Bahrain vs Maldives: Population density
Population density over time
- Bahrain
- Maldives
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1,971 people per sq. km of land area against 1,765 people per sq. km of land area in Maldives, a difference of 206 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Bahrain ranks 6th and Maldives ranks 7th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 289.28 people per sq. km of land area | 351.45 people per sq. km of land area | 62.17 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 1970s | 403.98 people per sq. km of land area | 471.43 people per sq. km of land area | 67.45 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 1980s | 616.25 people per sq. km of land area | 630.57 people per sq. km of land area | 14.32 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 1990s | 786.76 people per sq. km of land area | 842.55 people per sq. km of land area | 55.79 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1,191 people per sq. km of land area | 1,029 people per sq. km of land area | 161.6 people per sq. km of land area | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1,742 people per sq. km of land area | 1,409 people per sq. km of land area | 333.55 people per sq. km of land area | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1,920 people per sq. km of land area | 1,727 people per sq. km of land area | 193.66 people per sq. km of land area | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bahrain or Maldives?
- Bahrain, at 1,971 people per sq. km of land area against 1,765 people per sq. km of land area in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Bahrain and Maldives?
- 206 people per sq. km of land area, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Maldives rank globally for population density?
- Bahrain ranks 6th and Maldives ranks 7th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.