Which has higher surface area, Bahamas or Qatar?

Bahamas, at 13,878 sq. km against 11,637 sq. km in Qatar as of 2024.

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

2,241 sq. km, with Bahamas ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Bahamas vs Qatar: Surface area (sq. km)

Bahamas

13,878 sq. km

in 2024

Qatar

11,637 sq. km

in 2024

Bahamas rank

158th

Qatar rank

161st

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Bahamas
Qatar

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 13,878 sq. km against 11,637 sq. km in Qatar, a difference of 2,241 sq. km.

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

Across all 64 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 158th and Qatar ranks 161st of 216 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	13,879 sq. km	11,519 sq. km	2,360 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 13,878 sq. km against 11,637 sq. km in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Bahamas and Qatar?: 2,241 sq. km, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Qatar?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Qatar rank globally for surface area?: Bahamas ranks 158th and Qatar ranks 161st of 216 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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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: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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