Maldives vs Nigeria: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Maldives
1.2%
in 2025
Nigeria
1.3%
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 1.3% against 1.2% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
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 | 0.6% | 3.3% | 2.8% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 3.1% | 3.4% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 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 1.3% against 1.2% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Maldives and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, 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?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by 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.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.