Bangladesh vs Maldives: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square

Bangladesh
1,313 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1,765 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Maldives rank
7th

Number of people with and without electricity access, per square over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,765 units per square kilometre against 1,313 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 452 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 7th of 214 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 485.97 units per square kilometre 936.53 units per square kilometre 450.56 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 882.69 units per square kilometre 1,404 units per square kilometre 521.09 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1,277 units per square kilometre 1,727 units per square kilometre 449.27 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per square, Bangladesh or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1,765 units per square kilometre against 1,313 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Bangladesh and Maldives?
452 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,316 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people with and without electricity access 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.