Which has higher surface area, Bahamas or East Timor?

East Timor, at 14,870 sq. km against 13,878 sq. km in Bahamas as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Bahamas and East Timor?

992 sq. km, with East Timor ahead.

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

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

Bahamas vs East Timor: Surface area (sq. km)

Bahamas

13,878 sq. km

in 2024

East Timor

14,870 sq. km

in 2024

Bahamas rank

158th

East Timor rank

156th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Bahamas
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 14,870 sq. km against 13,878 sq. km in Bahamas, a difference of 992 sq. km.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

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

Bahamas ranks 158th and East Timor ranks 156th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1960s	13,880 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	990 sq. km	East Timor
1970s	13,880 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	990 sq. km	East Timor
1980s	13,880 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	990 sq. km	East Timor
1990s	13,880 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	990 sq. km	East Timor
2000s	13,880 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	990 sq. km	East Timor
2010s	13,880 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	990 sq. km	East Timor
2020s	13,879 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	990.8 sq. km	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Bahamas or East Timor?: East Timor, at 14,870 sq. km against 13,878 sq. km in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Bahamas and East Timor?: 992 sq. km, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and East Timor?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and East Timor rank globally for surface area?: Bahamas ranks 158th and East Timor ranks 156th 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.