Maldives vs Western Sahara: Has the population peaked?
Maldives
526,009 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
579,734 people
in 2023
Maldives rank
173rd
Western Sahara rank
171st
Has the population peaked? over time
- Maldives
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 579,734 people against 526,009 people in Maldives, a difference of 53,725 people.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 173rd and Western Sahara ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Western Sahara in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81,199 people | 19,850 people | 61,348 people | Maldives |
| 1960s | 104,025 people | 43,536 people | 60,490 people | Maldives |
| 1970s | 141,443 people | 78,764 people | 62,678 people | Maldives |
| 1980s | 189,182 people | 147,995 people | 41,187 people | Maldives |
| 1990s | 252,775 people | 212,465 people | 40,310 people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 308,759 people | 332,663 people | 23,904 people | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 422,563 people | 476,886 people | 54,323 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 517,104 people | 564,120 people | 47,016 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Maldives or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 579,734 people against 526,009 people in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Maldives and Western Sahara?
- 53,725 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Western Sahara rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Maldives ranks 173rd and Western Sahara ranks 171st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.