Bangladesh vs Maldives: Population density
Population density over time
- Bangladesh
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1,765 people per sq. km of land area against 1,319 people per sq. km of land area in Bangladesh, a difference of 446 people per sq. km of land area.
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 216 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 people per sq. km of land area | 351.45 people per sq. km of land area | 110.05 people per sq. km of land area | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 591.49 people per sq. km of land area | 471.43 people per sq. km of land area | 120.06 people per sq. km of land area | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 759.61 people per sq. km of land area | 630.57 people per sq. km of land area | 129.04 people per sq. km of land area | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 934.35 people per sq. km of land area | 842.55 people per sq. km of land area | 91.8 people per sq. km of land area | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1,101 people per sq. km of land area | 1,029 people per sq. km of land area | 72.17 people per sq. km of land area | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1,219 people per sq. km of land area | 1,409 people per sq. km of land area | 189.97 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1,296 people per sq. km of land area | 1,727 people per sq. km of land area | 430.32 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bangladesh or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1,765 people per sq. km of land area against 1,319 people per sq. km of land area in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 446 people per sq. km of land area, 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 density?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th 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.