Bangladesh vs Maldives: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Bangladesh
1.33 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1.75 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
6th
Maldives rank
4th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.75 Persons per square kilometre against 1.33 Persons per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.42 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Maldives ranks 4th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8969 Persons per square kilometre 0.8458 Persons per square kilometre 0.0512 Persons per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 1.07 Persons per square kilometre 1.03 Persons per square kilometre 0.0366 Persons per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 1.21 Persons per square kilometre 1.43 Persons per square kilometre 0.2269 Persons per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1.31 Persons per square kilometre 1.74 Persons per square kilometre 0.4288 Persons per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Bangladesh or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1.75 Persons per square kilometre against 1.33 Persons per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Bangladesh and Maldives?
0.42 Persons per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Maldives ranks 4th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population 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.