India vs Qatar: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing India and Qatar: India leads on Oil Exports (825,600) against Qatar (1.04); India leads on Oil Production (954,000) against Qatar (1.44); Qatar leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (485,000) against India (1.30). Across 118 compared metrics, India wins on 60 and Qatar wins on 48.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡¶šŸ‡¦ QatarShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)64.94 %98.09 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %99.65 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points58.25 pointsā˜…
Radios116256,000ā˜…
Televisions63230,000ā˜…
Waterways16,180none

Economy

49 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡¶šŸ‡¦ QatarShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $ā˜…789.72M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $ā˜…274.10B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)33.62 %ā˜…30.64 %
Apple Import Volume519.65M tonnesā˜…27.93M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %ā˜…5 %
Coal Revenue1.15ā˜…0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %ā˜…4.95 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDPā˜…2.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7186.1ā˜…
Electricity Consumption1.1437.24ā˜…
Electricity Exports5.15ā˜…0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71100ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants12ā˜…0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2ā˜…0
Electricity from Other Renewables16ā˜…1
Electricity Imports5.62ā˜…0
Electricity Installed Capacity367.8ā˜…8.8
Electricity Production1.3939.78ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita814.31 USD per capitaā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient25.535.1ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment30ā˜…28.2
Gross National Saving28.850.2ā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %ā˜…1.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %1.3 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP5 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption55.43ā˜…39.9
Natural Gas Exports76.45126.5ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports23.96ā˜…0
Natural Gas Production31.54166.4ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.2924.07ā˜…
Oil Consumption3.18166,000ā˜…
Oil Exports825,600ā˜…1.04
Oil Imports3.064,108ā˜…
Oil Production954,000ā˜…1.44
Oil Proved Reserves5.6825.38ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 peopleNA
Public Debt46.5ā˜…46.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USDā˜…2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.52277,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.31485,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,300ā˜…12,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.9273,800ā˜…
Remittances3.5ā˜…0.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.14ā˜…0
Robotics Research Funding0.66 USDā˜…0.53 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues12.0226.4ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries778.02B USDā˜…161.69B USD
Unemployment Rate4.3 %0.2 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate55.66 %ā˜…87.01 %

Environment

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡¶šŸ‡¦ QatarShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M6.27Mā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.82ā˜…127.78
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;not specific;
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivmost of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation7.76 sq km15.54 sq kmā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country432 Cubic meters per yearā˜…0.06 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.9158ā˜…

Geography

6 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡¶šŸ‡¦ QatarShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %ā˜…7.24 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.7ā˜…0
Agricultural land1.78M sq. kmā˜…740 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km2.97Mā˜…11,490
Coastline Length (km)7,000 kmā˜…563 km
Irrigated Land754,562ā˜…130

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡¶šŸ‡¦ QatarShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %84.03 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions28ā˜…8
Independence15ā˜…3
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡¶šŸ‡¦ QatarShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water76.44 %95.35 %ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.524.6ā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita447.76 USD2,289.32 USDā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDPā˜…2.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq kmā˜…1.1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %4 %ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %ā˜…35.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.3<200 (2020 est.)
Underweight Children Under 531.52.3ā˜…

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡¶šŸ‡¦ QatarShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07Mā˜…22,000

People and Society

29 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡¶šŸ‡¦ QatarShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %ā˜…62.44 %
Human Capital Index0.520.67ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years84.14 yearsā˜…
Median age of population29.19 years34.17 yearsā˜…
Population Change14.13M personsā˜…69,686 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km275.98 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population1.48B personsā˜…3.18M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.14ā˜…0.1
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %ā˜…9.19 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %ā˜…37.5 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %1.42 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDPā˜…3.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M personsā˜…590,690.4 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.69ā˜…2.12
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 yearsā˜…9.32 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people798,000 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95170.48ā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1718ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year cotypically 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 urbanization84.2 %93.46 %ā˜…
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km3.02 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate0.72 %ā˜…0.57 %
Population living in slums5.41 %ā˜…0 %
Total deaths8.28M persons3,285.8 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %ā˜…42.25 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per womanā˜…1.75 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons42,281.1 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births6.98 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡¶šŸ‡¦ QatarShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.141.3ā˜…
Airports315ā˜…8
Civil Air Travel93ā˜…3
Heliports289ā˜…12

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡¶šŸ‡¦ QatarShare
Current Bank Rate5.25 %ā˜…4.1 %

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