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New Zealand vs Qatar: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

New Zealand
nzl
Leads on 60 of 119 metrics
Qatar
qat
Leads on 42 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing New Zealand and Qatar: Qatar leads on Major Urban Areas Population (798,000 people) against New Zealand (1.67 people); Qatar leads on Televisions (230,000) against New Zealand (1.93); Qatar leads on Radios (256,000) against New Zealand (3.75). Across 119 compared metrics, New Zealand wins on 60 and Qatar wins on 42.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 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
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇶🇦 QatarShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)93.52 %98.09 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)96.16 %99.65 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 96% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score81.37 points★58.25 points
Radios3.75256,000★
Televisions1.93230,000★
Waterways1,609none

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇶🇦 QatarShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country17.05B $★789.72M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars284.58B $★274.10B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.26 %30.64 %★
Apple Import Volume825,370 tonnes27.93M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.75 %5 %★
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.1 %★4.95 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.2 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index100★86.1
Electricity Consumption39.5★37.24
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants58★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables20★1
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity9.3★8.8
Electricity Production42.53★39.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)121.65 USD per capita814.31 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient36.241.1★
Gross Fixed Investment19.528.2★
Gross National Saving2150.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1 %1.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %1.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption5.1839.9★
Natural Gas Exports0126.5★
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production5.1166.4★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves33.7★24.07
Oil Consumption149,700166,000★
Oil Exports47,200★1.04
Oil Imports138,000★4,108
Oil Production60,480★1.44
Oil Proved Reserves112.5★25.38
Population Below Poverty LineNANA
Public Debt5446.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.1 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption169,100277,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1,782485,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports56,000★12,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production115,100273,800★
Remittances0.30.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.5★0
Robotics Research Funding1.49 USD★0.68 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues29.93★26.4
Top Exporting Countries60.00B USD161.69B USD★
Unemployment Rate4.9 %0.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate70.35 %★87.01 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇶🇦 QatarShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)919,618★6.27M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions33.51★127.78
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;not specific;
Population Distributionover three quarters of New Zealanders, including the Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areasmost of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation33.4 sq km★15.54 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year0.06 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources327★58

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇶🇦 QatarShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.92 %7.24 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)294.65★0
Agricultural land91,806 sq. km★740 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)15,134 km★563 km
Irrigated Land7,000★130

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇶🇦 QatarShare
Rule of Law Index by Country94.02 %★84.03 %
Administrative Divisions16★8
Independence26★3
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇶🇦 QatarShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water100 %★95.35 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.11★32.36
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.724.6★
Health Care Spending per Capita6,579.86 USD★2,289.32 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km★1.1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %4 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)30.8 %★35.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,600<200 (2020 est.)
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People9 per 100,000 people★2 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇶🇦 QatarShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)10,00022,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇶🇦 QatarShare
Currently married (Percent)57.19 %62.44 %★
Human Capital Index0.77★0.67
Life expectancy at birth84.03 years84.14 years★
Median age of population37.98 years★34.17 years
Population Change50,085.3 persons69,686 persons★
Population density19.96 per sq. km★275.98 per sq. km
Total population5.29M persons★3.18M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.1
Birth Rate (%)12.4 %★9.19 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate79.9 %★37.5 %
Death Rate (%)6.93 %1.42 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP★3.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.20M persons★590,690.4 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate3.12★2.12
Learning-adjusted years of school11.2 years★9.32 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.67 people798,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)177.74★170.48
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
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 urbanization76.31 %93.46 %★
Physician Density3.61 people/sq km★3.02 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.83 %★0.57 %
Population living in slums0 %0 %
Total deaths40,098.2 persons3,285.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)68.32 %★42.25 %
Total fertility rate1.65 per woman1.75 per woman★
Total net-migration31,423.4 persons42,281.1 persons★
Under-five mortality rate4.26 per live births★6.98 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇶🇦 QatarShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.76★1.3
Airports206★8
Civil Air Travelabout 40 major transport aircraft3
Heliports62★12

Other

1 metric
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇶🇦 QatarShare
Current Bank Rate2.25 %4.1 %★

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