Gibraltar vs Maldives: Population density
Population density over time
- Gibraltar
- Maldives
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 3,847 people per sq. km of land area against 1,765 people per sq. km of land area in Maldives, a difference of 2,082 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Gibraltar's figure about 2.2 times Maldives's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Gibraltar has been ahead every year.
Gibraltar ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 7th of 216 countries.
Gibraltar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,391 people per sq. km of land area | 351.45 people per sq. km of land area | 2,039 people per sq. km of land area | Gibraltar |
| 1970s | 2,776 people per sq. km of land area | 471.43 people per sq. km of land area | 2,305 people per sq. km of land area | Gibraltar |
| 1980s | 2,839 people per sq. km of land area | 630.57 people per sq. km of land area | 2,208 people per sq. km of land area | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 2,731 people per sq. km of land area | 842.55 people per sq. km of land area | 1,888 people per sq. km of land area | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 2,902 people per sq. km of land area | 1,029 people per sq. km of land area | 1,873 people per sq. km of land area | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 3,316 people per sq. km of land area | 1,409 people per sq. km of land area | 1,907 people per sq. km of land area | Gibraltar |
| 2020s | 3,728 people per sq. km of land area | 1,727 people per sq. km of land area | 2,001 people per sq. km of land area | Gibraltar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Gibraltar or Maldives?
- Gibraltar, at 3,847 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 Gibraltar and Maldives?
- 2,082 people per sq. km of land area, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gibraltar and Maldives rank globally for population density?
- Gibraltar ranks 5th 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.