Benin vs Tunisia: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Benin
2.27 million people
in 2020
Tunisia
2.42 million people
in 2020
Benin rank
80th
Tunisia rank
79th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Benin
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 2.42 million people against 2.27 million people in Benin, a difference of 151,560 people.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 80th and Tunisia ranks 79th of 182 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Tunisia | 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 | 560,785 people | 560,785 people | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 0 people | 1.47 million people | 1.47 million people | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 1.12 million people | 1.73 million people | 605,805 people | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 1.68 million people | 2.05 million people | 368,540 people | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 2.27 million people | 2.42 million people | 151,560 people | Tunisia |
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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 2.42 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 Tunisia?
- 151,560 people, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tunisia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Tunisia rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Benin ranks 80th and Tunisia ranks 79th 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.