Maldives vs Nauru: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square
Maldives
525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
1.90 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
5th
Nauru rank
2nd
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square over time
- Maldives
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 1.90 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 1.38 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Nauru's figure about 3.6 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 5th and Nauru ranks 2nd of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Nauru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,754 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,401 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 24,353 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 72,438 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,215 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 66,223 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 84,656 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 172,939 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 88,283 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 94,633 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.20 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.10 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2010s | 151,621 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.67 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.52 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2020s | 413,071 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.75 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.34 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square, Maldives or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 1.90 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 525,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square between Maldives and Nauru?
- 1.38 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nauru?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Nauru rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Maldives ranks 5th and Nauru ranks 2nd of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, 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
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 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.