Bahrain vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

Bahrain
2.03 million current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
1.34 million current USD per square kilometre
in 2022
Bahrain rank
2nd
Qatar rank
3rd

Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre over time

  • Bahrain
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 2.03 million current USD per square kilometre against 1.34 million current USD per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 686,640 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.5 times Qatar's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 166 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 297,146 current USD per square kilometre 87,557 current USD per square kilometre 209,589 current USD per square kilometre Bahrain
1990s 364,246 current USD per square kilometre 72,628 current USD per square kilometre 291,618 current USD per square kilometre Bahrain
2000s 804,271 current USD per square kilometre 108,735 current USD per square kilometre 695,537 current USD per square kilometre Bahrain
2010s 1.11 million current USD per square kilometre 161,650 current USD per square kilometre 944,410 current USD per square kilometre Bahrain
2020s 1.92 million current USD per square kilometre 1.18 million current USD per square kilometre 746,070 current USD per square kilometre Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, Bahrain or Qatar?
Bahrain, at 2.03 million current USD per square kilometre against 1.34 million current USD per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between Bahrain and Qatar?
686,640 current USD per square kilometre, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre
Unit
current USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,125 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.