Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Maldives
Maldives: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 5,583 trips per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Maldives, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Maldives stood at 5,583 trips per square kilometre.
The figure is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Maldives peaked at 5,677 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,050 trips per square kilometre, in 1995.
Maldives ranks 7th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Maldives, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,050 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 1,130 trips per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1,220 trips per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 1,320 trips per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 1,433 trips per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 1,557 trips per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 1,537 trips per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,617 trips per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1,880 trips per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 2,057 trips per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 1,317 trips per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2006 | 2,007 trips per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 2007 | 2,253 trips per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 2,277 trips per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,187 trips per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2,640 trips per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 3,103 trips per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 3,193 trips per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3,750 trips per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 4,017 trips per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 4,113 trips per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4,287 trips per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 4,633 trips per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 4,947 trips per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 5,677 trips per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 1,850 trips per square kilometre | -67.4% |
| 2021 | 4,407 trips per square kilometre | +138.2% |
| 2022 | 5,583 trips per square kilometre | +26.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 5,583 trips per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.98 trips per square kilometre, 372.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 5,583 trips per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.56 trips per square kilometre, 1566.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +138.2% | 1,850 trips per square kilometre | 4,407 trips per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -67.4% | 5,677 trips per square kilometre | 1,850 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,231 trips per square kilometre | 1,050 trips per square kilometre | 1,433 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,869 trips per square kilometre | 1,317 trips per square kilometre | 2,277 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,036 trips per square kilometre | 2,640 trips per square kilometre | 5,677 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,947 trips per square kilometre | 1,850 trips per square kilometre | 5,583 trips per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 4 Hong Kong 19,733 trips per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malta 8,827 trips per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 6,474 trips per square kilometre compare
- 8 Aruba 4,291 trips per square kilometre compare
- 9 British Virgin Islands 2,287 trips per square kilometre compare
- 10 Bermuda 2,276 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Maldives?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Maldives was 5,583 trips per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5,677 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,050 trips per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Maldives rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Maldives ranks 7th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes 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.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes 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.