Maldives vs Singapore: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates
Maldives
1.75 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
8.38 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
4th
Singapore rank
2nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time
- Maldives
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 8.38 Persons per square kilometre against 1.75 Persons per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 6.63 Persons per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 4.8 times Maldives's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 167 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8458 Persons per square kilometre | 5.21 Persons per square kilometre | 4.37 Persons per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.03 Persons per square kilometre | 6.43 Persons per square kilometre | 5.4 Persons per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.43 Persons per square kilometre | 7.85 Persons per square kilometre | 6.42 Persons per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.74 Persons per square kilometre | 8.3 Persons per square kilometre | 6.56 Persons per square kilometre | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 8.38 Persons per square kilometre against 1.75 Persons per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Maldives and Singapore?
- 6.63 Persons per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Singapore rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Maldives ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.