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Australia vs Qatar: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 58 of 108 metrics
Qatar
qat
Leads on 35 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Qatar: Australia leads on Oil Production (549,200) against Qatar (1.44); Australia leads on Oil Exports (312,600) against Qatar (1.04); Qatar leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (277,000) against Australia (1.18). Across 108 compared metrics, Australia wins on 58 and Qatar wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %99.65 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★58.25 points
Radios25.5256,000★
Televisions10.15230,000★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★789.72M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★274.10B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★4.95 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7986.1★
Electricity Consumption229.4★37.24
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★1
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★8.8
Electricity Production243★39.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita814.31 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient34.335.1★
Gross Fixed Investment28.228.2
Gross National Saving2150.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %1.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %1.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★39.9
Natural Gas Exports67.96126.5★
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2166.4★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.9924.07★
Oil Consumption960,800★166,000
Oil Exports312,600★1.04
Oil Imports731,400★4,108
Oil Production549,200★1.44
Oil Proved Reserves3.3225.38★
Population Below Poverty LineNANA
Public Debt5846.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18277,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120485,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★12,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★273,800
Remittances0.10.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0
Taxes and Other Revenues23.626.4★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %0.2 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M★6.27M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65127.78★
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bymost of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★0.06 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★58

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %7.24 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★0
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★740 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★563 km
Irrigated Land19,450★130

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★84.03 %
Administrative Divisions68★
Independence13★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.07★18.72
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.424.6★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★1.1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★4 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %★35.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000<200 (2020 est.)
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★22,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %62.44 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.67
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★84.14 years
Median age of population38.51 years★34.17 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★69,686 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★275.98 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★3.18M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.1
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %★9.19 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★37.5 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %1.42 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★3.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★590,690.4 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★2.12
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★9.32 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people798,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★170.48
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation17typically 18-30 for voluntary service for men and women; compulsory military service for men 18-35; compulsory service is from 4-12 months, depending on educational and professional circumstances (2025) note: the military incorporates about 2,000 conscrip
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %93.46 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★3.02 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.57 %
Population living in slums0.03 %★0 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons3,285.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★42.25 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman1.75 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★42,281.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★6.98 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇶🇦 QatarShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★1.3
Airports2,257★8
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft3
Heliports392★12

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