Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Maldives
1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
11,170 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
8th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
5th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre against 11,170 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 177.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 9,260 current US$ per square kilometre 760.83 current US$ per square kilometre 8,499 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 82,669 current US$ per square kilometre 1,532 current US$ per square kilometre 81,137 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 338,299 current US$ per square kilometre 2,505 current US$ per square kilometre 335,794 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 6,425 current US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre 7,977 current US$ per square kilometre 1.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Maldives, at 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre against 11,170 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,204 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.