Polity · 1973 CE – present
State of Qatar
قطر · Dawlat Qatar · Qatar
- Peak recorded area
- 12,778 km²
- 1973 CE
- Rulers on record
- 6
- from 1995 CE
- Data series
- 331
- 1973 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country's inhabitants.
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Territory
2 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 1 further extent, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 54 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population203 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 3.1Mpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy152 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 82.68years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 36.3Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 83.6years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 81.96years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Infant Mortality Rate76 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 5.61per 1000 live births2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 121 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP75 obs · 1945 CE–2019 CE | 137.1Kint'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP per capita73 obs · 1950 CE–2022 CE | 149.2K2011 int'l $2022 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Fao Barley Area Harvested64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 26ha2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Barley Production64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 142.84tonnes2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Camels Stocks64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 109.1Khead2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Cattle Stocks64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 45.4Khead2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
Military
6 of 46 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arms Imports Tiv Million47 obs · 1968 CE–2024 CE | 1,194tiv_million2024 CE · SIPRI Arms Transfers TIV |
| CINC Score46 obs · 1971 CE–2016 CE | 0.0018CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption46 obs · 1971 CE–2016 CE | 108.2Mcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production46 obs · 1971 CE–2016 CE | 2.5Mtons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel46 obs · 1971 CE–2016 CE | 12Kpersons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Mil Equip Armoured Fighting Vehicles Transport43 obs · 1972 CE–2014 CE | 294count2014 CE · rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 53 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Gas Production80 obs · 1945 CE–2024 CE | 1,794.5TWh2024 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Oil Production80 obs · 1945 CE–2024 CE | 877.85TWh2024 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Agricultural Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 6.44%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 1.83%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Arable Land per capita Ha63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 0.0079hectares per person2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Agricultural Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 74Kha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
6 of 25 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index80 obs · 1945 CE–2024 CE | 0.087index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index80 obs · 1945 CE–2024 CE | 0.08index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index80 obs · 1945 CE–2024 CE | 0.033index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type80 obs · 1945 CE–2024 CE | 0RoW index (0-3)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index80 obs · 1945 CE–2024 CE | 0.484index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Checks And Balances49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 1count2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
Development
6 of 32 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index80 obs · 1945 CE–2024 CE | 0.055index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Dpt Immunization %45 obs · 1980 CE–2024 CE | 96%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Measles Immunization %45 obs · 1980 CE–2024 CE | 99%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Pupil Teacher Ratio Primary45 obs · 1971 CE–2018 CE | 12.17ratio2018 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10044 obs · 1960 CE–2023 CE | 157.82per_1002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Pupil Teacher Ratio Secondary44 obs · 1971 CE–2018 CE | 11.04ratio2018 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Rulers
6 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al ThaniHead of State1995 CE – 2013 CE
- Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al ThaniHead of Government2007 CE – 2013 CE
- Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al ThaniHead of Government2013 CE – 2020 CE
- Tamim bin Hamad AlHead of State2013 CE –
- Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al ThaniHead of Government2020 CE – 2023 CE
- Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al ThaniHead of Government2023 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- Location
- Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
- Government type
- absolute monarchy
- Executive branch
- chief of state: Amir TAMIM bin Hamad Al Thani (since 25 June 2013); head of government: Prime Minister and Foreign Minister MUHAMMAD bin Abd al-Rahman Al Thani (since 7 March 2023); cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the amir; election/appointment process: the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the amir
- Ethnic groups
- non-Qatari 88.4%, Qatari 11.6% (2015 est.)
- Natural resources
- petroleum, fish, natural gas
- Economy
- high-income, oil-and-gas-based Middle Eastern economy; implementing “National Vision 2030” government strategy for economic development, diversification, and favorable business conditions to boost investment and employment; expansion of LNG sector expected to boost growth; Islamic finance leader
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Qatari rials (QAR)
Memberships
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1971 CE –
- Arab LeagueALInternational organisation · member1971 CE –
- 23-member Entente (1945)Historical alliance · member1971 CE –
- 21-member Defense Pact (1950)Military alliance · member1971 CE –
- GCCGCCEconomic bloc · founding member1981 CE –
- 6-member Defense Pact (2000)Military alliance · member2000 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CIA World Factbook 2024
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023DPI 2023
Cruz, C., Keefer, P. & Scartascini, C. (2023). Database of Political Institutions 2023. Inter-American Development Bank.
IDB open data, attribution
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data (2024). Energy dataset. Based on Energy Institute & Ember.
CC BY 4.0
rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0v1.0
Reconstructed Data on Military Capabilities (rDMC), v1.0. Harvard Dataverse.
Academic use, attribution
SIPRI (2024). Arms Transfers Database (Trend-Indicator Values).
Free for non-commercial use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment)2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment series). Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
State of Qatar is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.