Bhutan vs Maldives: Rural population, per capita
Bhutan
0.5657 units per person
in 2025
Maldives
0.5749 units per person
in 2025
Bhutan rank
51st
Maldives rank
49th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.5749 units per person against 0.5657 units per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0092 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 51st and Maldives ranks 49th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9729 units per person | 0.8857 units per person | 0.0872 units per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.9337 units per person | 0.8313 units per person | 0.1024 units per person | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.8416 units per person | 0.7505 units per person | 0.0911 units per person | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.7641 units per person | 0.7407 units per person | 0.0234 units per person | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.6945 units per person | 0.673 units per person | 0.0214 units per person | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.6355 units per person | 0.616 units per person | 0.0195 units per person | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.5856 units per person | 0.5863 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.5749 units per person against 0.5657 units per person in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 0.0092 units per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 51st and Maldives ranks 49th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.