World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Qatar fits inside the median country 9.7 times.
Qatar: 11,490 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Qatar’s coastline is 28% longer than the median country’s.
Qatar: 563 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,232 m above Qatar’s.
Qatar: 103 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 2.5 times as many people as Qatar.
Qatar: 2.97 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Qatar is 2.6 times as densely populated as the median country.
Qatar: 259 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
The median country and Qatar are practically level.
Qatar: 173.3 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Qatar and the median country are practically level.
Qatar: 160.7 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Qatar is 2.1 years older than in the median country.
Qatar: 33.2 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.2 more children on average than in Qatar.
Qatar: 1.72 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 1.7% in Qatar.
Qatar: 1.7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Qatar and the median country are practically level.
Qatar: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Qatar and the median country are practically level.
Qatar: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Qatar’s economy is 4.7 times the size of the median country’s.
Qatar: $216 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Qatar produces 6.1 times as much per person as the median country.
Qatar: Int$128,883 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Qatar than in the median country (Gini 0.7 points higher).
Qatar: 35.1 (2017) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 0.1% in Qatar.
Qatar: 0.1% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Qatar spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Qatar: 6.5% (2022) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Qatar’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× the median country’s.
Qatar: 56% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Qatar spends 3.8 times as much on health per person as the median country.
Qatar: $1,804 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Qatar live 7.9 years longer than in the median country.
Qatar: 82.5 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Qatar.
Qatar: 4.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Qatar has 80% more doctors per person than the median country.
Qatar: 3 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in Qatar are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Qatar: 42.4% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 13% in Qatar.
Qatar: 12.5% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Qatar rate their lives 0.54 points higher than in the median country.
Qatar: 6.37 (2018) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Qatar.
Qatar: 1.3 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Qatar has 27% more meat per person than the median country.
Qatar: 71.4 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Qatar has 313 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Qatar: 3,251 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Qatar put in 461 more hours a year than in the median country.
Qatar: 2,435 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Qatar went to school 0.84 years longer than in the median country.
Qatar: 10.8 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Qatar welcomed 2.8 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Qatar: 0.96 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Qatar are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Qatar: 98% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Qatar and the median country are practically level.
Qatar: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
99% of people in Qatar live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Qatar: 99% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Qatar has 154 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Qatar: 154 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Qatar: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Qatar fly 53 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country.
Qatar: 12.69 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 0.0% of Qatar.
Qatar: 0% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Qatar emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Qatar: 41.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.1% in Qatar.
Qatar: 4.1% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Qatar carries 4.5 times as much fine dust as in the median country.
Qatar: 75.5 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 33 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Qatar.
Qatar: 0.1 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 68% deadlier than in Qatar.
Qatar: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Qatar is on average 5.2 °C warmer than the median country.
Qatar: 28.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 16 times as much rain as Qatar.
Qatar: 64 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Qatar bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Qatar fits inside the median country 9.7 times.
Which has more people, Qatar or the median country?
The median country has 2.5 times as many people as Qatar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Qatar or the median country?
People in Qatar live 7.9 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 82.5 years in Qatar and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Qatar or the median country?
The median country and Qatar are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
