Qatar vs United Arab Emirates

Qatar and United Arab Emirates compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• United Arab Emirates has about 3.9 times as many people as Qatar: 11.5 million against 3 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Qatar ($72,525 in 2025) is 44% higher than in United Arab Emirates ($50,274 in 2024).
• The economy grew faster in United Arab Emirates (4% in 2024) than in Qatar (2.9% in 2025), a difference of 1.1 percentage points.
• Consumer price inflation was the same in Qatar (1.3% in 2024) and United Arab Emirates (1.3% in 2025).
• The unemployment rate was higher in United Arab Emirates (2.2%) than in Qatar (0.1%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in United Arab Emirates can expect to live 0.6 years longer than one born in Qatar: 83.1 years against 82.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Qatar is older: half of its people are over 33.2 years, against 31.2 years in United Arab Emirates in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in United Arab Emirates (100%) than in Qatar (98.1%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Qatar (47.3 tonnes) are about 2.6 times as high as in United Arab Emirates (18.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in United Arab Emirates (4.6%) than in Qatar (0.1%), a difference of 4.5 percentage points in 2024.