Burundi vs Chad: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Burundi
9.0%
in 2020
Chad
9.6%
in 2020
Burundi rank
121st
Chad rank
118th
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Burundi
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 9.6% against 9.0% in Burundi, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 121st and Chad ranks 118th of 180 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 9.5% | 9.5% | Chad |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.6% | 0.5% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Burundi or Chad?
- Chad, at 9.6% against 9.0% in Burundi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Burundi and Chad?
- 0.6%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Chad?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and Chad rank globally for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Burundi ranks 121st and Chad ranks 118th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.