India vs Qatar: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 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 107 compared metrics, India wins on 53 and Qatar wins on 44.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇶🇦 QatarShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %99.65 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points58.25 points
Radios116256,000
Televisions63230,000
Waterways16,180none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇶🇦 QatarShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $789.72M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $274.10B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %5 %
Coal Revenue1.150
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %4.95 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7186.1
Electricity Consumption1.1437.24
Electricity Exports5.150
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants120
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables161
Electricity Imports5.620
Electricity Installed Capacity367.88.8
Electricity Production1.3939.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita814.31 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.535.1
Gross Fixed Investment3028.2
Gross National Saving28.850.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %1.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %1.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.4339.9
Natural Gas Exports76.45126.5
Natural Gas Imports23.960
Natural Gas Production31.54166.4
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.2924.07
Oil Consumption3.18166,000
Oil Exports825,6001.04
Oil Imports3.064,108
Oil Production954,0001.44
Oil Proved Reserves5.6825.38
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 peopleNA
Public Debt46.546.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.52277,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.31485,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,30012,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.9273,800
Remittances3.50.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.140
Taxes and Other Revenues12.0226.4
Unemployment Rate4.3 %0.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇶🇦 QatarShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M6.27M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.82127.78
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
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country432 Cubic meters per year0.06 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.9158

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇶🇦 QatarShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %7.24 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.70
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km740 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km563 km
Irrigated Land754,562130

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇶🇦 QatarShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %84.03 %
Administrative Divisions288
Independence153
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇶🇦 QatarShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.524.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km1.1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %4 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %35.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.3<200 (2020 est.)
Underweight Children Under 531.52.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇳 India🇶🇦 QatarShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07M22,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇶🇦 QatarShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %62.44 %
Human Capital Index0.520.67
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years84.14 years
Median age of population29.19 years34.17 years
Population Change14.13M persons69,686 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km275.98 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons3.18M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.1
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %9.19 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %37.5 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %1.42 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons590,690.4 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.692.12
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years9.32 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people798,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95170.48
Military Manpower at Military Age1718
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 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km3.02 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %0.57 %
Population living in slums5.41 %0 %
Total deaths8.28M persons3,285.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %42.25 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman1.75 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons42,281.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births6.98 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇶🇦 QatarShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.141.3
Airports3158
Civil Air Travel933
Heliports28912

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