Malaysia vs Maldives: World population growth
Malaysia
-0.3%
in 2100
Maldives
-0.3%
in 2100
Malaysia rank
125th
Maldives rank
127th
World population growth over time
- Malaysia
- Maldives
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports -0.3% against -0.3% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 125th and Maldives ranks 127th of 238 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 17 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.7% | 0.5% | 2.2% | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 2.1% | -0.1% | 2.2% | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 1.8% | -0.3% | 2.1% | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 3.3% | 1.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 2030s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 2040s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2050s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2060s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 2070s | -0.0% | -0.7% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2080s | -0.2% | -0.8% | 0.6% | Malaysia |
| 2090s | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2100s | -0.3% | -0.3% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Malaysia or Maldives?
- Malaysia, at -0.3% against -0.3% in Maldives as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Malaysia and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?
- 161 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
- How do Malaysia and Maldives rank globally for world population growth?
- Malaysia ranks 125th and Maldives ranks 127th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.