Fiji vs Maldives: Share of population living in urban areas
Fiji
55.6%
in 2020
Maldives
56.5%
in 2020
Fiji rank
194th
Maldives rank
191st
Share of population living in urban areas over time
- Fiji
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 56.5% against 55.6% in Fiji, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 194th and Maldives ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 7 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.9% | 13.4% | 18.5% | Fiji |
| 1960s | 37.5% | 15.9% | 21.6% | Fiji |
| 1970s | 42.7% | 20.2% | 22.6% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 47.0% | 31.3% | 15.7% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 40.8% | 9.6% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 43.6% | 8.8% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 49.3% | 5.5% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 56.5% | 0.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas, Fiji or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 56.5% against 55.6% in Fiji as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas between Fiji and Maldives?
- 0.9%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Maldives?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Fiji and Maldives rank globally for share of population living in urban areas?
- Fiji ranks 194th and Maldives ranks 191st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.