Bahrain vs Qatar: Military spending, per square kilometre
Bahrain
2.05 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
1.40 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Bahrain rank
2nd
Qatar rank
3rd
Military spending, per square kilometre over time
- Bahrain
- Qatar
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 2.05 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 1.40 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 647,170 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.5 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 161 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 | 469,259 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 279,044 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 190,215 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 558,076 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 192,312 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 365,764 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 1.08 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 160,530 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 921,530 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.33 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 203,715 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.13 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.97 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.25 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 721,285 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Bahrain or Qatar?
- Bahrain, at 2.05 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 1.40 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Bahrain and Qatar?
- 647,170 constant 2024 US$ 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 spending, per square kilometre?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 161 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, 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 spending 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.