Malta is an island country in the Southern part of Europe located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas the Maldives is a country in South Asia located in the Indian ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Malta and Maldives regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Malta bigger than the Maldives?
The total area of Malta is 316 sq km, and the total area of Maldives is 300 sq km. Malta is smaller than the Maldives by 16,766 sq km. Malta is around 1.1 times smaller than the Maldives.
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Area of the Maldives: 120 sq mi ( 300 km2 )
Population
According to the data from Worldometer, the total population of Malta as of 7th July 2021, is estimated to be around 442,725.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of the Maldives as of 7th July 2021, is estimated to be around 550,368.
Here is some more data comparison between Malta and the Maldives.
The capital city of Malta is Valletta, and the capital city of the Maldives is Male.
Official Languages
Malta: Maltese, English
Maldives: Dhivehi
Human Development Index
HDI of Malta as of 2019: 0.895
HDI of the Maldives as of 2019: 0.740
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Maldives Timezone:
UTC + 5 (Maldives Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
Coordinates of the Maldives:
4° 10′ 48″ N, 73° 30′ 36″ E
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