Bahrain vs Maldives: Land use
Bahrain
4,100 hectares
in 2023
Maldives
4,900 hectares
in 2023
Bahrain rank
197th
Maldives rank
196th
Land use over time
- Bahrain
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4,900 hectares against 4,100 hectares in Bahrain, a difference of 800 hectares.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 197th and Maldives ranks 196th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 6,000 hectares | 5,600 hectares | 400 hectares | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 6,000 hectares | 6,800 hectares | 800 hectares | Maldives |
| 1990s | 6,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Maldives |
| 2000s | 5,425 hectares | 8,100 hectares | 2,675 hectares | Maldives |
| 2010s | 4,404 hectares | 5,500 hectares | 1,096 hectares | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4,100 hectares | 5,025 hectares | 925 hectares | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Bahrain or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 4,900 hectares against 4,100 hectares in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Bahrain and Maldives?
- 800 hectares, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Maldives rank globally for land use?
- Bahrain ranks 197th and Maldives ranks 196th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.