Maldives vs Tuvalu: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Maldives
539.25 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
1,633 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
4th
Tuvalu rank
2nd
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1,633 metric tons per square kilometre against 539.25 metric tons per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 1,094 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 3.0 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 4th and Tuvalu ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 82.07 metric tons per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1970s | 111.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6 metric tons per square kilometre | 110.47 metric tons per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 180.92 metric tons per square kilometre | 20.72 metric tons per square kilometre | 160.2 metric tons per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 333.32 metric tons per square kilometre | 19.54 metric tons per square kilometre | 313.77 metric tons per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 497.64 metric tons per square kilometre | 82.2 metric tons per square kilometre | 415.45 metric tons per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 435.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 345.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 90.11 metric tons per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 508.8 metric tons per square kilometre | 1,142 metric tons per square kilometre | 632.96 metric tons per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Maldives or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1,633 metric tons per square kilometre against 539.25 metric tons per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Maldives and Tuvalu?
- 1,094 metric tons per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tuvalu?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Tuvalu rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 4th and Tuvalu ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.