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Western Asia · sovereign state

Qatar

State of Qatar

Capital
Doha
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Qatari riyal
People
2.97 million (2025)
Neighbours
1
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Qatar

  • Highest air pollution (PM2.5) 75.5 µg/m³ · #1 of 213 · 2024
  • Lowest aged 65 and over 1.7% · #1 of 210 · 2025
  • 2nd highest air passengers per resident 12.69 · #2 of 165 · 2023

Surprising facts about Qatar

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Qatar’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Qatar among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Qatar sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Qatar across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people