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
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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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.