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
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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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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.