Gibraltar vs Maldives: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Gibraltar
- Maldives
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 3,933 people per sq. km of land area against 1,771 people per sq. km of land area in Maldives, a difference of 2,162 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Gibraltar's figure about 2.2 times Maldives's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Gibraltar has been ahead every year.
Gibraltar ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 8th 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 | 3,769 people per sq. km of land area | 1,735 people per sq. km of land area | 2,033 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 3,933 people per sq. km of land area against 1,771 people per sq. km of land area in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Gibraltar and Maldives?
- 2,162 people per sq. km of land area, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Maldives?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gibraltar and Maldives rank globally for population density?
- Gibraltar ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 8th 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.