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

Maldives
732.68 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
779.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
11th
Palestine rank
10th

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

  • Maldives
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 779.8 people per square kilometre against 732.68 people per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 47.12 people per square kilometre.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 11th and Palestine ranks 10th of 215 countries.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Palestine Difference Ahead
1960s 40.21 people per square kilometre 92.09 people per square kilometre 51.89 people per square kilometre Palestine
1970s 80.91 people per square kilometre 123.81 people per square kilometre 42.9 people per square kilometre Palestine
1980s 157.83 people per square kilometre 182.91 people per square kilometre 25.08 people per square kilometre Palestine
1990s 218.63 people per square kilometre 291.4 people per square kilometre 72.77 people per square kilometre Palestine
2000s 338.42 people per square kilometre 463.93 people per square kilometre 125.51 people per square kilometre Palestine
2010s 542.29 people per square kilometre 632.48 people per square kilometre 90.19 people per square kilometre Palestine
2020s 706.79 people per square kilometre 752.55 people per square kilometre 45.76 people per square kilometre Palestine

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 Palestine?
Palestine, at 779.8 people per square kilometre against 732.68 people per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Maldives and Palestine?
47.12 people per square kilometre, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palestine?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Palestine rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 11th and Palestine ranks 10th 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.