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

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.

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

Guatemala

17.3%

in 2025

Nigeria

17.6%

in 2025

Guatemala rank

79th

Nigeria rank

78th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Guatemala
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 17.6% against 17.3% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 78th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	16.1%	5.8%	10.2%	Guatemala
1970s	17.1%	8.1%	9.0%	Guatemala
1980s	16.4%	11.0%	5.4%	Guatemala
1990s	16.1%	13.1%	3.0%	Guatemala
2000s	17.5%	14.3%	3.2%	Guatemala
2010s	17.2%	15.3%	1.9%	Guatemala
2020s	17.1%	16.9%	0.2%	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, Guatemala or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 17.6% against 17.3% in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Guatemala and Nigeria?: 0.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Nigeria rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Guatemala ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 78th 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: 03 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.