Bahamas vs Qatar
Bahamas is 21% larger than Qatar.
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Bahamas is 1.21× the area of Qatar.
 Bahamas |  Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaBahamas: 1.21× the area | 13,878 km²#157 of 194 | 11,437 km²#159 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationQatar: 7.37× the population | 403,033#171 of 194 · 2025 | 2,972,215#136 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityQatar: 8.95× the density | 29 / km²#154 of 194 | 260 / km²#36 of 194 |
| Urban populationQatar: 1.22× the urban share | 81%#38 of 192 · 2025 | 99%#6 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateQatar: 1.26× the births per woman | 1.37 per woman#162 of 192 · 2024 | 1.72 per woman#115 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthQatar: 3.48 points higher | +0.44%#134 of 192 · 2025 | +3.92%#4 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateBahamas: 1.14× the birth rate | 10.8 per 1,000#129 of 192 · 2024 | 9.5 per 1,000#150 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateBahamas: 8.0× the death rate | 8.8 per 1,000#57 of 192 · 2024 | 1.1 per 1,000#191 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Bahamas: 2.5 points higher | 17.5%#135 of 192 · 2025 | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Bahamas: 10.4 points higher | 12.1%#71 of 192 · 2025 | 1.7%#192 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationQatar: 9.9 per 1,000 higher | +2.3 per 1,000#36 of 192 · 2025 | +12.2 per 1,000#6 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroadBahamas: 198× the refugees for its size | 3.96 per 1,000#32 of 190 · 2025 | 0.02 per 1,000#145 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyQatar: 7.8 years longer | 74.7 years#87 of 192 · 2024 | 82.5 years#22 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortalityBahamas: 2.31× the infant mortality | 11.1 per 1,000 births#104 of 191 · 2024 | 4.8 per 1,000 births#143 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 3.02 per 1,000#59 of 178 · 2023 |
| University enrolment | — | 43.0%#86 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development IndexQatar: 0.066 higher | 0.820#65 of 190 · 2023 | 0.886#42 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaQatar: 2.01× the income per person | $37,020#31 of 185 · 2024 | $74,330#9 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPQatar: 13.6× the economy | $15.83B2024 | $215.56B2025 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Qatar: 3.12× the output per person | $41,258#55 of 184 · 2024 | $128,883#4 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthBahamas: 0.5 points higher | +3.4%#89 of 187 · 2024 | +2.9%#104 of 187 · 2025 |
| InflationQatar: 0.2 points higher | +1.1%#138 of 176 · 2025 | +1.3%#136 of 176 · 2024 |
| UnemploymentBahamas: 92.0× the unemployment | 9.2%#39 of 178 · 2025 | 0.1%#178 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2017 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 35.1#72 of 149 · 2017 |
| Jobs in agricultureQatar: 0.8 points higher | 0.8% of jobs#175 of 178 · 2025 | 1.6% of jobs#162 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industryQatar: 23.2 points higher | 14.8% of jobs#138 of 178 · 2025 | 38.0% of jobs#2 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in servicesBahamas: 24.0 points higher | 84.4% of jobs#5 of 178 · 2025 | 60.4% of jobs#83 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investmentBahamas: 0.1 points higher | 1.5% of GDP#110 of 184 · 2024 | 1.4% of GDP#112 of 184 · 2025 |
| ExportsQatar: 30.8 points higher | 37.8% of GDP#78 of 168 · 2024 | 68.6% of GDP#26 of 168 · 2022 |
| Military spending | — | 6.5% of GDP#6 of 155 · 2022 |
| Internet usersQatar: 1.06× the share online | 93%#41 of 184 · 2024 | 98%#11 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsQatar: 1.59× the mobile subscriptions | 97 per 100#133 of 191 · 2024 | 154 per 100#25 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaBahamas: 509× the forest share | 51% of land#46 of 192 · 2024 | 0% of land#187 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personQatar: 13× the CO₂ per person | 3.64 t a year#71 of 185 · 2024 | 47.3 t a year#2 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyBahamas: 1.1 points higher | 1.1%#173 of 190 · 2022 | 0.0%#188 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Qatar: 20.3× the air pollution | 5.3 µg/m³#181 of 191 · 2023 | 107.8 µg/m³#1 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landBahamas: 19.0 points higher | 34.6% of land#24 of 191 · 2025 | 15.6% of land#111 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landQatar: 1.0 points higher | 0.8% of land#173 of 190 · 2024 | 1.8% of land#165 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 431.0%#5 of 176 · 2022 |
| PrecipitationBahamas: 17.5× the rain and snow | 1,292 mm#70 of 180 · 2022 | 74 mm#177 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityQatar: 0.02 higher | +1.02#33 of 193 · 2025 | +1.04#31 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionBahamas: 0.16 higher | +1.04#32 of 193 · 2025 | +0.88#38 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rateBahamas: 322× the homicide rate | 32.2 per 100,000#9 of 146 · 2022 | 0.1 per 100,000#144 of 146 · 2022 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm | Absolute monarchy |
| Capital | Nassau | Doha |
| Currency | Bahamian dollar (BSD) | Qatari riyal (QAR) |
| Official languages | English | Arabic |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 | UTC+3 |
| Calling code | +1 242 | +974 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | Western Asia, Asia |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bahamas sits at about 24° N and is stretched to 1.2× its true area; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bahamas bigger than Qatar?
- Yes. Bahamas is 21% larger than Qatar. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Bahamas?
- About 1.2 times: Bahamas has 1.21× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Bahamas and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× its true area there and Qatar about 1.22×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bahamas or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Qatar 260 per km².
- Which is richer, Bahamas or Qatar?
- By gross national income per person, Qatar: $74,330 against $37,020 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2024) — 2.01× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Bahamas or Qatar?
- In Qatar: life expectancy at birth is 82.5 years, against 74.7 — 7.8 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Bahamas and Qatar have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Bahamas: constitutional monarchy; Qatar: absolute monarchy.