Maldives vs Middle income: Population density
Population density over time
- Maldives
- Middle income
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1,765 people per sq. km of land area against 93.64 people per sq. km of land area in Middle income, a difference of 1,671 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Maldives's figure about 18.8 times Middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 11th of 216 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 351.45 people per sq. km of land area | 37.99 people per sq. km of land area | 313.46 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 1970s | 471.43 people per sq. km of land area | 47.67 people per sq. km of land area | 423.76 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 1980s | 630.57 people per sq. km of land area | 58.88 people per sq. km of land area | 571.69 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 1990s | 842.55 people per sq. km of land area | 66.69 people per sq. km of land area | 775.86 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1,029 people per sq. km of land area | 76.07 people per sq. km of land area | 953.1 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1,409 people per sq. km of land area | 86.17 people per sq. km of land area | 1,322 people per sq. km of land area | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1,727 people per sq. km of land area | 92.57 people per sq. km of land area | 1,634 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 Middle income?
- Maldives, at 1,765 people per sq. km of land area against 93.64 people per sq. km of land area in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Maldives and Middle income?
- 1,671 people per sq. km of land area, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Middle income rank globally for population density?
- Maldives ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 11th 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.