Myanmar vs Sudan: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Myanmar
13.5%
in 2025
Sudan
13.1%
in 2025
Myanmar rank
98th
Sudan rank
99th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Myanmar
- Sudan
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 13.5% against 13.1% in Sudan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 98th and Sudan ranks 99th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 4.8% | 3.7% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 6.2% | 2.4% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 12.2% | 2.9% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 12.7% | 2.3% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 12.7% | 0.8% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.7% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Myanmar or Sudan?
- Myanmar, at 13.5% against 13.1% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Myanmar and Sudan?
- 0.4%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Sudan rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Myanmar ranks 98th and Sudan ranks 99th 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.