Average length of stay in Maldives
Maldives: Average length of stay was 8 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
8
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
25th
of 152 countries
All-time high
9
in 1996
All-time low
5.6
in 2016
Years of data
28
1995–2022
Average length of stay in Maldives, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, average length of stay in Maldives stood at 8.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay in Maldives peaked at 9 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.6, in 2016.
That places Maldives 25th out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Average length of stay in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.4 | — |
| 1996 | 9 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 8.9 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.8 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 8.43 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 8.53 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.4 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.35 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 8.29 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.35 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.02 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 8.51 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 7.97 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 8.56 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4 | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 7 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.7 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 6.3 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.7 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 5.6 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.2 | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 7.2 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 8.8 | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 8 | -9.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.76 | 8.4 | 9 | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.34 | 7.97 | 8.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.37 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 22 El Salvador 8.5 compare
- 22 Niue 8.5 compare
- 24 Uganda 8.3 compare
- 25 Martinique 8 compare
- 25 Panama 8 compare
- 25 Sudan 8 compare
- 25 Turkmenistan 8 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 average length of stay in Maldives?
- Average length of stay in Maldives was 8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1996.
- What is the lowest average length of stay recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for average length of stay?
- Maldives ranks 25th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average length of stay rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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