Maldives vs Palau: Rural population, annual growth rate
Maldives
-0.5233 % change on previous year
in 2025
Palau
-0.5436 % change on previous year
in 2025
Maldives rank
139th
Palau rank
140th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Maldives
- Palau
How they compare
Maldives currently reports -0.5233 % change on previous year against -0.5436 % change on previous year in Palau, a difference of 0.0203 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 139th and Palau ranks 140th of 208 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.02 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | 4.08 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1970s | 1.71 % change on previous year | -0.166 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1980s | 2.58 % change on previous year | -0.1518 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1990s | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year | 0.0673 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.9134 % change on previous year | -4.25 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2010s | 2.81 % change on previous year | -0.0099 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.6875 % change on previous year | -0.1303 % change on previous year | 0.8178 % change on previous year | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Maldives or Palau?
- Maldives, at -0.5233 % change on previous year against -0.5436 % change on previous year in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Maldives and Palau?
- 0.0203 % change on previous year, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Palau rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 139th and Palau ranks 140th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.