Belize vs Bhutan: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Belize
41.6%
in 2025
Bhutan
43.4%
in 2025
Belize rank
184th
Bhutan rank
181st
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Belize
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 43.4% against 41.6% in Belize, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 184th and Bhutan ranks 181st of 238 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belize |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belize |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belize |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belize |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Belize |
| 1500s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Belize |
| 1600s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Belize |
| 1700s | 5.5% | 0.2% | 5.3% | Belize |
| 1710s | 6.2% | 0.2% | 6.0% | Belize |
| 1720s | 6.8% | 0.2% | 6.6% | Belize |
| 1730s | 7.5% | 0.3% | 7.2% | Belize |
| 1740s | 8.2% | 0.3% | 7.9% | Belize |
| 1750s | 9.0% | 0.3% | 8.6% | Belize |
| 1760s | 9.8% | 0.4% | 9.5% | Belize |
| 1770s | 10.8% | 0.4% | 10.4% | Belize |
| 1780s | 11.8% | 0.4% | 11.3% | Belize |
| 1790s | 12.9% | 0.5% | 12.4% | Belize |
| 1800s | 14.1% | 0.5% | 13.6% | Belize |
| 1810s | 15.5% | 0.6% | 14.9% | Belize |
| 1820s | 16.9% | 0.6% | 16.3% | Belize |
| 1830s | 18.6% | 0.7% | 17.9% | Belize |
| 1840s | 20.3% | 0.7% | 19.6% | Belize |
| 1850s | 22.3% | 0.8% | 21.5% | Belize |
| 1860s | 24.4% | 0.9% | 23.5% | Belize |
| 1870s | 26.7% | 1.0% | 25.7% | Belize |
| 1880s | 29.2% | 1.1% | 28.2% | Belize |
| 1890s | 32.0% | 1.2% | 30.9% | Belize |
| 1900s | 35.1% | 1.3% | 33.8% | Belize |
| 1910s | 38.4% | 1.4% | 37.0% | Belize |
| 1920s | 42.1% | 1.5% | 40.6% | Belize |
| 1930s | 46.1% | 1.7% | 44.4% | Belize |
| 1940s | 50.5% | 1.8% | 48.7% | Belize |
| 1950s | 54.3% | 2.2% | 52.0% | Belize |
| 1960s | 54.1% | 2.7% | 51.4% | Belize |
| 1970s | 53.3% | 6.6% | 46.7% | Belize |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 15.8% | 33.7% | Belize |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 23.6% | 23.9% | Belize |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 30.6% | 16.2% | Belize |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 36.4% | 7.6% | Belize |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.4% | 0.6% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Belize or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 43.4% against 41.6% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Belize and Bhutan?
- 1.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Bhutan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Bhutan rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Belize ranks 184th and Bhutan ranks 181st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.