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

Maldives
0.9318 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
1st
Rwanda rank
3rd

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

  • Maldives
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.9318 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.4672 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 190 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3029 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1288 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1741 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
1970s 0.3711 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1682 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2028 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 0.4685 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2348 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2336 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 0.6164 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2442 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3722 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 0.7072 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3032 1000 No per square kilometre 0.404 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.8438 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3867 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4571 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.9186 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4514 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4672 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, Maldives or Rwanda?
Maldives, at 0.9318 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Maldives and Rwanda?
0.4672 1000 No per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Rwanda rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 3rd 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.