El Salvador vs Guatemala: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
El Salvador
17.8%
in 2025
Guatemala
17.3%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
77th
Guatemala rank
79th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 17.8% against 17.3% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.
El Salvador ranks 77th and Guatemala ranks 79th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2% | 16.1% | 3.8% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 17.1% | 2.7% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 16.4% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 16.1% | 2.0% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.5% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.2% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 0.7% | 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, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 17.8% against 17.3% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- El Salvador ranks 77th 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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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.