Belize vs Maldives: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Belize
41.6%
in 2025
Maldives
42.5%
in 2025
Belize rank
184th
Maldives rank
183rd
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Belize
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 42.5% against 41.6% in Belize, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 184th and Maldives ranks 183rd of 238 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.3% | 11.1% | 43.2% | Belize |
| 1960s | 54.1% | 11.4% | 42.6% | Belize |
| 1970s | 53.3% | 16.9% | 36.5% | Belize |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 25.0% | 24.6% | Belize |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 25.9% | 21.5% | Belize |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 32.7% | 14.1% | Belize |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 38.4% | 5.7% | Belize |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.4% | 0.7% | 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 Maldives?
- Maldives, at 42.5% 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 Maldives?
- 0.9%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Maldives?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Maldives rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Belize ranks 184th and Maldives ranks 183rd 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.