Bangladesh vs Maldives: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
125.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
153.08 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
8th
Maldives rank
6th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 153.08 units per square kilometre against 125.04 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 28.04 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 65.95 units per square kilometre 116.1 units per square kilometre 50.14 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 125.17 units per square kilometre 169.78 units per square kilometre 44.61 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 131.93 units per square kilometre 149.46 units per square kilometre 17.53 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 130.68 units per square kilometre 157.39 units per square kilometre 26.71 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Maldives?
Maldives, at 153.08 units per square kilometre against 125.04 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Maldives?
28.04 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils 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.