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Maldives: area, population and density
Maldives has 298 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 529,676; calculated population density is 1,777 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Maldives ranks 188th of 196 by land area, 168th by population and 6th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 298 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 529,676World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 1,777 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Maldives in the country comparison set
Maldives has 298 sq km of land area and a population value of 529,676 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 188th by land area, 168th by population, and 6th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Maldives first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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