Maldives has a population density of 4,587 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Maldives has 6,077 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Maldives and the Vatican are ranked 6th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Maldives has 0.006% of the world's population and 0.0002% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Maldives is 22.1% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Maldives
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 4,587 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 6/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
531152
|
949
|
| Land area | 115.1 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 6,077 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 57.6% | n/a |
| Urban population | 42.4% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Maldives vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Maldives increased by 72.9%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Maldives ranked 6th for population density and is in 5th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Maldives
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 4,587 | - |
| 2023 | 4,572 | - |
| 2022 | 4,525 | - |
| 2021 | 4,456 | - |
| 2020 | 4,335 | - |
| 2019 | 4,211 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 4,084 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 3,957 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 3,827 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 3,696 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 3,571 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 3,454 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 3,340 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 3,226 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 3,115 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 3,007 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 2,902 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 2,801 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 2,710 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 2,645 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 2,602 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 2,560 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 2,518 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 2,476 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 2,435 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 2,395 | - |
| 1998 | 2,354 | - |
| 1997 | 2,311 | - |
| 1996 | 2,265 | - |
| 1995 | 2,216 | - |
| 1994 | 2,165 | - |
| 1993 | 2,114 | - |
| 1992 | 2,059 | - |
| 1991 | 2,001 | - |
| 1990 | 1,940 | - |
| 1989 | 1,880 | - |
| 1988 | 1,821 | - |
| 1987 | 1,761 | - |
| 1986 | 1,700 | - |
| 1985 | 1,642 | - |
| 1984 | 1,590 | - |
| 1983 | 1,546 | - |
| 1982 | 1,505 | - |
| 1981 | 1,464 | - |
| 1980 | 1,423 | - |
| 1979 | 1,384 | - |
| 1978 | 1,348 | - |
| 1977 | 1,312 | - |
| 1976 | 1,274 | - |
| 1975 | 1,236 | - |
| 1974 | 1,200 | - |
| 1973 | 1,165 | - |
| 1972 | 1,131 | - |
| 1971 | 1,097 | - |
| 1970 | 1,064 | - |
| 1969 | 1,032 | - |
| 1968 | 1,002 | - |
| 1967 | 971 | - |
| 1966 | 937 | - |
| 1965 | 899 | - |
| 1964 | 869 | - |
| 1963 | 848 | - |
| 1962 | 827 | - |
| 1961 | 807 | - |
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