Bangladesh vs Maldives: Population, male, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
649 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1,096 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Maldives rank
7th

Population, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
2004006008001.0k196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,096 units per square kilometre against 649 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 447 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 7th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 239.61 units per square kilometre 189.42 units per square kilometre 50.19 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 304.72 units per square kilometre 252.76 units per square kilometre 51.96 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 389.49 units per square kilometre 334.18 units per square kilometre 55.31 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 477.24 units per square kilometre 441.93 units per square kilometre 35.32 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 555.13 units per square kilometre 547.03 units per square kilometre 8.1 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 601.59 units per square kilometre 828.79 units per square kilometre 227.2 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 638.15 units per square kilometre 1,071 units per square kilometre 432.64 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1,096 units per square kilometre against 649 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, male, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Maldives?
447 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for population, male, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male, 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

Population, male 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.