Qatar vs Zimbabwe: Number of people living in the capital city
Qatar
4.65 million people
in 2100
Zimbabwe
4.42 million people
in 2100
Qatar rank
47th
Zimbabwe rank
49th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Qatar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 4.65 million people against 4.42 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 231,930 people.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 49th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2.09 million people | 2.00 million people | 87,235 people | Qatar |
| 2030s | 2.38 million people | 2.48 million people | 99,565 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2040s | 2.62 million people | 3.08 million people | 463,285 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2050s | 2.89 million people | 3.55 million people | 651,055 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2060s | 3.22 million people | 3.85 million people | 630,685 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2070s | 3.57 million people | 4.09 million people | 516,035 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2080s | 3.95 million people | 4.26 million people | 310,245 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2090s | 4.35 million people | 4.37 million people | 18,455 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2100s | 4.65 million people | 4.42 million people | 231,930 people | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Qatar or Zimbabwe?
- Qatar, at 4.65 million people against 4.42 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Qatar and Zimbabwe?
- 231,930 people, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Zimbabwe?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Qatar and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Qatar ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 49th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.