Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP in Maldives, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in Maldives peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 56th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +73.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -34.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -46.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -25.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +55.6% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -28.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 3.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 6.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +73.9% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | +55.6% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 53 Isle of Man 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Equatorial Guinea 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Mauritania 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Eswatini 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Bahamas 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in Maldives?
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in Maldives was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- What is the lowest urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 56th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban vs rural majority divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban vs rural majority ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban vs rural majority divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.