Statement:
The Maldives has a smaller population than Japan

In the Total population rating The Maldives holds position #165 2022 out of 205 and Japan is #11 out of 205 2022.

Referencies:

  1. Total population 2022 by Unicef
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Persons (Thousands)' in descending order.
    Japan 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 123,951.69
    The Maldives 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 523.79