Lower middle income vs Maldives: Rural population, per square kilometre
Lower middle income
89.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1,032 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
3rd
Maldives rank
1st
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Lower middle income
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1,032 units per square kilometre against 89.36 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 942.64 units per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 11.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 3rd and Maldives ranks 1st of 45 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.02 units per square kilometre | 311.24 units per square kilometre | 273.22 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1970s | 45.62 units per square kilometre | 390.52 units per square kilometre | 344.9 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 55.6 units per square kilometre | 472.73 units per square kilometre | 417.14 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 65.43 units per square kilometre | 623.92 units per square kilometre | 558.49 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 75.4 units per square kilometre | 690.75 units per square kilometre | 615.34 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 83.81 units per square kilometre | 866.23 units per square kilometre | 782.42 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 88.55 units per square kilometre | 1,020 units per square kilometre | 931.24 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, Lower middle income or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1,032 units per square kilometre against 89.36 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Lower middle income and Maldives?
- 942.64 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lower middle income and Maldives rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Lower middle income ranks 3rd and Maldives ranks 1st of 45 groups.
- 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.