Maldives vs Nauru: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Maldives
732.68 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
593.75 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
11th
Nauru rank
12th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 732.68 people per square kilometre against 593.75 people per square kilometre in Nauru, a difference of 138.93 people per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Nauru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nauru ahead.

Maldives ranks 11th and Nauru ranks 12th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Nauru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Nauru Difference Ahead
1960s 40.21 people per square kilometre 285.62 people per square kilometre 245.41 people per square kilometre Nauru
1970s 80.91 people per square kilometre 350.26 people per square kilometre 269.36 people per square kilometre Nauru
1980s 157.83 people per square kilometre 424.57 people per square kilometre 266.74 people per square kilometre Nauru
1990s 218.63 people per square kilometre 503.31 people per square kilometre 284.68 people per square kilometre Nauru
2000s 338.42 people per square kilometre 503.14 people per square kilometre 164.71 people per square kilometre Nauru
2010s 542.29 people per square kilometre 540.79 people per square kilometre 1.49 people per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 706.79 people per square kilometre 587.85 people per square kilometre 118.94 people per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Maldives or Nauru?
Maldives, at 732.68 people per square kilometre against 593.75 people per square kilometre in Nauru as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Maldives and Nauru?
138.93 people per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nauru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Nauru rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 11th and Nauru ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.