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Qatar

State of Qatar · دولة قطر

Capital
Doha
Population
2.97 million 2025
Area
11,586 km²
Neighbours
1
Locator map of QatarQATARDohaSAUDI ARABIAUNITED ARABEMIRATESOMANPersian Gulf0100 km
Qatar hatched, Doha marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 25.4°N 51.2°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Qatar lies in Western Asia, and its one land border is with Saudi Arabia. With 11,586 km², it is about the size of Vanuatu and Jamaica and ranks 158th of 195 by area.

Its population was 2.97 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 59th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. Density is 257 people per km². 99.4% of people lived in urban areas in 2025. It grew by 3.92% in 2025, the 4th-fastest rate of the 194.

GDP per capita was US$72,525 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 12th of 191 and 2nd of 46 in Asia. Life expectancy at birth was 82.5 years in 2024. Forest covers 0.1% of its land (2024). 98.1% of people used the internet in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 177 km, between 24.6°N and 26.2°N. Doha's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 100 km from the Pitcairn Islands, the nearest land.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population2,972,2152025, World Bank136th of 19442nd of 47
Area11,586 km²world-countries158th of 19541st of 47
GDPUS$215.6 billion2025, World Bank, current US$55th of 19120th of 46
GDP per capitaUS$72,5252025, World Bank, current US$12th of 1912nd of 46
Population density257 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries40th of 19416th of 47
Life expectancy82.5 years2024, World Bank22nd of 1947th of 47
Urban population99.4%2025, World Bank6th of 1944th of 47
Forest area0.1% of land2024, World Bank189th of 19446th of 47
Population growth+3.92% a year2025, World Bank4th of 1944th of 47
Internet users98.1%2024, World Bank11th of 1885th of 45
Fertility rate1.72 births per woman2024, World Bank118th of 19433rd of 47
Land neighbours1world-countries; among the 195141st of 19538th of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaVanuatu, Jamaica and Gambia

Closest in populationLithuania, Armenia and Namibia

Neighbours 1 country by land, nearest capital first

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Doha
25.29°N 51.53°E
Northernmost latitude
26.15°N
Southernmost latitude
24.57°N
Westernmost longitude
50.76°E
Easternmost longitude
51.61°E
North to south
about 177 km
Antipode of Doha
25.29°S 128.47°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 100 km from the nearest land (Pitcairn Islands)