Maldives vs World: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates
Maldives
1.75 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0616 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
4th
World rank
1st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time
- Maldives
- World
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.75 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre in World, a difference of 1.69 Persons per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 28.4 times World's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8458 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0464 Persons per square kilometre | 0.7994 Persons per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.03 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0509 Persons per square kilometre | 0.9804 Persons per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.43 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0567 Persons per square kilometre | 1.38 Persons per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.74 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0608 Persons per square kilometre | 1.68 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 World?
- Maldives, at 1.75 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Maldives and World?
- 1.69 Persons per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and World rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Maldives ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.