
2021 1.61 4.6
2022 1.74 4.59
2023 1.73 4.59

Qatar and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Qatar Yemen
1960 18 19.7
1961 19 19.6
1962 20.1 19.6
1963 21.1 19.5
1964 21.8 19.4
1965 22.5 19.3
1966 23 19.2
1967 23.5 19.1
1968 24 18.9
1969 24.4 18.7
1970 23.7 18.4
1971 22.2 18.1
1972 21.3 17.8
1973 20.9 17.6
1974 20.8 17.3
1975 21 17
1976 21.3 16.8
1977 21.8 16.6
1978 22.3 16.3
1979 22.9 16.1
1980 23.5 15.9
1981 24.1 15.7
1982 24.8 15.5
1983 25.6 15.3
1984 26.3 15.1
1985 27 15
1986 27.4 14.9
1987 27.5 14.8
1988 27.5 14.7
1989 27.6 14.6
1990 27.7 14.6
1991 27.9 14.6
1992 28.1 14.6
1993 28.4 14.6
1994 28.7 14.6
1995 29.1 14.7
1996 29.6 14.8
1997 29.9 14.9
1998 29.8 15
1999 29.8 15.2
2000 29.9 15.4
2001 30.1 15.6
2002 30.5 15.8
2003 30.9 16
2004 31 16.2
2005 30.9 16.4
2006 30.6 16.7
2007 30.1 16.9
2008 30.1 17.2
2009 30.8 17.4
2010 31.3 17.7
2011 31.2 17.9
2012 31 18.1
2013 30.9 18.3
2014 31.1 18.5
2015 31.2 18.7
2016 31.4 18.8
2017 31.6 18.9
2018 31.9 19
2019 32.3 19.1
2020 32.6 19.1
2021 32.9 19.1
2022 33.4 19.2
2023 34.1 19.2
2024 34.5 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
3%
2014
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
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
11.9%
2022

Energy

Qatar Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Qatar Yemen
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
54.1%
2004
English speaking
30%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Qatar Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Yemen
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
n/a

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