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 United Arab Emirates
112 shared metrics.
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United Arab Emirates
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Identity
Name origin: self-descriptive country name.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Al Ain shows settled desert life going back to the Neolithic, with ancient oasis irrigation.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates leads in 81 of 112 shared metrics, while Qatar leads in 31.
Qatar's Political Corruption Index is 2.1x that of United Arab Emirates (0.33 vs 0.10).
Qatar's Suicide Rate is 1.8x that of United Arab Emirates (4.7 per 100k vs 1.7 per 100k).
Qatar's Government Debt (% GDP) is 1.4x that of United Arab Emirates (46.7% of GDP vs 19.7% of GDP).
Qatar's Air Pollution (PM2.5) is 1.1x that of United Arab Emirates (75.66 µg/m³ vs 36.31 µg/m³).
Qatar's CO2 Per Capita is 1.1x that of United Arab Emirates (41.27 t/person/yr vs 20.13 t/person/yr).
Key Comparisons
Political Corruption IndexQatar leads
Qatar
0.33
United Arab Emirates
0.10
Suicide RateQatar leads
Qatar
4.7 per 100k
United Arab Emirates
1.7 per 100k
Government Debt (% GDP)Qatar leads
Qatar
46.7% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
19.7% of GDP
Air Pollution (PM2.5)Qatar leads
Qatar
75.66 µg/m³
United Arab Emirates
36.31 µg/m³
CO2 Per CapitaQatar leads
Qatar
41.27 t/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
20.13 t/person/yr
Energy Use (Per Capita)Qatar leads
Qatar
16.7K kg oil eq/person
United Arab Emirates
8.3K kg oil eq/person
All Metrics
Political Corruption Index
QatarQatar
0.33
United Arab Emirates
0.10
215% higher
Suicide Rate
QatarQatar
4.7 per 100k
United Arab Emirates
1.7 per 100k
175% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
QatarQatar
46.7% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
19.7% of GDP
137% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
QatarQatar
75.66 µg/m³
United Arab Emirates
36.31 µg/m³
108% higher
CO2 Per Capita
QatarQatar
41.27 t/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
20.13 t/person/yr
105% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
QatarQatar
16.7K kg oil eq/person
United Arab Emirates
8.3K kg oil eq/person
100% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.21% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
8.3% of GDP
97% lower
Highest Elevation
United Arab EmiratesQatar
103 m
United Arab Emirates
1.9K m
95% lower
Unemployment Rate
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.13%
United Arab Emirates
2.1%
94% lower
Tourist Arrivals
United Arab EmiratesQatar
582.0K
United Arab Emirates
8.08M
93% lower
Shipping Traffic
United Arab EmiratesQatar
1.54M
United Arab Emirates
20.30M
92% lower
Land Border Length
United Arab EmiratesQatar
87 km
United Arab Emirates
1.1K km
92% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
4.4%
United Arab Emirates
50%
91% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.56% of youth labor force
United Arab Emirates
6.5% of youth labor force
91% lower
Homicide Rate
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.07 per 100k
United Arab Emirates
0.69 per 100k
90% lower
Water Withdrawal
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.25 B m³
United Arab Emirates
2.3 B m³
89% lower
Irrigated Land
United Arab EmiratesQatar
130 km²
United Arab Emirates
940 km²
86% lower
Land Area
United Arab EmiratesQatar
11.5K km²
United Arab Emirates
71.0K km²
84% lower
Teen Birth Rate
QatarQatar
5.7 per 1k
United Arab Emirates
3.1 per 1k
83% higher
Airports
United Arab EmiratesQatar
7.0
United Arab Emirates
42
83% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
United Arab EmiratesQatar
123
United Arab Emirates
655
81% lower
Population
United Arab EmiratesQatar
2.57M
United Arab Emirates
10.09M
75% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
United Arab EmiratesQatar
11.40M kW
United Arab Emirates
44.46M kW
74% lower
Water Stress (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
446.43%
United Arab Emirates
1.5K%
70% lower
Foreign Patents
United Arab EmiratesQatar
722
United Arab Emirates
2.4K
69% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
2.8%
United Arab Emirates
9.0%
69% lower
Broadband Access (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
12 per 100 people
United Arab Emirates
37 per 100 people
68% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.81%
United Arab Emirates
2.5%
68% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.03
United Arab Emirates
0.10
67% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.23 per 100k people
United Arab Emirates
0.71 per 100k people
67% lower
Electricity Generation
United Arab EmiratesQatar
58.64 TWh
United Arab Emirates
177.25 TWh
67% lower
Imports (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
31.62% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
92.2% of GDP
66% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
United Arab EmiratesQatar
22.0K
United Arab Emirates
63.0K
65% lower
Researchers
United Arab EmiratesQatar
947.78 per 1M
United Arab Emirates
2.6K per 1M
64% lower
Spirits Consumption
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.57 L/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
1.5 L/person/yr
62% lower
Beer Consumption
QatarQatar
0.25 L/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
0.16 L/person/yr
61% higher
GDP (Nominal)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
$219,162,637,362.64
United Arab Emirates
$552,324,846,834.58
60% lower
Air Passengers
United Arab EmiratesQatar
37.71M
United Arab Emirates
91.06M
59% lower
Scientific Publications
United Arab EmiratesQatar
2.6K
United Arab Emirates
6.4K
59% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
QatarQatar
$126,046.35
United Arab Emirates
$79,228.74
59% higher
Population Density
QatarQatar
231.16 /km²
United Arab Emirates
147.62 /km²
57% higher
Coastline Length
United Arab EmiratesQatar
563 km
United Arab Emirates
1.3K km
57% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
United Arab EmiratesQatar
8.2 per 1M people
United Arab Emirates
19.22 per 1M people
57% lower
Solar Electricity Share
United Arab EmiratesQatar
3.8%
United Arab Emirates
8.6%
55% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.68% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
1.5% of GDP
54% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
2.2% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
4.7% of GDP
53% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
United Arab EmiratesQatar
15 days/yr
United Arab Emirates
30 days/yr
50% lower
GNI Per Capita
QatarQatar
$77,290
United Arab Emirates
$51,550
50% higher
Alcohol Consumption
United Arab EmiratesQatar
1.1 L/adult/yr
United Arab Emirates
2.1 L/adult/yr
50% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
United Arab EmiratesQatar
1.0 sites
United Arab Emirates
2.0 sites
50% lower
Border Neighbors
United Arab EmiratesQatar
1.0
United Arab Emirates
2.0
50% lower
University Enrollment Rate
United Arab EmiratesQatar
35.09%
United Arab Emirates
63.74%
45% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
1.1 per 1k
United Arab Emirates
2.0 per 1k
45% lower
Tourism Revenue
United Arab EmiratesQatar
$14,318,000,000
United Arab Emirates
$24,615,400,390.63
42% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
QatarQatar
537.11 per 1k people
United Arab Emirates
379.53 per 1k people
42% higher
GDP Growth Rate
United Arab EmiratesQatar
2.4%
United Arab Emirates
4.0%
41% lower
Obesity Rate
QatarQatar
43.76%
United Arab Emirates
31.55%
39% higher
Smoking Rate
QatarQatar
12.5%
United Arab Emirates
9.0%
39% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.39
United Arab Emirates
0.61
37% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
QatarQatar
12.5% of adults
United Arab Emirates
9.2% of adults
36% higher
Exports (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
68.6% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
106.85% of GDP
36% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
United Arab EmiratesQatar
135.27 Mt CO2e
United Arab Emirates
200.56 Mt CO2e
33% lower
Domestic Patents
United Arab EmiratesQatar
47
United Arab Emirates
69
32% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
QatarQatar
19.4K kWh/person
United Arab Emirates
14.7K kWh/person
32% higher
Inflation Rate
United Arab EmiratesQatar
1.3%
United Arab Emirates
1.7%
24% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
154 per 100 people
United Arab Emirates
203 per 100 people
24% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
QatarQatar
581.52 gCO2/kWh
United Arab Emirates
467.51 gCO2/kWh
24% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
QatarQatar
7.3 per 100k
United Arab Emirates
5.9 per 100k
24% higher
Infant Mortality
QatarQatar
4.9 per 1k births
United Arab Emirates
4.0 per 1k births
23% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
United Arab EmiratesQatar
$1,781.56
United Arab Emirates
$2,314.75
23% lower
Child Mortality
QatarQatar
6.0 per 1k births
United Arab Emirates
5.0 per 1k births
20% higher
Credit Card Ownership
QatarQatar
32.31% of adults
United Arab Emirates
26.84% of adults
20% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
United Arab EmiratesQatar
21.98 kg/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
27.02 kg/person/yr
19% lower
Protected Land (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
15.6%
United Arab Emirates
19.2%
19% lower
Fertility Rate
QatarQatar
1.9 children/woman
United Arab Emirates
1.6 children/woman
19% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
QatarQatar
0.09
United Arab Emirates
0.08
18% higher
Death Rate
United Arab EmiratesQatar
1.4 per 1k
United Arab Emirates
1.7 per 1k
18% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
QatarQatar
6.4%
United Arab Emirates
5.5%
17% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
3.2% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
3.9% of GDP
17% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
United Arab EmiratesQatar
58 pts
United Arab Emirates
69 pts
16% lower
Urban Population (%)
QatarQatar
99.32%
United Arab Emirates
85.82%
16% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
United Arab EmiratesQatar
50.93% of adults
United Arab Emirates
60.93% of adults
16% lower
Military Spending
QatarQatar
6.5% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
5.6% of GDP
15% higher
Birth Rate
United Arab EmiratesQatar
9.2 per 1k
United Arab Emirates
10.65 per 1k
14% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.06
United Arab Emirates
0.06
13% lower
Big Mac Price
United Arab EmiratesQatar
$4.67
United Arab Emirates
$5.17
10% lower
Dependency Ratio
United Arab EmiratesQatar
20.12% of working-age pop.
United Arab Emirates
21.77% of working-age pop.
8% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
QatarQatar
42.4% of adults
United Arab Emirates
39.4% of adults
8% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
QatarQatar
62.4 per 100k
United Arab Emirates
57.68 per 100k
8% higher
Human Development Index
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0.89
United Arab Emirates
0.94
6% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
United Arab EmiratesQatar
48 hrs/week
United Arab Emirates
50.82 hrs/week
6% lower
Median Age
QatarQatar
33.2 years
United Arab Emirates
31.2 years
6% higher
Youth Population (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
15.07%
United Arab Emirates
16.11%
6% lower
Elderly Population (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
1.7%
United Arab Emirates
1.8%
5% lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
14.5% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
15.3% of GDP
5% lower
Food Waste per Person
United Arab EmiratesQatar
145.02 kg/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
150.41 kg/person/yr
4% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
95.35%
United Arab Emirates
98.64%
3% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
QatarQatar
3.0 per 1k
United Arab Emirates
3.0 per 1k
1% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
QatarQatar
99.94%
United Arab Emirates
99.09%
1% higher
Life Expectancy
United Arab EmiratesQatar
82.4 years
United Arab Emirates
82.9 years
1% lower
Time Zones Count
United Arab EmiratesQatar
2.0 time zones
United Arab Emirates
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0%
United Arab Emirates
0%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0%
United Arab Emirates
0.11%
ranked lower
Forest Area
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0 km²
United Arab Emirates
3.2K km²
ranked lower
Forest Coverage (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0%
United Arab Emirates
4.5%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
100%
United Arab Emirates
100%
equal
Renewable Energy (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0%
United Arab Emirates
1.0%
ranked lower
Internet Users (%)
United Arab EmiratesQatar
100%
United Arab Emirates
100%
equal
Capital Elevation
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0 m
United Arab Emirates
14 m
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0 per 1M people
United Arab Emirates
0 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
United Arab EmiratesQatar
0 m
United Arab Emirates
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
United Arab EmiratesQatar
1.0
United Arab Emirates
1.0
equal
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