Egypt vs Maldives: Urban population (% of total population)
Egypt
42.9%
in 2025
Maldives
42.5%
in 2025
Egypt rank
168th
Maldives rank
169th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Egypt
- Maldives
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 42.9% against 42.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 168th and Maldives ranks 169th of 218 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.3% | 11.4% | 28.9% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 43.4% | 16.9% | 26.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 25.0% | 19.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 25.9% | 17.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 32.7% | 10.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 38.4% | 4.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 41.4% | 1.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Egypt or Maldives?
- Egypt, at 42.9% against 42.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Egypt and Maldives?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Maldives?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Maldives rank globally for urban population?
- Egypt ranks 168th 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.