United States vs Qatar

United States
North America
High income
Capital: Washington D.C.
Population
340.1M
GDP
$28.8T
Qatar
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
High income
Capital: Doha
Population
2.9M
GDP
$216.3B

POP 119.0x GDP 132.9x LE 3.6 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · United States vs Qatar

Forest Area100%Poverty (< $2.15/day)100%Renewable Energy Consump…100%Foreign Direct Investment99.8%GDP (Current USD)99.2%Population99.2%Intentional Homicides98.8%Unemployment Rate96.8%
WIDE pair: the board is the Forest Area gap first (United States HIC vs Qatar HIC).

Demographics: Population (United States, 99% spread)

Indicator United States Qatar Year
Population 340.1M 2.9M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 17.9% 1.7% 2024
Population Density 36.8 231.2 2023
Urban Population 80.1% 99.3% 2024

3 closer demographics rows sit on the United States and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (United States, 100% spread)

Indicator United States Qatar Year
Foreign Direct Investment $297.1B $460.2M 2024
GDP (Current USD) $28.8T $216.3B 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.0% 0.1% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 25.4% 100.2% 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the United States and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (United States, 85% spread)

Indicator United States Qatar Year
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 16.7% 2.5% 2023
Maternal Mortality Ratio 17 4 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 3.8% 6.2% 2022
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 3.7 3.0 2022

3 closer health rows sit on the United States and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (United States, 46% spread)

Indicator United States Qatar Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 79.4% 43.0% 2022
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.4% 3.2% 2021

4 closer education rows sit on the United States and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (United States, 100% spread)

Indicator United States Qatar Year
Forest Area 33.9% 0.0% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 10.9% 0.0% 2021
Freshwater Withdrawal 15.8% 446.4% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 13.6 47.3 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the United States and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Qatar, 26% spread)

Indicator United States Qatar Year
Mobile Subscriptions 113.2 153.6 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the United States and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Qatar, 100% spread)

Indicator United States Qatar Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 1.1% 0.0% 2024
Intentional Homicides 5.8 0.1 2023
Net Migration 1.3M 46.1K 2024
Male Labor Participation 67.4% 95.8% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the United States and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this United States vs Qatar comparison

United States (HIC, North America) vs Qatar (HIC, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 119.0x larger (340.1M vs 2.9M) and total GDP is 132.9x larger ($28.8T vs $216.3B). The gap board leads on Forest Area (~100% relative spread) across 48 indicators in 8 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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United States vs Qatar figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · WIDE scale band.