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Country
Map of Qatar
Asia · Doha
Qatar lies on the Arabian Plate. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 1.5 out of 10, a very low level.
- Capital
- Doha
- Population
- 2,639,211
- Area
- 11,437 km²
- Continent
- Asia
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 683to coastal floods
Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- River FloodLow
- Urban FloodLow
- TsunamiLow
- EarthquakeVery Low
- LandslideVery Low
- CycloneVery Low
- WildfireVery Low
Volcanoes
No volcano active over the last 10,000 years is recorded in this country.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
No major earthquake has been recorded in this country since 1900.
Tsunamis
1 major tsunami has reached Qatar since 1900. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 2017Tsunami (Iran) · 0.2 m
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution