IDA blend vs Maldives: Population density

IDA blend
135.18 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Maldives
1,765 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
IDA blend rank
4th
Maldives rank
7th

Population density over time

  • IDA blend
  • Maldives
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,765 people per sq. km of land area against 135.18 people per sq. km of land area in IDA blend, a difference of 1,630 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Maldives's figure about 13.1 times IDA blend's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 7th of 47 groups.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA blend Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 31.92 people per sq. km of land area 351.45 people per sq. km of land area 319.53 people per sq. km of land area Maldives
1970s 41.65 people per sq. km of land area 471.43 people per sq. km of land area 429.78 people per sq. km of land area Maldives
1980s 57.07 people per sq. km of land area 630.57 people per sq. km of land area 573.5 people per sq. km of land area Maldives
1990s 71.04 people per sq. km of land area 842.55 people per sq. km of land area 771.51 people per sq. km of land area Maldives
2000s 90.43 people per sq. km of land area 1,029 people per sq. km of land area 938.74 people per sq. km of land area Maldives
2010s 114.49 people per sq. km of land area 1,409 people per sq. km of land area 1,294 people per sq. km of land area Maldives
2020s 131.33 people per sq. km of land area 1,727 people per sq. km of land area 1,595 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, IDA blend or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1,765 people per sq. km of land area against 135.18 people per sq. km of land area in IDA blend as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between IDA blend and Maldives?
1,630 people per sq. km of land area, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Maldives?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do IDA blend and Maldives rank globally for population density?
IDA blend ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 7th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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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.