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Qatar

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income · capital Doha

Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.

Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.

Health

Life expectancy

2024 · 2 years old

82.5years

Ranks 27 of 217 in 2024

10% above world median · 8% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Under-5 mortality

2024 · 2 years old

5.9per 1,000 live births

Ranks 49 of 196 in 2024

61% below world median · 54% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Maternal mortality

2023 · 3 years old

4per 100,000 live births

Ranks 14 of 194 in 2023

91% below world median · 76% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Child stunting

2023 · 3 years old

6.2% of under-5s

Ranks 6 of 25 in 2023

55% below world median · 24% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Health spending

2023 · 3 years old

2.52% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

60% below world median

Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Fertility rate

2024 · 2 years old

1.72births per woman

Not ranked — no better end

9% below world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education

Adult literacy

2014 · 12 years old

97.8% of adults 15+

Ranks 8 of 45 in 2014

8% above world median · 19% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure

Primary enrolment

2024 · 2 years old

97.6% gross

Ranks 80 of 134 in 2024

about the same world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education spending

2020 · 6 years old

3.23% of GDP

Ranks 130 of 170 in 2020

27% below world median · 19% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 170 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure

Economy

GDP per capita

2025 · 1 year old

72,525current US$

Ranks 11 of 186 in 2025

8.2× above world median · 11.7× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

GDP per capita (PPP)

2025 · 1 year old

128,883international $

Ranks 5 of 185 in 2025

5.4× above world median · 5.7× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Extreme poverty

2017 · 9 years old

0.0% of population

Ranks 1 of 78 in 2017

1.0× below world median · 1.0× below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure

Income inequality (Gini)

2017 · 9 years old

35.1index, 0–100

Ranks 40 of 78 in 2017

about the same world median · 2% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure

Unemployment

2025 · 1 year old

0.1% of labour force

Ranks 1 of 182 in 2025

97% below world median · 98% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Inflation

2024 · 2 years old

1.3% per year

Not ranked — no better end

58% below world median

Medians computed across 174 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Military spending

2022 · 4 years old

6.50% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

3.5× above world median

Medians computed across 151 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure

Infrastructure

Electricity access

2024 · 2 years old

100.0% of population

Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024

about the same world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Safe drinking water

2024 · 2 years old

95.3% of population

Ranks 50 of 148 in 2024

18% above world median · 12% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Internet use

2024 · 2 years old

98.1% of population

Ranks 11 of 182 in 2024

19% above world median · 13% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Environment

CO₂ per person

2024 · 2 years old

47.33t CO₂e per person

Not ranked — no better end

17.6× above world median

Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Society

Population

2025 · 1 year old

3.0mpeople

Not ranked — no better end

55% below world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.