Barbados vs Maldives: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre

Barbados
0.5418 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
9th
Maldives rank
6th

Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Maldives
0.50.7511.21.5199020062023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.41 units per square kilometre against 0.5418 units per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 0.8682 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.6 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 6th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 0.467 units per square kilometre 0.4611 units per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 0.4917 units per square kilometre 0.6884 units per square kilometre 0.1968 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.5229 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre 0.5569 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.5394 units per square kilometre 1.37 units per square kilometre 0.8315 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre, Barbados or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1.41 units per square kilometre against 0.5418 units per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre between Barbados and Maldives?
0.8682 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population (UN estimates and projections) 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.