Chile vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Chile
35.2%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
16.3%
in 2025
Chile rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
29th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Chile
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Chile currently reports 35.2% against 16.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.9%.
That makes Chile's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 121 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.4% | 6.6% | 18.8% | Chile |
| 1970s | 29.2% | 8.6% | 20.6% | Chile |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 10.4% | 23.3% | Chile |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 12.1% | 23.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 13.4% | 23.4% | Chile |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 14.7% | 21.3% | Chile |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 15.9% | 19.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Chile or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Chile, at 35.2% against 16.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 18.9%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Chile ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th 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.