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

Maldives
1.75 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
1.67 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
4th
Malta rank
5th

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

  • Maldives
  • Malta
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.75 Persons per square kilometre against 1.67 Persons per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 0.08 Persons per square kilometre.

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

Maldives ranks 4th and Malta ranks 5th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8458 Persons per square kilometre 1.19 Persons per square kilometre 0.343 Persons per square kilometre Malta
2000s 1.03 Persons per square kilometre 1.28 Persons per square kilometre 0.245 Persons per square kilometre Malta
2010s 1.43 Persons per square kilometre 1.42 Persons per square kilometre 0.009 Persons per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1.74 Persons per square kilometre 1.65 Persons per square kilometre 0.088 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, Maldives or Malta?
Maldives, at 1.75 Persons per square kilometre against 1.67 Persons per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Maldives and Malta?
0.08 Persons per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Maldives ranks 4th and Malta ranks 5th 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
Last refreshed

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.