Maldives vs Middle income: Urban population, per square kilometre
Maldives
732.68 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
51.26 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
11th
Middle income rank
11th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Middle income
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 732.68 units per square kilometre against 51.26 units per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 681.42 units per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 14.3 times Middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 11th of 216 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.21 units per square kilometre | 9.12 units per square kilometre | 31.09 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1970s | 80.91 units per square kilometre | 12.86 units per square kilometre | 68.05 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 157.83 units per square kilometre | 18.95 units per square kilometre | 138.88 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 218.63 units per square kilometre | 24.64 units per square kilometre | 193.99 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 338.42 units per square kilometre | 33.12 units per square kilometre | 305.3 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 542.29 units per square kilometre | 43.36 units per square kilometre | 498.93 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 706.79 units per square kilometre | 50.18 units per square kilometre | 656.61 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, Maldives or Middle income?
- Maldives, at 732.68 units per square kilometre against 51.26 units per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Maldives and Middle income?
- 681.42 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Middle income rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 11th of 216 countries.
- 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.