Chad vs Liberia: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Chad
1.65 million people
in 2020
Liberia
1.77 million people
in 2020
Chad rank
97th
Liberia rank
95th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Chad
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1.77 million people against 1.65 million people in Chad, a difference of 122,850 people.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 97th and Liberia ranks 95th of 182 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 people | 523,360 people | 523,360 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0 people | 671,140 people | 671,140 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1.28 million people | 1.36 million people | 80,560 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 1.65 million people | 1.77 million people | 122,850 people | Liberia |
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 Liberia?
- Liberia, at 1.77 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 Liberia?
- 122,850 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Liberia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Chad and Liberia rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Chad ranks 97th and Liberia ranks 95th 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.