Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Population by income level, annual growth rate
Qatar
4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
4.74 % change on previous year
in 2025
Qatar rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd
Population by income level, annual growth rate over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.74 % change on previous year against 4 % change on previous year in Qatar, a difference of 0.74 % change on previous year.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.39 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 8.56 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1970s | 9.66 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 4.4 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1980s | 5.11 % change on previous year | 5.91 % change on previous year | 0.7982 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.71 % change on previous year | 4.33 % change on previous year | 0.6183 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 10.35 % change on previous year | 4.58 % change on previous year | 5.77 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2010s | 5.15 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.2 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 4.74 % change on previous year against 4 % change on previous year in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.74 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
- Qatar ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.