Comoros vs Maldives: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Comoros
299,652 people
in 2025
Maldives
225,145 people
in 2025
Comoros rank
177th
Maldives rank
180th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Comoros
- Maldives
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 299,652 people against 225,145 people in Maldives, a difference of 74,507 people.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,949 people | 8,987 people | 7,962 people | Comoros |
| 1960s | 36,087 people | 11,893 people | 24,194 people | Comoros |
| 1970s | 60,765 people | 24,272 people | 36,493 people | Comoros |
| 1980s | 99,142 people | 47,350 people | 51,792 people | Comoros |
| 1990s | 137,648 people | 65,589 people | 72,060 people | Comoros |
| 2000s | 165,425 people | 101,526 people | 63,899 people | Comoros |
| 2010s | 218,018 people | 162,687 people | 55,331 people | Comoros |
| 2020s | 278,002 people | 215,583 people | 62,419 people | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Comoros or Maldives?
- Comoros, at 299,652 people against 225,145 people in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Comoros and Maldives?
- 74,507 people, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Maldives?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and Maldives rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Comoros ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 180th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.