How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guatemala?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Bangladesh vs Guatemala: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Bangladesh

17.3%

in 2025

Guatemala

17.3%

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

80th

Guatemala rank

79th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Bangladesh
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 17.3% against 17.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 80th and Guatemala ranks 79th of 121 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.2%	16.1%	13.9%	Guatemala
1970s	4.0%	17.1%	13.1%	Guatemala
1980s	6.2%	16.4%	10.2%	Guatemala
1990s	8.8%	16.1%	7.3%	Guatemala
2000s	11.0%	17.5%	6.5%	Guatemala
2010s	13.8%	17.2%	3.5%	Guatemala
2020s	16.5%	17.1%	0.6%	Guatemala

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 Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 17.3% 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 Guatemala?: 0.0%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guatemala?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Guatemala rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Bangladesh ranks 80th and Guatemala ranks 79th 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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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.