Maldives vs Monaco: Municipal water withdrawal
Maldives
5.60 million cubic meters
in 2023
Monaco
5.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Maldives rank
181st
Monaco rank
182nd
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Maldives
- Monaco
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 5.60 million cubic meters against 5.00 million cubic meters in Monaco, a difference of 600,000 cubic meters.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Monaco's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Monaco ahead.
Maldives ranks 181st and Monaco ranks 182nd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Monaco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.97 million cubic meters | 6.30 million cubic meters | 1.33 million cubic meters | Monaco |
| 2000s | 5.87 million cubic meters | 5.64 million cubic meters | 230,000 cubic meters | Maldives |
| 2010s | 5.60 million cubic meters | 5.00 million cubic meters | 600,000 cubic meters | Maldives |
| 2020s | 5.60 million cubic meters | 5.00 million cubic meters | 600,000 cubic meters | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Maldives or Monaco?
- Maldives, at 5.60 million cubic meters against 5.00 million cubic meters in Monaco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Maldives and Monaco?
- 600,000 cubic meters, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Monaco?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Monaco rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Maldives ranks 181st and Monaco ranks 182nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.