Guatemala vs Guinea: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Guatemala
2.74 million people
in 2020
Guinea
2.55 million people
in 2020
Guatemala rank
76th
Guinea rank
77th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Guatemala
- Guinea
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2.74 million people against 2.55 million people in Guinea, a difference of 187,760 people.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Guatemala ranks 76th and Guinea ranks 77th of 182 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 540,630 people | 0 people | 540,630 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 1.28 million people | 0 people | 1.28 million people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 1.62 million people | 570,990 people | 1.05 million people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.21 million people | 1.43 million people | 783,275 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.66 million people | 2.10 million people | 562,025 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2.74 million people | 2.55 million people | 187,760 people | Guatemala |
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, Guatemala or Guinea?
- Guatemala, at 2.74 million people against 2.55 million people in Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Guatemala and Guinea?
- 187,760 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Guinea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Guatemala and Guinea rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Guatemala ranks 76th and Guinea ranks 77th 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.