Equatorial Guinea vs Maldives: Population density of the capital city
Equatorial Guinea
13,740 people per km²
in 2100
Maldives
12,166 people per km²
in 2100
Equatorial Guinea rank
13th
Maldives rank
15th
Population density of the capital city over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Maldives
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 13,740 people per km² against 12,166 people per km² in Maldives, a difference of 1,574 people per km².
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Maldives ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th and Maldives ranks 15th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 10,461 people per km² | 15,912 people per km² | 5,451 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2030s | 10,289 people per km² | 11,298 people per km² | 1,009 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2040s | 10,617 people per km² | 12,034 people per km² | 1,417 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2050s | 11,222 people per km² | 12,665 people per km² | 1,443 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2060s | 12,678 people per km² | 12,841 people per km² | 162.85 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2070s | 13,926 people per km² | 12,735 people per km² | 1,191 people per km² | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2080s | 13,824 people per km² | 12,462 people per km² | 1,362 people per km² | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2090s | 13,924 people per km² | 12,226 people per km² | 1,698 people per km² | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2100s | 13,740 people per km² | 12,166 people per km² | 1,575 people per km² | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density of the capital city, Equatorial Guinea or Maldives?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 13,740 people per km² against 12,166 people per km² in Maldives as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density of the capital city between Equatorial Guinea and Maldives?
- 1,574 people per km², with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Maldives?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Maldives rank globally for population density of the capital city?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th and Maldives ranks 15th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density of the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected number of people per km² of land area in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.