Chad vs Sierra Leone: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Chad
1.65 million people
in 2020
Sierra Leone
1.77 million people
in 2020
Chad rank
97th
Sierra Leone rank
94th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Chad
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.77 million people against 1.65 million people in Chad, a difference of 123,460 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Chad ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 94th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sierra Leone | 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 | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2010s | 1.28 million people | 1.26 million people | 25,670 people | Chad |
| 2020s | 1.65 million people | 1.77 million people | 123,460 people | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone?
- 123,460 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Chad ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 94th 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.