Greece vs Madagascar: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Greece
3.27 million people
in 2020
Madagascar
3.52 million people
in 2020
Greece rank
70th
Madagascar rank
69th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Greece
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.52 million people against 3.27 million people in Greece, a difference of 250,900 people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 70th and Madagascar ranks 69th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.90 million people | 0 people | 1.90 million people | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.36 million people | 0 people | 2.36 million people | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.88 million people | 0 people | 2.88 million people | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.31 million people | 0 people | 3.31 million people | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.26 million people | 0 people | 3.26 million people | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.32 million people | 1.26 million people | 2.06 million people | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.36 million people | 2.26 million people | 1.09 million people | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.27 million people | 3.52 million people | 250,900 people | Madagascar |
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, Greece or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.52 million people against 3.27 million people in Greece as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Greece and Madagascar?
- 250,900 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Madagascar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Greece and Madagascar rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Greece ranks 70th and Madagascar ranks 69th 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.