Belize vs Maldives: Rural population
Belize
247,148
in 2025
Maldives
304,531
in 2025
Belize rank
161st
Maldives rank
159th
Rural population over time
- Belize
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 304,531 against 247,148 in Belize, a difference of 57,383.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 161st and Maldives ranks 159th of 218 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 | 47,670 | 92,117 | 44,447 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 60,853 | 117,157 | 56,304 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 81,837 | 141,820 | 59,983 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 107,428 | 187,176 | 79,749 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 147,204 | 207,225 | 60,021 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 197,800 | 259,868 | 62,069 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 235,610 | 305,392 | 69,782 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Belize or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 304,531 against 247,148 in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Belize and Maldives?
- 57,383, with Maldives 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 161st and Maldives ranks 159th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.