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
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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About this data
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.