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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Qatar: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Qatar is placed 82nd of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 4.1 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 3.92 (2023).
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82nd
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Qatar on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
3.92
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Qatar: 3.92. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Western Asia
- 2.49 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 7.36
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.886
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 43rd of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Qatar: 0.886. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.94 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 0.9
02Over time
Which way Qatar is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar fell from 11.46 in 2000 to 3.92 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2023 3.92 46.7 2022 8.02 53.0 2021 7.09 76.6 2020 6.30 56.0 2019 4.54 48.4 2018 4.81 49.3 2017 5.07 47.2 2016 5.40 50.6 2015 5.71 51.9 2014 6.12 52.8 2013 6.46 53.3 2012 6.77 54.6 2011 7.20 55.0 2010 7.62 56.1 2009 8.03 56.3 2008 8.73 55.8 2007 9.03 56.8 2006 9.83 58.1 2005 10.68 60.1 2004 10.72 63.0 2003 10.87 66.8 2002 11.19 66.0 2001 11.62 68.1 2000 11.46 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar rose from 0.795 in 2000 to 0.886 in 2023; the world median went from 0.672 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2023 0.886 0.7620 2022 0.883 0.7610 2021 0.866 0.7450 2020 0.872 0.7425 2019 0.880 0.7515 2018 0.876 0.7520 2017 0.870 0.7480 2016 0.861 0.7500 2015 0.860 0.7430 2014 0.857 0.7410 2013 0.859 0.7390 2012 0.846 0.7350 2011 0.835 0.7250 2010 0.834 0.7250 2009 0.838 0.7220 2008 0.839 0.7180 2007 0.831 0.7100 2006 0.822 0.7045 2005 0.815 0.6960 2004 0.807 0.6960 2003 0.804 0.6910 2002 0.798 0.6845 2001 0.795 0.6770 2000 0.795 0.6720
03In context
Qatar beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Qatar and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia | 50th | 64 | 7.36 | 0.9 |
| Qatar | 82nd | 4.1 | 3.92 | 0.886 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Qatar in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Qatar is ahead of the world, and behind
39 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median28
Statistics on which Qatar does better than the middle country measured.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,890149,17112,890No real change since 2012
Qatar: 149,171 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 1st of 166 · derived.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.837.675.8No earlier reading
Qatar: 37.6 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 90th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,07218,2753,072▲ Improved since 2013
Qatar: 18,275 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 179 · derived.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,265110,13617,265No real change since 2015
Qatar: 110,136 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 5th of 185 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486901,77746,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Qatar: 901,777 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 5th of 150 · derived.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.102.1No real change since 2014
Qatar: 0 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909990▲ Improved since 2015
Qatar: 99 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.11.717.1No earlier reading
Qatar: 1.7 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 135th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6764.2446.67No real change since 2012
Qatar: 64.24 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 20th of 195 · derived.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6382.3774.63▲ Improved since 2013
Qatar: 82.37 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 26th of 222 · derived.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,230282,99725,230▲ Improved since 2010
Qatar: 282,997 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 20th of 151 · derived.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.410098.4No earlier reading
Qatar: 100 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1632.8138.163▲ Improved since 2013
Qatar: 2.813 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 170th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5461.63.546No earlier reading
Qatar: 1.6 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 132nd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.86.2413.8No earlier reading
Qatar: 6.24 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 128th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.264.84312.26No real change since 2014
Qatar: 4.843 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 151st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8581.4682.858No real change since 2014
Qatar: 1.468 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 151st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI)OECD Development Assistance Committee · 2025 · world median 0.270.430.27▲ Improved since 2019
Qatar: 0.43 · world median 0.27 · ODA given (% of the provider's GNI, grant equivalent). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.05 to 1.03; higher is better.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.545.88514.54No real change since 2014
Qatar: 5.885 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 150th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919691▼ Worsened since 2015
Qatar: 96 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1343.8068.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Qatar: 3.806 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 146th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.6380.564▲ Improved since 2010
Qatar: 0.638 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 49th of 172 · derived.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.1950.351▲ Improved since 2013
Qatar: 0.195 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 52nd of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7445.3740.74No earlier reading
Qatar: 45.37 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 54th of 136 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93310.779.933No real change since 2013
Qatar: 10.77 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 77th of 193 · derived.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.219.95610.21No real change since 2010
Qatar: 9.956 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 86th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 010No earlier reading
Qatar: 1 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9711.0360.971▼ Worsened since 2013
Qatar: 1.036 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 96th of 184 · derived.
Behind the world median7
Statistics on which Qatar does worse than the middle country measured.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.368.169.3▲ Improved since 2016
Qatar: 68.1 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 99th of 188 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.1413.34▲ Improved since 2013
Qatar: 13.14 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 107th of 195 · derived.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.97.243.9No earlier reading
Qatar: 7.2 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.751.323.75No earlier reading
Qatar: 1.3 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.8880.8No earlier reading
Qatar: 8 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.9445.9No earlier reading
Qatar: 4 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.2760.678No real change since 2013
Qatar: 0.276 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 156th of 156 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Qatar: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Qatar: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.267.87911.26Moved since 2015
Qatar: 7.879 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 95th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 133.113No earlier reading
Qatar: 3.1 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
No current reading for Qatar
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution (last 2011), Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Foundational ID Ownership, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Multidimensional Poverty Measure, Net Official Development Assistance Received (last 1995), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day (last 2017), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day (last 2017), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day (last 2017), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day (last 2017), Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day (last 2017) and Prosperity Gap (last 2017). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Qatar’s 16 topics
Development & Human Capital is Qatar’s 8th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labourjoint 8th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 16th of 1933/4 keys
- Digital & Technology27th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade27th of 1773/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality25th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 34th of 2003/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 59th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital82nd of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security75th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge84th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture82nd of 1842/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation84th of 1763/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 124th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 110th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality179th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability186th of 1863/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Qatar can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Israel10th3/3 keysThis page
Qatar82nd3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Qatar and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Qatar on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Qatar rank on development & human capital?
Qatar is placed 82nd of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Qatar?
4.1 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Qatar?
3.92 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Qatar compare with Saudi Arabia on development & human capital?
Saudi Arabia is placed 50th of 196, and Qatar 82nd. Social Protection Coverage: Saudi Arabia 64, Qatar 4.1; Maternal Mortality Ratio: Saudi Arabia 7.36, Qatar 3.92; Human Development Index: Saudi Arabia 0.9, Qatar 0.886.
How have Qatar’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 11.46 in 2000 to 3.92 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.795 in 2000 to 0.886 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Qatar?
No current reading is published for Qatar on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Foundational ID Ownership, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Multidimensional Poverty Measure, Net Official Development Assistance Received, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day and Prosperity Gap. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 39 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Qatar’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Qatar (banner) — Haakon S. Krohn derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Qatar: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/qatar/development