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

Maldives
16,276 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Thailand
16,989 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Maldives rank
93rd
Thailand rank
90th

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

  • Maldives
  • Thailand
010.0k20.0k30.0k197519982021

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 16,989 current US$ per square kilometre against 16,276 current US$ per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 713 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 93rd and Thailand ranks 90th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 5,405 current US$ per square kilometre 1,712 current US$ per square kilometre 3,692 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 6,915 current US$ per square kilometre 2,520 current US$ per square kilometre 4,395 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 11,571 current US$ per square kilometre 3,410 current US$ per square kilometre 8,161 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 12,071 current US$ per square kilometre 12,251 current US$ per square kilometre 180.58 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 15,888 current US$ per square kilometre 16,200 current US$ per square kilometre 311.95 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Maldives or Thailand?
Thailand, at 16,989 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 Maldives and Thailand?
713 current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Thailand?
39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2021.
How do Maldives and Thailand rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 93rd and Thailand ranks 90th 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.