Belize vs Maldives: Rural population
Belize
58.4%
in 2025
Maldives
57.5%
in 2025
Belize rank
48th
Maldives rank
49th
Rural population over time
- Belize
- Maldives
How they compare
Belize currently reports 58.4% against 57.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Maldives ahead.
Belize ranks 48th and Maldives ranks 49th of 217 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.9% | 88.6% | 42.6% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 46.7% | 83.1% | 36.5% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 75.0% | 24.6% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 74.1% | 21.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 67.3% | 14.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 61.6% | 5.7% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 58.6% | 0.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Belize or Maldives?
- Belize, at 58.4% against 57.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Belize and Maldives?
- 0.9%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Maldives?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Maldives rank globally for rural population?
- Belize ranks 48th and Maldives ranks 49th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.