Bangladesh vs Maldives: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

Bangladesh
1.32 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1.77 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
7th
Maldives rank
5th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.77 1000 No per square kilometre against 1.32 1000 No per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.45 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 5th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4615 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3514 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1101 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 0.5915 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4714 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1201 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 0.7596 1000 No per square kilometre 0.6306 1000 No per square kilometre 0.129 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 0.9343 1000 No per square kilometre 0.8426 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0918 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 1.1 1000 No per square kilometre 1.03 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0722 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 1.22 1000 No per square kilometre 1.41 1000 No per square kilometre 0.19 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1.3 1000 No per square kilometre 1.73 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4303 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Bangladesh or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1.77 1000 No per square kilometre against 1.32 1000 No per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Bangladesh and Maldives?
0.45 1000 No per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 5th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, 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. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.