Which has higher surface area, Bahamas or Qatar?

Bahamas, at 13,880 sq. km against 11,490 sq. km in Qatar as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Bahamas and Qatar?

2,390 sq. km, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Qatar?

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

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Qatar: Surface area

Bahamas

13,880 sq. km

in 2023

Qatar

11,490 sq. km

in 2023

Bahamas rank

158th

Qatar rank

161st

Surface area over time

Bahamas
Qatar

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 13,880 sq. km against 11,490 sq. km in Qatar, a difference of 2,390 sq. km.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 158th and Qatar ranks 161st of 215 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	13,880 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	2,270 sq. km	Bahamas
1970s	13,880 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	2,270 sq. km	Bahamas
1980s	13,880 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	2,270 sq. km	Bahamas
1990s	13,880 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	2,270 sq. km	Bahamas
2000s	13,880 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	2,270 sq. km	Bahamas
2010s	13,880 sq. km	11,538 sq. km	2,342 sq. km	Bahamas
2020s	13,880 sq. km	11,490 sq. km	2,390 sq. km	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Bahamas or Qatar?: Bahamas, at 13,880 sq. km against 11,490 sq. km in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Bahamas and Qatar?: 2,390 sq. km, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Qatar?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Qatar rank globally for surface area?: Bahamas ranks 158th and Qatar ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.