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
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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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.