The Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) - Qatar Dashboard

The GCI Dashboard

Country Rank

55

Qatar

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

3

Recovery Index
57.18
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

5

Severity Index
84.30
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

73.91

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

2,781,677

(Medium Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

61150

(High income)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating Guide

5	Countries who have made the most progress in curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)
4
3
2	Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis and who may need to consider maintaining stringent non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1

COVID-19 Severity Rating Guide

1	Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
2
3	Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory

Qatar - published 28.07.2020

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter Qatar.
- This does not apply to:
- nationals of Qatar;
- passengers with a permanent residence permit issued by Qatar;
- passengers with a temporary residence permit issued by Qatar. They must have a return permit obtained at
https://portal.www.gov.qa/
;
- immediate family members of nationals of Qatar;
- domestic workers if accompanied by a national of Qatar or by an immediate family member of a national of Qatar.
2. Passengers are subject to medical screening on arrival.
- This does not apply to passengers with a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 48 hours before arrival by one of the following hospitals in Turkey:
- Ankara Sehir Hospital in Ankara;
- Yeshel Koi Murat Delmanlar Hospital in Istanbul;
- Basaksehir Cam ve Sakura Hospital in Istanbul;
- Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital In Istanbul.
3. Passengers must have a quarantine hotel reservation made at
www.discoverqatar.qa
for a duration of 7 days.
- This does not apply to the following passengers who are subject to self-quarantine for 7 days:
- passengers arriving from Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China (People\'s Rep.), Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom or Vietnam;
- residents of Qatar;
- passengers older than 55 years;
- passengers with a medical condition;
- passengers with a medical treatment from the ministry of public health;
- pregnant women;
- mothers of children younger than 5 years;
- disabled passengers who require support to carry out activities;
- disabled children and their mothers;
- passengers with immediate family members who have passed away within 10 days before arrival.
More information about quarantine can be found at
https://covid19.moph.gov.qa
.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter Qatar.

- This does not apply to:

- nationals of Qatar;

- passengers with a permanent residence permit issued by Qatar;

- passengers with a temporary residence permit issued by Qatar. They must have a return permit obtained at

https://portal.www.gov.qa/

;

- immediate family members of nationals of Qatar;

- domestic workers if accompanied by a national of Qatar or by an immediate family member of a national of Qatar.

2. Passengers are subject to medical screening on arrival.

- This does not apply to passengers with a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 48 hours before arrival by one of the following
hospitals in Turkey:

- Ankara Sehir Hospital in Ankara;

- Yeshel Koi Murat Delmanlar Hospital in Istanbul;

- Basaksehir Cam ve Sakura Hospital in Istanbul;

- Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital In Istanbul.

3. Passengers must have a quarantine hotel reservation made at

www.discoverqatar.qa

for a duration of 7 days.

- This does not apply to the following passengers who are subject to self-quarantine for 7 days:

- passengers arriving from Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China (People\'s Rep.), Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom or Vietnam;

- residents of Qatar;

- passengers older than 55 years;

- passengers with a medical condition;

- passengers with a medical treatment from the ministry of public health;

- pregnant women;

- mothers of children younger than 5 years;

- disabled passengers who require support to carry out activities;

- disabled children and their mothers;

- passengers with immediate family members who have passed away within 10 days before arrival.

More information about quarantine can be found at

https://covid19.moph.gov.qa

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

Qatar Infection Trend

How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.

Countries with Similar Characteristics

This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Country	Recovery Index	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Qatar	57.18	2,781,677	Medium Density	High income	26-30 deg
Panama	31.41	4,176,873	Medium Density	High income	26-30 deg	100%
United Arab Emirates	66.64	9,630,959	Medium Density	High income	26-30 deg	100%
Austria	70.42	8,840,521	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	85%
Croatia	63.10	4,087,843	Medium Density	High income	11-20 deg	85%
Denmark	67.15	5,793,636	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	85%
Estonia	73.03	1,321,977	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	85%
Hungary	65.51	9,775,564	Medium Density	High income	11-20 deg	85%
Ireland	70.26	4,867,309	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	85%
Kuwait	42.85	4,137,309	Medium Density	High income	21-25 deg	85%
Latvia	80.33	1,927,174	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	85%

In Collaboration and
Partnership with:

Key Sponsors: