Bahamas is 1.13× the size of Qatar

Bahamas covers about 12,600 km² (4,870 mi²) and Qatar about 11,200 km² (4,310 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

12,600km²Bahamas
11,200km²Qatar

200 km

Bahamas
Qatar

What fits

Qatar is 88% of the size of Bahamas.
Bahamas is larger by 1,450 km² (561 mi²), which is 13% of the area of Qatar.
Measured in Belgiums: Bahamas is about 0.41, Qatar about 0.36.

How they differ

Bahamas is larger, but Qatar has the larger population: 2.6 million against 399,000, 6.61× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 237 in Qatar against 32 in Bahamas: Qatar is 7.47× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 12,100 km apart.
Together Bahamas and Qatar cover 23,800 km², close to the size of Belize (22,300 km², 6.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 1,450 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
At Qatar's density, Bahamas would have 3.0 million people (it has 399,000). At Bahamas's density, Qatar would have 353,000 (it has 2.6 million).
Qatar's centre is 1.1° of latitude, about 120 km, farther north than Bahamas's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Bahamas	1.13×
More people	Qatar	6.61×
More crowded	Qatar	7.47×
Farther north	Qatar	1.1° of latitude

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Bahamas	Qatar
Belgium 30,700 km²	0.41×	0.36×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.05×	0.05×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.04×	0.03×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×
France 548,000 km²	0.02×	0.02×
India 3,151,000 km²	1 in 250	1 in 283
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	1 in 672	1 in 760
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 750	1 in 847
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 1,347	1 in 1,523

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Bahamas	Qatar
Area, main territory	12,600 km²4,870 mi²	11,200 km²4,310 mi²
Population	399,000Wikidata, 2023	2.6 millionWikidata, 2017
Density	32 per km²	237 per km²
Official area	13,900 km²Wikidata	11,400 km²Wikidata
Capital	Nassau	Doha
Latitude range	21°N to 27°N	25°N to 26°N
Continent	North America	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 12,600 km² is 9.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 13,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
Our measured 11,200 km² is 2.5% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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