Chad vs Lebanon: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Chad
1.65 million people
in 2020
Lebanon
1.74 million people
in 2020
Chad rank
97th
Lebanon rank
96th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Chad
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1.74 million people against 1.65 million people in Chad, a difference of 98,000 people.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 97th and Lebanon ranks 96th of 182 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 500,890 people | 500,890 people | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 0 people | 1.54 million people | 1.54 million people | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 0 people | 1.78 million people | 1.78 million people | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 0 people | 1.33 million people | 1.33 million people | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 0 people | 1.52 million people | 1.52 million people | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1.28 million people | 1.77 million people | 487,695 people | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 1.65 million people | 1.74 million people | 98,000 people | Lebanon |
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, Chad or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 1.74 million people against 1.65 million people in Chad as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Chad and Lebanon?
- 98,000 people, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lebanon?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Chad and Lebanon rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Chad ranks 97th and Lebanon ranks 96th 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.