Bangladesh vs Maldives: Rural population, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
894.96 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1,032 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
2nd
Maldives rank
1st
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1,032 units per square kilometre against 894.96 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 137.04 units per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 1st of 215 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 | 433.1 units per square kilometre | 311.24 units per square kilometre | 121.86 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 532.13 units per square kilometre | 390.52 units per square kilometre | 141.61 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 627.69 units per square kilometre | 472.73 units per square kilometre | 154.96 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 733.32 units per square kilometre | 623.92 units per square kilometre | 109.4 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 822.5 units per square kilometre | 690.75 units per square kilometre | 131.75 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 860.83 units per square kilometre | 866.23 units per square kilometre | 5.4 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 886.76 units per square kilometre | 1,020 units per square kilometre | 133.03 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1,032 units per square kilometre against 894.96 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 137.04 units 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 rural population, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural 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
Rural 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.