Bangladesh vs Maldives: Population, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
1,319 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1,765 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
5th
Maldives rank
3rd
Population, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1,765 units per square kilometre against 1,319 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 446 units per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 461.5 units per square kilometre | 351.45 units per square kilometre | 110.05 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 591.49 units per square kilometre | 471.43 units per square kilometre | 120.06 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 759.61 units per square kilometre | 630.57 units per square kilometre | 129.04 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 934.35 units per square kilometre | 842.55 units per square kilometre | 91.8 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1,101 units per square kilometre | 1,029 units per square kilometre | 72.17 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1,219 units per square kilometre | 1,409 units per square kilometre | 189.97 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1,296 units per square kilometre | 1,727 units per square kilometre | 430.32 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1,765 units per square kilometre against 1,319 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 446 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.