East Asia & Pacific vs Maldives: Urban population, per square kilometre
East Asia & Pacific
62.44 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
732.68 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
9th
Maldives rank
11th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 732.68 units per square kilometre against 62.44 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 670.24 units per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 11.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.48 units per square kilometre | 40.21 units per square kilometre | 28.73 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1970s | 14.96 units per square kilometre | 80.91 units per square kilometre | 65.94 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 20.92 units per square kilometre | 157.83 units per square kilometre | 136.91 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 28.74 units per square kilometre | 218.63 units per square kilometre | 189.89 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 40.48 units per square kilometre | 338.42 units per square kilometre | 297.94 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 53.59 units per square kilometre | 542.29 units per square kilometre | 488.7 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 61.54 units per square kilometre | 706.79 units per square kilometre | 645.25 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 732.68 units per square kilometre against 62.44 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific and Maldives?
- 670.24 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Maldives rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.