Maldives vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Population density

Maldives
1,583 people per km²
in 2100
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1,244 people per km²
in 2100
Maldives rank
11th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
14th

Population density over time

  • Maldives
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
05001.0k1.5k2.0k180019502100

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,583 people per km² against 1,244 people per km² in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 339 people per km².

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 11th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 14th of 234 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 15 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Difference Ahead
1950s 270.66 people per km² 57.59 people per km² 213.07 people per km² Maldives
1960s 346.75 people per km² 123.92 people per km² 222.83 people per km² Maldives
1970s 471.48 people per km² 262.49 people per km² 208.99 people per km² Maldives
1980s 630.61 people per km² 552.14 people per km² 78.47 people per km² Maldives
1990s 842.58 people per km² 914.04 people per km² 71.46 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2000s 1,029 people per km² 940.04 people per km² 89.16 people per km² Maldives
2010s 1,409 people per km² 1,090 people per km² 318.45 people per km² Maldives
2020s 1,755 people per km² 1,281 people per km² 473.24 people per km² Maldives
2030s 1,835 people per km² 1,413 people per km² 422.47 people per km² Maldives
2040s 1,923 people per km² 1,486 people per km² 437.12 people per km² Maldives
2050s 1,982 people per km² 1,496 people per km² 486.18 people per km² Maldives
2060s 1,962 people per km² 1,468 people per km² 493.18 people per km² Maldives
2070s 1,861 people per km² 1,425 people per km² 436.41 people per km² Maldives
2080s 1,721 people per km² 1,367 people per km² 353.96 people per km² Maldives
2090s 1,616 people per km² 1,292 people per km² 324.09 people per km² Maldives
2100s 1,583 people per km² 1,244 people per km² 338.98 people per km² Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Maldives or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Maldives, at 1,583 people per km² against 1,244 people per km² in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Maldives and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
339 people per km², with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Maldives and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for population density?
Maldives ranks 11th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 14th of 234 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

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
Last refreshed

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.