Development Ledger · Middle East & North Africa
Qatar
HDI rank 43 of 193High incomeGDI group 2
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.886
+0.119 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
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Not computed
Life expectancy
82.4 yrs
Expected schooling 13.1 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$105,353
Mean schooling 10.8 yrs
HDI over Time
Qatar against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.960
Education0.724
Income1.000
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.64. A child born today will be 64% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Qatar against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.