Bangladesh vs Maldives: Population regions with projections, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
1,319 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1,765 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Maldives rank
7th

Population regions with projections, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
5001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,765 units per square kilometre against 1,319 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 446 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 7th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 461.5 units per square kilometre 351.5 units per square kilometre 110 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 591.49 units per square kilometre 471.48 units per square kilometre 120.01 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 759.61 units per square kilometre 630.61 units per square kilometre 129 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 934.35 units per square kilometre 842.58 units per square kilometre 91.76 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 1,101 units per square kilometre 1,029 units per square kilometre 72.15 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 1,219 units per square kilometre 1,409 units per square kilometre 190 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1,296 units per square kilometre 1,727 units per square kilometre 430.35 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1,765 units per square kilometre against 1,319 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in population regions with projections, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Maldives?
446 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for population regions with projections, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population regions with projections, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population regions with projections, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population regions with projections divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.