Bangladesh vs Maldives: Population density
Bangladesh
1,602 people per km²
in 2100
Maldives
1,583 people per km²
in 2100
Bangladesh rank
10th
Maldives rank
11th
Population density over time
- Bangladesh
- Maldives
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1,602 people per km² against 1,583 people per km² in Maldives, a difference of 19 people per km².
The two have swapped places 6 times across 301 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Maldives ranks 11th of 235 countries.
Across the 31 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 15 and Maldives in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 148.75 people per km² | 141.26 people per km² | 7.49 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 151.99 people per km² | 141.28 people per km² | 10.72 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 156.72 people per km² | 145.15 people per km² | 11.57 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 163.4 people per km² | 153.88 people per km² | 9.52 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 170.47 people per km² | 163.22 people per km² | 7.26 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 176.23 people per km² | 172.25 people per km² | 3.98 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 180.14 people per km² | 180.68 people per km² | 0.5402 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1870s | 185.78 people per km² | 189.5 people per km² | 3.71 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1880s | 193.62 people per km² | 198.72 people per km² | 5.1 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1890s | 201.72 people per km² | 208.36 people per km² | 6.64 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1900s | 210.05 people per km² | 218.41 people per km² | 8.36 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1910s | 216.48 people per km² | 220.16 people per km² | 3.68 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1920s | 223.97 people per km² | 228.63 people per km² | 4.67 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1930s | 250.89 people per km² | 253.36 people per km² | 2.47 people per km² | Maldives |
| 1940s | 289.62 people per km² | 255.86 people per km² | 33.77 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 349.47 people per km² | 270.66 people per km² | 78.81 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 455.17 people per km² | 346.75 people per km² | 108.41 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 591.49 people per km² | 471.48 people per km² | 120.01 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 759.61 people per km² | 630.61 people per km² | 129 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 934.35 people per km² | 842.58 people per km² | 91.76 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1,101 people per km² | 1,029 people per km² | 72.14 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1,219 people per km² | 1,409 people per km² | 190 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1,343 people per km² | 1,755 people per km² | 411.87 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2030s | 1,491 people per km² | 1,835 people per km² | 344.5 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2040s | 1,600 people per km² | 1,923 people per km² | 322.59 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2050s | 1,682 people per km² | 1,982 people per km² | 300.52 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2060s | 1,728 people per km² | 1,962 people per km² | 233.32 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2070s | 1,733 people per km² | 1,861 people per km² | 128.33 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2080s | 1,703 people per km² | 1,721 people per km² | 18.34 people per km² | Maldives |
| 2090s | 1,644 people per km² | 1,616 people per km² | 27.93 people per km² | Bangladesh |
| 2100s | 1,602 people per km² | 1,583 people per km² | 19.42 people per km² | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bangladesh or Maldives?
- Bangladesh, at 1,602 people per km² against 1,583 people per km² in Maldives as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 19 people per km², with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 301 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for population density?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and Maldives ranks 11th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.