Belize vs Maldives: Urban population
Belize
41.6%
in 2025
Maldives
42.5%
in 2025
Belize rank
170th
Maldives rank
169th
Urban population over time
- Belize
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 42.5% against 41.6% in Belize, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 170th and Maldives ranks 169th of 218 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.1% | 11.4% | 42.6% | Belize |
| 1970s | 53.3% | 16.9% | 36.5% | Belize |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 25.0% | 24.6% | Belize |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 25.9% | 21.5% | Belize |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 32.7% | 14.1% | Belize |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 38.4% | 5.7% | Belize |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.4% | 0.7% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Belize or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 42.5% against 41.6% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Belize and Maldives?
- 0.9%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Maldives?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Maldives rank globally for urban population?
- Belize ranks 170th and Maldives ranks 169th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.