Qatar
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Doha
- Continent
- Asia
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- the Middle East
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 2,972,215 (2025)
- Total area
- 11,490 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 25.3° N, 51.2° E
Qatar at a glance
Qatar is a country in Asia, in the Middle East. Its capital is Doha. Its only land neighbour is Saudi Arabia.
Worldwide, Qatar has the highest CO₂ emissions per person (47.33 t in 2024, among 181 countries with data).
Flag of Qatar
Qatar’s flag is drawn in the proportions 11:28 (height to width), the longest for its height of the 197 flags in our quizzes.
Bahrain and Qatar: a white band with a zigzag edge at the hoist; Bahrain’s flag is red with five white points, Qatar’s maroon with nine and much longer.
Qatar in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 2,972,215 | 136thof 195 | 42ndof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 11,490 km² | 158thof 194 | 41stof 48 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $215.6B | 54thof 182 | 19thof 42 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $72,525 | 10thof 182 | 2ndof 42 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 82.5 years | 22ndof 195 | 7thof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.72 | 117thof 195 | 33rdof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $1,804 | 43rdof 191 | 8thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 99.4% | 6thof 195 | 4thof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 98.1% | 11thof 180 | 5thof 41 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 47.33 t | 1stof 181 | 1stof 47 |
No figure is published for Qatar on forest cover.
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Qatar compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 2,972,215 | 11,490 km² | $72,525 |
| Saudi Arabia | 36,973,555 | 2,149,690 km² | $34,537 |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Qatar · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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