Qatar vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Qatar
12.93 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Upper middle income
686,777 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
16th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Qatar
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 12.93 million current US$ per square kilometre against 686,777 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.24 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 18.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 440,470 current US$ per square kilometre | 42,904 current US$ per square kilometre | 397,566 current US$ per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1990s | 646,078 current US$ per square kilometre | 78,421 current US$ per square kilometre | 567,657 current US$ per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2000s | 3.06 million current US$ per square kilometre | 164,228 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.90 million current US$ per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2010s | 10.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | 463,397 current US$ per square kilometre | 10.08 million current US$ per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 12.08 million current US$ per square kilometre | 608,880 current US$ per square kilometre | 11.47 million current US$ per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Qatar or Upper middle income?
- Qatar, at 12.93 million current US$ per square kilometre against 686,777 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Qatar and Upper middle income?
- 12.24 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Upper middle income?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Qatar and Upper middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.