Benin vs Guinea: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Benin
2.27 million people
in 2020
Guinea
2.55 million people
in 2020
Benin rank
80th
Guinea rank
77th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.55 million people against 2.27 million people in Benin, a difference of 283,900 people.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 80th and Guinea ranks 77th of 182 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 people | 570,990 people | 570,990 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.12 million people | 1.43 million people | 308,010 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.68 million people | 2.10 million people | 418,890 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.27 million people | 2.55 million people | 283,900 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Benin or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 2.55 million people against 2.27 million people in Benin as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Benin and Guinea?
- 283,900 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Benin ranks 80th and Guinea ranks 77th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people 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
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.