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Maldives vs Palestine, State of: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas

Maldives
218,611 people
in 2020
Palestine, State of
300,940 people
in 2020
Maldives rank
155th
Palestine, State of rank
154th

Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time

  • Maldives
  • Palestine, State of
100.0k200.0k300.0k195019852020

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 300,940 people against 218,611 people in Maldives, a difference of 82,329 people.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.4 times Maldives's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Palestine, State of has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 155th and Palestine, State of ranks 154th of 236 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1950s 67,574 people 250,285 people 182,711 people Palestine, State of
1960s 82,030 people 265,284 people 183,255 people Palestine, State of
1970s 106,233 people 280,768 people 174,536 people Palestine, State of
1980s 121,748 people 297,959 people 176,210 people Palestine, State of
1990s 142,518 people 315,264 people 172,746 people Palestine, State of
2000s 165,673 people 328,092 people 162,419 people Palestine, State of
2010s 199,620 people 310,621 people 111,002 people Palestine, State of
2020s 218,611 people 300,940 people 82,329 people Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Maldives or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 300,940 people against 218,611 people in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Maldives and Palestine, State of?
82,329 people, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palestine, State of?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Maldives and Palestine, State of rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
Maldives ranks 155th and Palestine, State of ranks 154th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.