Bangladesh vs Maldives: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.5447 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
0.6739 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
12th
Maldives rank
9th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.6739 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.5447 1000 No per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1292 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 9th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre 0.039 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
1970s 0.0554 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0765 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0212 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 0.123 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1539 1000 No per square kilometre 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 0.1949 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2174 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0225 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 0.2898 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3449 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0551 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.4184 1000 No per square kilometre 0.5262 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1078 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.521 1000 No per square kilometre 0.647 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1261 1000 No per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.6739 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.5447 1000 No per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Maldives?
0.1292 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. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 9th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.