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 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.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.