Bangladesh vs Malta: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
37.82 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
71.4 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
13th
Malta rank
10th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malta
020406080196519942023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre against 37.82 metric tons per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 33.58 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.9 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 13th and Malta ranks 10th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 4.77 metric tons per square kilometre 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre 0.825 metric tons per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 5.46 metric tons per square kilometre 4.34 metric tons per square kilometre 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 5.76 metric tons per square kilometre 3.78 metric tons per square kilometre 1.98 metric tons per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 8.69 metric tons per square kilometre 10.35 metric tons per square kilometre 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre Malta
2000s 16.8 metric tons per square kilometre 14.7 metric tons per square kilometre 2.1 metric tons per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 28.23 metric tons per square kilometre 41.4 metric tons per square kilometre 13.18 metric tons per square kilometre Malta
2020s 36.11 metric tons per square kilometre 66.06 metric tons per square kilometre 29.94 metric tons per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Malta?
Malta, at 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre against 37.82 metric tons per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Malta?
33.58 metric tons per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malta?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Malta rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 13th and Malta ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.