Bhutan vs Maldives: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Bhutan
43.4%
in 2025
Maldives
42.5%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
179th
Maldives rank
181st
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 43.4% against 42.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Bhutan ranks 179th and Maldives ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 11.1% | 8.8% | Maldives |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 11.4% | 8.7% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 16.9% | 10.2% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 25.0% | 9.1% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 25.9% | 2.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 32.7% | 2.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 38.4% | 2.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Bhutan, at 43.4% against 42.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 0.9%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 179th and Maldives ranks 181st 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 Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. 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, based on each country's national definition.