Maldives vs Netherlands: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Maldives
32.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
37.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
9th
Netherlands rank
8th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Netherlands
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 37.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 32.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 4.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Maldives ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 1.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 10.38 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 8.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 3.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 12.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 9.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 7.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 17.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 10.04 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 16.69 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 26.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 9.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 31.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 30.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 31.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 35.97 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 4.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Maldives or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 37.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 32.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Maldives and Netherlands?
4.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Netherlands?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Netherlands rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.