Libya vs Mali: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Libya
16.7%
in 2020
Mali
16.8%
in 2020
Libya rank
87th
Mali rank
85th
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Libya
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 16.8% against 16.7% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Libya ranks 87th and Mali ranks 85th of 180 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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% | 12.0% | 12.0% | Mali |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 1.7% | Libya |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.8% | 0.2% | Mali |
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, Libya or Mali?
- Mali, at 16.8% against 16.7% in Libya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Libya and Mali?
- 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mali?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Libya and Mali rank globally for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Libya ranks 87th and Mali ranks 85th 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.