Maldives vs Singapore: Population in the largest city

Maldives
78.27
in 2020
Singapore
84.82
in 2020
Maldives rank
4th
Singapore rank
3rd

Population in the largest city over time

  • Maldives
  • Singapore
020406080195019852020

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 84.82 against 78.27 in Maldives, a difference of 6.55.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Singapore Difference Ahead
1980s 81 89.08 8.08 Singapore
1990s 66.52 88.46 21.94 Singapore
2000s 70.34 87.43 17.09 Singapore
2010s 72.01 86.06 14.05 Singapore
2020s 78.27 84.82 6.56 Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Maldives or Singapore?
Singapore, at 84.82 against 78.27 in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Maldives and Singapore?
6.55, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?
8 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Maldives and Singapore rank globally for population in the largest city?
Maldives ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population in the largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Maldives vs Singapore: Population in the largest city. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-in-the-largest-city/maldives/singapore/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-in-the-largest-city/maldives/singapore/">Maldives vs Singapore: Population in the largest city</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population in the largest city
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,452 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed