Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Urban agglomerations more than 1 million

Algeria
4.23 million
in 2020
Burkina Faso
3.98 million
in 2020
Algeria rank
64th
Burkina Faso rank
65th

Urban agglomerations more than 1 million over time

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 4.23 million against 3.98 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 246,300.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Algeria ranks 64th and Burkina Faso ranks 65th of 182 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 552,955 0 552,955 Algeria
1970s 1.40 million 0 1.40 million Algeria
1980s 1.65 million 0 1.65 million Algeria
1990s 1.90 million 0 1.90 million Algeria
2000s 2.31 million 693,250 1.61 million Algeria
2010s 3.30 million 2.09 million 1.22 million Algeria
2020s 4.23 million 3.98 million 246,300 Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban agglomerations more than 1 million, Algeria or Burkina Faso?
Algeria, at 4.23 million against 3.98 million in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in urban agglomerations more than 1 million between Algeria and Burkina Faso?
246,300, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?
14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for urban agglomerations more than 1 million?
Algeria ranks 64th and Burkina Faso ranks 65th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban agglomerations more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban agglomerations more than 1 million
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed