Qatar vs Saudi Arabia
Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.8 years in Qatar and 7.9 years in Saudi Arabia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Qatar, by 0.9 years, or 1.11 times that in Saudi Arabia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Qatar has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Qatar ranked 62 and Saudi Arabia ranked 87 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Qatar | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 8 | 7.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Qatar vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyQatar: 82.4 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityQatar: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityQatar: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionQatar: 3.48% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateQatar: 4.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationQatar: 2.98 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthQatar: 2.24% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateQatar: 1.73 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationQatar: 99.4% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageQatar: 33.2 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overQatar: 1.6% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateQatar: 13.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingQatar: 6.5% of GDP in 2022Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsQatar: $16.1B in 2022Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personQatar: $5,428 in 2022Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingQatar: 26.9% of government spending in 2022Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelQatar: 22,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerQatar: 0.18% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersQatar: 1.07% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsQatar: 1.05 billion TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsQatar: 2 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023