Kiribati vs Maldives: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre

Kiribati
16,492 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Maldives
16,276 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Kiribati rank
91st
Maldives rank
93rd

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time

  • Kiribati
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 16,492 current US$ per square kilometre against 16,276 current US$ per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 216 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Maldives ahead.

Kiribati ranks 91st and Maldives ranks 93rd of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 4,579 current US$ per square kilometre 5,405 current US$ per square kilometre 826 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 7,463 current US$ per square kilometre 5,716 current US$ per square kilometre 1,748 current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2000s 17,084 current US$ per square kilometre 17,925 current US$ per square kilometre 841.78 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 21,273 current US$ per square kilometre 12,071 current US$ per square kilometre 9,203 current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2020s 17,453 current US$ per square kilometre 15,888 current US$ per square kilometre 1,565 current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Kiribati or Maldives?
Kiribati, at 16,492 current US$ per square kilometre against 16,276 current US$ per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Kiribati and Maldives?
216 current US$ per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Maldives?
28 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2021.
How do Kiribati and Maldives rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 91st and Maldives ranks 93rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,437 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.