Benin vs Israel: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Benin
2.27 million people
in 2020
Israel
2.47 million people
in 2020
Benin rank
80th
Israel rank
78th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Benin
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.47 million people against 2.27 million people in Benin, a difference of 199,070 people.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 80th and Israel ranks 78th of 182 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Israel | 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 | 1.25 million people | 1.25 million people | Israel |
| 2000s | 1.12 million people | 1.75 million people | 631,470 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.68 million people | 2.10 million people | 426,195 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.27 million people | 2.47 million people | 199,070 people | Israel |
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 Israel?
- Israel, at 2.47 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 Israel?
- 199,070 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Israel?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Israel rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Benin ranks 80th and Israel ranks 78th 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.