Angola vs Syrian Arab Republic: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Angola
25.7%
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
26.5%
in 2025
Angola rank
46th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
44th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Angola
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 26.5% against 25.7% in Angola, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Angola ranks 46th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 44th of 121 countries.
Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 27.7% | 22.1% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 30.5% | 21.8% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 31.2% | 20.6% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 30.2% | 15.4% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 30.6% | 10.8% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 24.8% | 0.4% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 26.6% | 1.4% | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Angola or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 26.5% against 25.7% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Angola and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.8%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Angola ranks 46th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 44th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% 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
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.