Maldives vs Switzerland: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre
Maldives
1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
949,916 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
8th
Switzerland rank
11th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Switzerland
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre against 949,916 current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.
Maldives ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,260 current US$ per square kilometre | 90,505 current US$ per square kilometre | 81,246 current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 82,669 current US$ per square kilometre | 216,448 current US$ per square kilometre | 133,778 current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 338,299 current US$ per square kilometre | 272,317 current US$ per square kilometre | 65,982 current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre | 640,410 current US$ per square kilometre | 554,428 current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre | 839,092 current US$ per square kilometre | 872,858 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$), per square kilometre, Maldives or Switzerland?
- Maldives, at 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre against 949,916 current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and Switzerland?
- 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Switzerland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Switzerland rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.