Maldives vs Upper middle income: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Maldives
22.22 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
696,602 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
14th
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 22.22 million current US$ per square kilometre against 696,602 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 21.52 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 31.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 210 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88,913 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,266 current US$ per square kilometre | 69,647 current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 356,938 current US$ per square kilometre | 43,666 current US$ per square kilometre | 313,272 current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre | 78,125 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 4.63 million current US$ per square kilometre | 169,480 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.46 million current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 13.24 million current US$ per square kilometre | 468,153 current US$ per square kilometre | 12.77 million current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 18.17 million current US$ per square kilometre | 638,924 current US$ per square kilometre | 17.53 million current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or Upper middle income?
- Maldives, at 22.22 million current US$ per square kilometre against 696,602 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 21.52 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Upper middle income rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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
GDP (current US$) 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.