Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Bangladesh
17.3%
in 2025
El Salvador
17.8%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
80th
El Salvador rank
77th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Bangladesh
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 17.8% against 17.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 80th and El Salvador ranks 77th of 121 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 12.2% | 10.0% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 14.4% | 10.4% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 16.7% | 10.4% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 18.2% | 9.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 17.9% | 6.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 17.8% | 4.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 17.7% | 1.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 17.8% against 17.3% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Bangladesh ranks 80th and El Salvador ranks 77th 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.