Cote d'Ivoire vs El Salvador: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cote d'Ivoire
18.5%
in 2025
El Salvador
17.8%
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
76th
El Salvador rank
77th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 18.5% against 17.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 76th and El Salvador ranks 77th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 12.2% | 5.2% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 14.4% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 16.7% | 0.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 18.2% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 17.9% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 0.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.7% | 0.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Cote d'Ivoire or El Salvador?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 18.5% against 17.8% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cote d'Ivoire and El Salvador?
- 0.7%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and El Salvador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and El Salvador rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 76th 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.