Maldives vs Rwanda: Rural population, per square kilometre

Maldives
1,032 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
402.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
1st
Rwanda rank
4th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Rwanda
2004006008001.0k196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,032 units per square kilometre against 402.43 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 629.57 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.6 times Rwanda's.

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

Maldives ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 4th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 311.24 units per square kilometre 135.86 units per square kilometre 175.38 units per square kilometre Maldives
1970s 390.52 units per square kilometre 177.23 units per square kilometre 213.29 units per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 472.73 units per square kilometre 240.09 units per square kilometre 232.64 units per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 623.92 units per square kilometre 271.98 units per square kilometre 351.94 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 690.75 units per square kilometre 303.88 units per square kilometre 386.87 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 866.23 units per square kilometre 378.83 units per square kilometre 487.4 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1,020 units per square kilometre 400.48 units per square kilometre 619.31 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, Maldives or Rwanda?
Maldives, at 1,032 units per square kilometre against 402.43 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Maldives and Rwanda?
629.57 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Rwanda rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 4th 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.