Maldives vs Upper middle income: Urban population, per square kilometre
Maldives
732.68 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
46.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
13th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 732.68 units per square kilometre against 46.43 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 686.25 units per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 15.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 216 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.21 units per square kilometre | 9.02 units per square kilometre | 31.19 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1970s | 80.91 units per square kilometre | 12.39 units per square kilometre | 68.52 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 157.83 units per square kilometre | 18.04 units per square kilometre | 139.79 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 218.63 units per square kilometre | 22.96 units per square kilometre | 195.67 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 338.42 units per square kilometre | 30.73 units per square kilometre | 307.69 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 542.29 units per square kilometre | 39.93 units per square kilometre | 502.36 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 706.79 units per square kilometre | 45.77 units per square kilometre | 661.02 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 Upper middle income?
- Maldives, at 732.68 units per square kilometre against 46.43 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 686.25 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Upper middle income rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 13th 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.