Egypt vs Maldives: Share urban and rural population
Egypt
42.9
in 2025
Maldives
42.51
in 2025
Egypt rank
180th
Maldives rank
181st
Share urban and rural population over time
- Egypt
- Maldives
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 42.9 against 42.51 in Maldives, a difference of 0.39.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 180th and Maldives ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.26 | 11.06 | 23.2 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 40.3 | 11.43 | 28.87 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 43.44 | 16.87 | 26.57 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 43.91 | 24.95 | 18.96 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 42.93 | 25.93 | 17 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 42.9 | 32.7 | 10.2 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 42.65 | 38.4 | 4.25 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 42.69 | 41.37 | 1.32 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share urban and rural population, Egypt or Maldives?
- Egypt, at 42.9 against 42.51 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share urban and rural population between Egypt and Maldives?
- 0.39, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Maldives?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Maldives rank globally for share urban and rural population?
- Egypt ranks 180th and Maldives ranks 181st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share urban and rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.