Maldives vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Maldives
5.66 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
58,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
14th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
11th

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
02.0M4.0M6.0M197519992023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 5.66 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 58,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 5.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 97.5 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 14th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 198 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 30,444 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 646.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 117,262 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,544 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 115,718 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 238,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,693 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 234,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 736,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,651 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 722,929 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 3.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,085 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.97 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 4.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Maldives, at 5.66 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 58,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
5.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Maldives and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 14th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,360 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Service imports (BoP, 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.