Barbados vs Maldives: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Barbados
0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
0.9318 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
4th
Maldives rank
1st

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.9318 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 0.471 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.0 times Barbados's.

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

Barbados ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 1st of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3436 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3029 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0407 1000 No per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 0.3492 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3711 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0218 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 0.3635 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4685 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1049 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 0.3953 1000 No per square kilometre 0.6164 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2211 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 0.4271 1000 No per square kilometre 0.7072 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2801 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.4526 1000 No per square kilometre 0.8438 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3912 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.4606 1000 No per square kilometre 0.9186 1000 No per square kilometre 0.458 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Barbados or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.9318 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Barbados and Maldives?
0.471 1000 No 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 - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural 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 - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural 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.