Barbados vs Maldives: Population, per square kilometre

Barbados
656.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1,765 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
6th
Maldives rank
3rd

Population, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Maldives
5001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,765 units per square kilometre against 656.6 units per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 1,108 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.7 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 6th and Maldives ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 562.89 units per square kilometre 351.45 units per square kilometre 211.44 units per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 582.88 units per square kilometre 471.43 units per square kilometre 111.45 units per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 593.35 units per square kilometre 630.57 units per square kilometre 37.22 units per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 607.57 units per square kilometre 842.55 units per square kilometre 234.98 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 622.92 units per square kilometre 1,029 units per square kilometre 406.25 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 647.68 units per square kilometre 1,409 units per square kilometre 760.84 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 656.1 units per square kilometre 1,727 units per square kilometre 1,070 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Barbados or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1,765 units per square kilometre against 656.6 units per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Barbados and Maldives?
1,108 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 6th 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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Indicator
Population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,641 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.