Malta vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Population density
Malta
1,125 people per km²
in 2100
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1,244 people per km²
in 2100
Malta rank
15th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
14th
Population density over time
- Malta
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 1,244 people per km² against 1,125 people per km² in Malta, a difference of 119 people per km².
That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 15th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 14th of 235 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 13 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 984.45 people per km² | 57.59 people per km² | 926.86 people per km² | Malta |
| 1960s | 1,024 people per km² | 123.92 people per km² | 899.82 people per km² | Malta |
| 1970s | 1,041 people per km² | 262.49 people per km² | 778.02 people per km² | Malta |
| 1980s | 1,102 people per km² | 552.14 people per km² | 549.4 people per km² | Malta |
| 1990s | 1,196 people per km² | 914.04 people per km² | 281.99 people per km² | Malta |
| 2000s | 1,285 people per km² | 940.04 people per km² | 345.29 people per km² | Malta |
| 2010s | 1,404 people per km² | 1,090 people per km² | 314.16 people per km² | Malta |
| 2020s | 1,686 people per km² | 1,281 people per km² | 404.72 people per km² | Malta |
| 2030s | 1,736 people per km² | 1,413 people per km² | 323.85 people per km² | Malta |
| 2040s | 1,703 people per km² | 1,486 people per km² | 217.78 people per km² | Malta |
| 2050s | 1,644 people per km² | 1,496 people per km² | 148.14 people per km² | Malta |
| 2060s | 1,562 people per km² | 1,468 people per km² | 93.31 people per km² | Malta |
| 2070s | 1,443 people per km² | 1,425 people per km² | 18.2 people per km² | Malta |
| 2080s | 1,303 people per km² | 1,367 people per km² | 64.16 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2090s | 1,180 people per km² | 1,292 people per km² | 111.99 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2100s | 1,125 people per km² | 1,244 people per km² | 119.29 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Malta or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 1,244 people per km² against 1,125 people per km² in Malta as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Malta and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 119 people per km², with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Malta and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for population density?
- Malta ranks 15th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 14th 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.