Maldives vs Nigeria: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Maldives
1.22
in 2025
Nigeria
1.25
in 2025
Maldives rank
31st
Nigeria rank
28th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Maldives
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.25 against 1.22 in Maldives, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Maldives ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.584 | 3.34 | 2.75 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.3492 | 3.54 | 3.19 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 6.45 | 3.07 | 3.38 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 1.44 | 2.52 | 1.09 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.5317 | 2.08 | 1.55 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.94 | 1.79 | 1.14 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.9518 | 1.47 | 0.5137 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 1.3 | 0.277 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Maldives or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.25 against 1.22 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Maldives and Nigeria?
- 0.03, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nigeria?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Nigeria rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Maldives ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.