Maldives vs Malta: The global population hockey stick
Maldives
526,009 people
in 2023
Malta
532,964 people
in 2023
Maldives rank
174th
Malta rank
173rd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Maldives
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 532,964 people against 526,009 people in Maldives, a difference of 6,955 people.
Across all 224 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 174th and Malta ranks 173rd of 239 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 42,378 people | 134,072 people | 91,694 people | Malta |
| 1810s | 42,383 people | 134,088 people | 91,705 people | Malta |
| 1820s | 43,544 people | 137,798 people | 94,254 people | Malta |
| 1830s | 46,164 people | 146,176 people | 100,011 people | Malta |
| 1840s | 48,965 people | 155,134 people | 106,170 people | Malta |
| 1850s | 51,675 people | 163,979 people | 112,304 people | Malta |
| 1860s | 54,204 people | 172,483 people | 118,279 people | Malta |
| 1870s | 56,849 people | 181,412 people | 124,564 people | Malta |
| 1880s | 59,616 people | 190,789 people | 131,173 people | Malta |
| 1890s | 62,509 people | 200,633 people | 138,124 people | Malta |
| 1900s | 65,522 people | 210,934 people | 145,412 people | Malta |
| 1910s | 66,049 people | 214,191 people | 148,142 people | Malta |
| 1920s | 68,590 people | 218,522 people | 149,932 people | Malta |
| 1930s | 76,008 people | 238,856 people | 162,849 people | Malta |
| 1940s | 76,757 people | 271,350 people | 194,592 people | Malta |
| 1950s | 81,199 people | 315,025 people | 233,826 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 104,025 people | 327,598 people | 223,572 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 141,443 people | 332,964 people | 191,521 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 189,182 people | 352,494 people | 163,311 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 252,775 people | 382,729 people | 129,955 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 308,759 people | 411,306 people | 102,547 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 422,563 people | 449,359 people | 26,796 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 517,104 people | 525,938 people | 8,834 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Maldives or Malta?
- Malta, at 532,964 people against 526,009 people in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Maldives and Malta?
- 6,955 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Maldives ranks 174th and Malta ranks 173rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.