Burundi vs Maldives: Rural population, per square kilometre

Burundi
407.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1,032 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
3rd
Maldives rank
1st

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Maldives
2004006008001.0k196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,032 units per square kilometre against 407.52 units per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 624.48 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.5 times Burundi's.

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

Burundi ranks 3rd and Maldives ranks 1st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 119.44 units per square kilometre 311.24 units per square kilometre 191.8 units per square kilometre Maldives
1970s 142.92 units per square kilometre 390.52 units per square kilometre 247.6 units per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 183.12 units per square kilometre 472.73 units per square kilometre 289.61 units per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 214.43 units per square kilometre 623.92 units per square kilometre 409.49 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 266.38 units per square kilometre 690.75 units per square kilometre 424.37 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 359.81 units per square kilometre 866.23 units per square kilometre 506.42 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 400.54 units per square kilometre 1,020 units per square kilometre 619.25 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, Burundi or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1,032 units per square kilometre against 407.52 units per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Burundi and Maldives?
624.48 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Maldives?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Maldives rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.