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
05001.0k1.5k2.0k100015502100

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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Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.