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

Barbados
0.6558 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1.75 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
7th
Maldives rank
4th

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

  • Barbados
  • Maldives
0.50.7511.21.51.8199020062023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.75 Persons per square kilometre against 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 1.09 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.7 times Barbados's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 4th of 167 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6087 Persons per square kilometre 0.8458 Persons per square kilometre 0.2371 Persons per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 0.6256 Persons per square kilometre 1.03 Persons per square kilometre 0.4057 Persons per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.6457 Persons per square kilometre 1.43 Persons per square kilometre 0.7868 Persons per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.6544 Persons per square kilometre 1.74 Persons per square kilometre 1.08 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, Barbados or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1.75 Persons per square kilometre against 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Barbados and Maldives?
1.09 Persons per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Barbados ranks 7th 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
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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.