Qatar
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Identity
Formal name: State of Qatar.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Qatar's high income is powered by a gas-and-oil-based economy.
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Qatar vs Saudi Arabia
112 shared metrics.
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Saudi Arabia
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Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Saudi Arabia holds most of the Empty Quarter, the largest continuous sand sea on Earth.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia leads in 64 of 112 shared metrics, while Qatar leads in 48.
Qatar's Population Density is 13.7x that of Saudi Arabia (231.16 /km² vs 15.68 /km²).
Qatar's High-Tech Exports (%) is 4.2x that of Saudi Arabia (2.8% vs 0.54%).
Qatar's Suicide Rate is 4.0x that of Saudi Arabia (4.7 per 100k vs 0.95 per 100k).
Qatar's Government Debt (% GDP) is 2.6x that of Saudi Arabia (46.7% of GDP vs 13.1% of GDP).
Qatar's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 1.5x that of Saudi Arabia (8.2 per 1M people vs 3.2 per 1M people).
Key Comparisons
Population DensityQatar leads
Qatar
231.16 /km²
Saudi Arabia
15.68 /km²
High-Tech Exports (%)Qatar leads
Qatar
2.8%
Saudi Arabia
0.54%
Suicide RateQatar leads
Qatar
4.7 per 100k
Saudi Arabia
0.95 per 100k
Government Debt (% GDP)Qatar leads
Qatar
46.7% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
13.1% of GDP
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleQatar leads
Qatar
8.2 per 1M people
Saudi Arabia
3.2 per 1M people
Vehicles per 1,000 PeopleQatar leads
Qatar
537.11 per 1k people
Saudi Arabia
222.77 per 1k people
All Metrics
Population Density
QatarQatar
231.16 /km²
Saudi Arabia
15.68 /km²
1374% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
QatarQatar
2.8%
Saudi Arabia
0.54%
416% higher
Suicide Rate
QatarQatar
4.7 per 100k
Saudi Arabia
0.95 per 100k
395% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
QatarQatar
46.7% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
13.1% of GDP
256% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
QatarQatar
8.2 per 1M people
Saudi Arabia
3.2 per 1M people
153% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
QatarQatar
537.11 per 1k people
Saudi Arabia
222.77 per 1k people
141% higher
Tourism Revenue
QatarQatar
$14,318,000,000
Saudi Arabia
$5,960,000,000
140% higher
Exports (% GDP)
QatarQatar
68.6% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
29.11% of GDP
136% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
QatarQatar
16.7K kg oil eq/person
Saudi Arabia
7.5K kg oil eq/person
122% higher
GNI Per Capita
QatarQatar
$77,290
Saudi Arabia
$35,630
117% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
QatarQatar
0.03
Saudi Arabia
0.02
113% higher
Solar Electricity Share
QatarQatar
3.8%
Saudi Arabia
1.8%
112% higher
CO2 Per Capita
QatarQatar
41.27 t/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
20.38 t/person/yr
103% higher
Land Area
Saudi ArabiaQatar
11.5K km²
Saudi Arabia
2.15M km²
99% lower
Water Withdrawal
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0.25 B m³
Saudi Arabia
23.38 B m³
99% lower
Irrigated Land
Saudi ArabiaQatar
130 km²
Saudi Arabia
7.6K km²
98% lower
Land Border Length
Saudi ArabiaQatar
87 km
Saudi Arabia
4.3K km
98% lower
Domestic Patents
Saudi ArabiaQatar
47
Saudi Arabia
1.4K
97% lower
Unemployment Rate
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0.13%
Saudi Arabia
3.9%
97% lower
Highest Elevation
Saudi ArabiaQatar
103 m
Saudi Arabia
3.0K m
97% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
QatarQatar
0.09
Saudi Arabia
0.05
94% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
QatarQatar
21.98 kg/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
11.35 kg/person/yr
94% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0.56% of youth labor force
Saudi Arabia
10.01% of youth labor force
94% lower
Population
Saudi ArabiaQatar
2.57M
Saudi Arabia
36.54M
93% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
6.4%
Saudi Arabia
80.77%
92% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
Saudi ArabiaQatar
22.0K
Saudi Arabia
282.0K
92% lower
Airports
Saudi ArabiaQatar
7.0
Saudi Arabia
89
92% lower
Scientific Publications
Saudi ArabiaQatar
2.6K
Saudi Arabia
25.8K
90% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
Saudi ArabiaQatar
11.40M kW
Saudi Arabia
119.62M kW
90% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0.21% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
1.7% of GDP
88% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Saudi ArabiaQatar
1.0 sites
Saudi Arabia
8.0 sites
87% lower
Electricity Generation
Saudi ArabiaQatar
58.64 TWh
Saudi Arabia
454.64 TWh
87% lower
Border Neighbors
Saudi ArabiaQatar
1.0
Saudi Arabia
7.0
86% lower
Shipping Traffic
Saudi ArabiaQatar
1.54M
Saudi Arabia
10.46M
85% lower
GDP (Nominal)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
$219,162,637,362.64
Saudi Arabia
$1,239,804,533,333.33
82% lower
Coastline Length
Saudi ArabiaQatar
563 km
Saudi Arabia
2.6K km
79% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
Saudi ArabiaQatar
135.27 Mt CO2e
Saudi Arabia
652.51 Mt CO2e
79% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
4.4%
Saudi Arabia
19.87%
78% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
QatarQatar
$126,046.35
Saudi Arabia
$71,375.37
77% higher
Broadband Access (%)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
12 per 100 people
Saudi Arabia
44 per 100 people
73% lower
Foreign Patents
Saudi ArabiaQatar
722
Saudi Arabia
2.6K
72% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
Saudi ArabiaQatar
123
Saudi Arabia
433
72% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
QatarQatar
19.4K kWh/person
Saudi Arabia
11.8K kWh/person
64% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
Saudi ArabiaQatar
7.3 per 100k
Saudi Arabia
18.5 per 100k
61% lower
Death Rate
Saudi ArabiaQatar
1.4 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
3.5 per 1k
60% lower
University Enrollment Rate
Saudi ArabiaQatar
35.09%
Saudi Arabia
83.88%
58% lower
Water Stress (%)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
446.43%
Saudi Arabia
974.17%
54% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
2.2% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
4.6% of GDP
53% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
1.1 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
2.2 per 1k
50% lower
Teen Birth Rate
Saudi ArabiaQatar
5.7 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
11.11 per 1k
49% lower
Dependency Ratio
Saudi ArabiaQatar
20.12% of working-age pop.
Saudi Arabia
36.55% of working-age pop.
45% lower
Elderly Population (%)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
1.7%
Saudi Arabia
3.0%
43% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
QatarQatar
75.66 µg/m³
Saudi Arabia
53.15 µg/m³
42% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0.06
Saudi Arabia
0.09
40% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
3.2% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
5.1% of GDP
37% lower
Youth Population (%)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
15.07%
Saudi Arabia
23.82%
37% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0.68% of firms
Saudi Arabia
1.0% of firms
33% lower
Birth Rate
Saudi ArabiaQatar
9.2 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
13.41 per 1k
31% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
Saudi ArabiaQatar
15 days/yr
Saudi Arabia
21 days/yr
29% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0.23 per 100k people
Saudi Arabia
0.31 per 100k people
25% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
QatarQatar
42.4% of adults
Saudi Arabia
34.2% of adults
24% higher
Inflation Rate
Saudi ArabiaQatar
1.3%
Saudi Arabia
1.7%
24% lower
Imports (% GDP)
QatarQatar
31.62% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
25.57% of GDP
24% higher
Air Passengers
Saudi ArabiaQatar
37.71M
Saudi Arabia
47.98M
21% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
QatarQatar
0.68% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
0.56% of GDP
20% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
Saudi ArabiaQatar
1.4% of firms
Saudi Arabia
1.8% of firms
19% lower
GDP Growth Rate
QatarQatar
2.4%
Saudi Arabia
2.0%
18% higher
Urban Population (%)
QatarQatar
99.32%
Saudi Arabia
84.46%
18% higher
Smoking Rate
Saudi ArabiaQatar
12.5%
Saudi Arabia
14.9%
16% lower
Protected Land (%)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
15.6%
Saudi Arabia
18.5%
16% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
Saudi ArabiaQatar
581.52 gCO2/kWh
Saudi Arabia
691.95 gCO2/kWh
16% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
Saudi ArabiaQatar
12.5% of adults
Saudi Arabia
14.7% of adults
15% lower
Researchers
Saudi ArabiaQatar
947.78 per 1M
Saudi Arabia
1.1K per 1M
15% lower
Median Age
QatarQatar
33.2 years
Saudi Arabia
29.2 years
13% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
QatarQatar
0.39
Saudi Arabia
0.35
12% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
QatarQatar
$1,781.56
Saudi Arabia
$1,593.37
12% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
3.0 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
3.4 per 1k
11% lower
Military Spending
Saudi ArabiaQatar
6.5% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
7.3% of GDP
11% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
QatarQatar
0.81%
Saudi Arabia
0.73%
11% higher
Big Mac Price
Saudi ArabiaQatar
$4.67
Saudi Arabia
$5.07
8% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
QatarQatar
62.4 per 100k
Saudi Arabia
58.04 per 100k
8% higher
Credit Card Ownership
QatarQatar
32.31% of adults
Saudi Arabia
30.13% of adults
7% higher
Obesity Rate
QatarQatar
43.76%
Saudi Arabia
41.11%
6% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
Saudi ArabiaQatar
50.93% of adults
Saudi Arabia
54.13% of adults
6% lower
Life Expectancy
QatarQatar
82.4 years
Saudi Arabia
78.7 years
5% higher
Child Mortality
Saudi ArabiaQatar
6.0 per 1k births
Saudi Arabia
6.2 per 1k births
3% lower
Fertility Rate
QatarQatar
1.9 children/woman
Saudi Arabia
1.8 children/woman
3% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
QatarQatar
9.8% of firms
Saudi Arabia
9.5% of firms
3% higher
Food Waste per Person
Saudi ArabiaQatar
145.02 kg/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
148.88 kg/person/yr
3% lower
Human Development Index
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0.89
Saudi Arabia
0.90
2% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
QatarQatar
58 pts
Saudi Arabia
57 pts
2% higher
Political Corruption Index
QatarQatar
0.33
Saudi Arabia
0.33
2% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
154 per 100 people
Saudi Arabia
157.78 per 100 people
2% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
QatarQatar
99.94%
Saudi Arabia
97.61%
2% higher
Beer Consumption
QatarQatar
0.25 L/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Spirits Consumption
QatarQatar
0.57 L/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Time Zones Count
QatarQatar
2.0 time zones
Saudi Arabia
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
QatarQatar
0%
Saudi Arabia
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0%
Saudi Arabia
0.35%
ranked lower
Forest Area
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0 km²
Saudi Arabia
9.8K km²
ranked lower
Forest Coverage (%)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0%
Saudi Arabia
0.45%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
QatarQatar
100%
Saudi Arabia
100%
equal
Renewable Energy (%)
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0%
Saudi Arabia
0.10%
ranked lower
Internet Users (%)
QatarQatar
100%
Saudi Arabia
100%
equal
Infant Mortality
QatarQatar
4.9 per 1k births
Saudi Arabia
4.9 per 1k births
equal
Alcohol Consumption
QatarQatar
1.1 L/adult/yr
Saudi Arabia
0 L/adult/yr
ranked higher
Capital Elevation
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0 m
Saudi Arabia
612 m
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
QatarQatar
0 per 1M people
Saudi Arabia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
QatarQatar
0 m
Saudi Arabia
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
QatarQatar
1.0
Saudi Arabia
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
QatarQatar
14.5% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
-3% of GDP
ranked higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
Saudi ArabiaQatar
0% of firms
Saudi Arabia
0.67% of firms
ranked lower
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