Chile vs Jordan: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Chile
6.57 million people
in 2020
Jordan
6.16 million people
in 2020
Chile rank
42nd
Jordan rank
45th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Chile
- Jordan
How they compare
Chile currently reports 6.57 million people against 6.16 million people in Jordan, a difference of 411,000 people.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 42nd and Jordan ranks 45th of 182 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.43 million people | 0 people | 1.43 million people | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.99 million people | 0 people | 1.99 million people | Chile |
| 1970s | 2.65 million people | 0 people | 2.65 million people | Chile |
| 1980s | 3.63 million people | 1.23 million people | 2.40 million people | Chile |
| 1990s | 4.50 million people | 2.01 million people | 2.49 million people | Chile |
| 2000s | 5.52 million people | 2.84 million people | 2.68 million people | Chile |
| 2010s | 6.11 million people | 4.21 million people | 1.90 million people | Chile |
| 2020s | 6.57 million people | 6.16 million people | 411,000 people | Chile |
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, Chile or Jordan?
- Chile, at 6.57 million people against 6.16 million people in Jordan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Chile and Jordan?
- 411,000 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Jordan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Chile and Jordan rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Chile ranks 42nd and Jordan ranks 45th 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.