Maldives vs Zimbabwe: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Maldives
42.5%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
40.5%
in 2025
Maldives rank
181st
Zimbabwe rank
184th
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Maldives
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 42.5% against 40.5% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 181st and Zimbabwe ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.1% | 11.3% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 11.4% | 14.4% | 3.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 16.9% | 19.6% | 2.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 25.4% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 31.2% | 5.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 32.6% | 0.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 33.8% | 4.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 38.9% | 2.5% | Maldives |
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, Maldives or Zimbabwe?
- Maldives, at 42.5% against 40.5% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Maldives and Zimbabwe?
- 2.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Zimbabwe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 181st and Zimbabwe ranks 184th 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.