Which has higher surface area, Maldives or Malta?

Malta, at 315.15 sq. km against 300 sq. km in Maldives as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Maldives and Malta?

15.15 sq. km, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Maldives vs Malta: Surface area (sq. km)

Maldives

300 sq. km

in 2024

Malta

315.15 sq. km

in 2024

Maldives rank

200th

Malta rank

199th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Maldives
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 315.15 sq. km against 300 sq. km in Maldives, a difference of 15.15 sq. km.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 200th and Malta ranks 199th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1960s	300 sq. km	320 sq. km	20 sq. km	Malta
1970s	300 sq. km	320 sq. km	20 sq. km	Malta
1980s	300 sq. km	320 sq. km	20 sq. km	Malta
1990s	300 sq. km	320 sq. km	20 sq. km	Malta
2000s	300 sq. km	320 sq. km	20 sq. km	Malta
2010s	300 sq. km	320 sq. km	20 sq. km	Malta
2020s	300 sq. km	316.12 sq. km	16.12 sq. km	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Maldives or Malta?: Malta, at 315.15 sq. km against 300 sq. km in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Maldives and Malta?: 15.15 sq. km, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for surface area?: Maldives ranks 200th and Malta ranks 199th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.