Which has higher land area, Bahrain or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 960 sq. km against 800 sq. km in Bahrain as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Bahrain and Sao Tome and Principe?

160 sq. km, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sao Tome and Principe?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Sao Tome and Principe: Land area

Bahrain

800 sq. km

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

960 sq. km

in 2023

Bahrain rank

180th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

177th

Land area over time

Bahrain
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 960 sq. km against 800 sq. km in Bahrain, a difference of 160 sq. km.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 180th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th of 216 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	690 sq. km	960 sq. km	270 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	690 sq. km	960 sq. km	270 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	690 sq. km	960 sq. km	270 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	706 sq. km	960 sq. km	254 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	733 sq. km	960 sq. km	227 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	773.5 sq. km	960 sq. km	186.5 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	791.25 sq. km	960 sq. km	168.75 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Bahrain or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 960 sq. km against 800 sq. km in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Bahrain and Sao Tome and Principe?: 160 sq. km, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sao Tome and Principe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for land area?: Bahrain ranks 180th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.