Bhutan vs Maldives: Urban population (% of total population)
Bhutan
43.4%
in 2025
Maldives
42.5%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
167th
Maldives rank
169th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 43.4% against 42.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Maldives ahead.
Bhutan ranks 167th and Maldives ranks 169th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 11.4% | 8.7% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 16.9% | 10.2% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 25.0% | 9.1% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 25.9% | 2.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 32.7% | 2.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 38.4% | 2.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Bhutan, at 43.4% against 42.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 0.9%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for urban population?
- Bhutan ranks 167th 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.