Maldives vs Singapore: Population, per square kilometre
Maldives
1,765 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
8,242 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st
Population, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 8,242 units per square kilometre against 1,765 units per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 6,477 units per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 4.7 times Maldives's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 351.45 units per square kilometre | 2,810 units per square kilometre | 2,458 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1970s | 471.43 units per square kilometre | 3,340 units per square kilometre | 2,869 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1980s | 630.57 units per square kilometre | 4,034 units per square kilometre | 3,403 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 842.55 units per square kilometre | 5,227 units per square kilometre | 4,385 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1,029 units per square kilometre | 6,359 units per square kilometre | 5,329 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1,409 units per square kilometre | 7,693 units per square kilometre | 6,285 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1,727 units per square kilometre | 7,902 units per square kilometre | 6,175 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Maldives or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 8,242 units per square kilometre against 1,765 units per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Maldives and Singapore?
- 6,477 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Singapore rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st 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.