Gambia vs Qatar: Population, total
Gambia
2.82 million
in 2025
Qatar
2.97 million
in 2025
Gambia rank
141st
Qatar rank
138th
Population, total over time
- Gambia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.97 million against 2.82 million in Gambia, a difference of 150,130.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 141st and Qatar ranks 138th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 451,336 | 64,004 | 387,332 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 601,508 | 186,131 | 415,377 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 850,445 | 354,087 | 496,358 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 1.24 million | 513,557 | 727,764 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 1.65 million | 959,481 | 692,725 | Gambia |
| 2010s | 2.19 million | 2.16 million | 30,973 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 2.67 million | 2.74 million | 72,388 | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Gambia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.97 million against 2.82 million in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Gambia and Qatar?
- 150,130, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Qatar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Qatar rank globally for population, total?
- Gambia ranks 141st and Qatar ranks 138th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.