Maldives vs Malta: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Maldives
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1,805 people per sq. km of land area against 1,771 people per sq. km of land area in Maldives, a difference of 34 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Maldives ranks 8th and Malta ranks 7th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 351.45 people per sq. km of land area | 989.83 people per sq. km of land area | 638.38 people per sq. km of land area | Malta |
| 1970s | 471.43 people per sq. km of land area | 953.9 people per sq. km of land area | 482.47 people per sq. km of land area | Malta |
| 1980s | 630.57 people per sq. km of land area | 1,045 people per sq. km of land area | 414.36 people per sq. km of land area | Malta |
| 1990s | 842.55 people per sq. km of land area | 1,170 people per sq. km of land area | 327.67 people per sq. km of land area | Malta |
| 2000s | 1,029 people per sq. km of land area | 1,255 people per sq. km of land area | 226.03 people per sq. km of land area | Malta |
| 2010s | 1,409 people per sq. km of land area | 1,395 people per sq. km of land area | 13.91 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1,735 people per sq. km of land area | 1,700 people per sq. km of land area | 35.65 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, Maldives or Malta?
- Malta, at 1,805 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 Maldives and Malta?
- 34 people per sq. km of land area, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for population density?
- Maldives ranks 8th and Malta 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.