Faroe Islands vs Qatar: Surface area

Faroe Islands

12,960 sq. km

in 2023

Qatar

11,490 sq. km

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

159th

Qatar rank

161st

Surface area over time

Faroe Islands currently reports 12,960 sq. km against 11,490 sq. km in Qatar, a difference of 1,470 sq. km.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.

Globally, Faroe Islands ranks 159th and Qatar ranks 161st of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.