Guatemala vs Honduras: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Guatemala
2.74 million people
in 2020
Honduras
2.76 million people
in 2020
Guatemala rank
76th
Honduras rank
75th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Guatemala
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 2.76 million people against 2.74 million people in Guatemala, a difference of 18,960 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Honduras ahead.
Guatemala ranks 76th and Honduras ranks 75th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Honduras | 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 | 0 people | 1.62 million people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.21 million people | 0 people | 2.21 million people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.66 million people | 1.12 million people | 1.54 million people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2.74 million people | 2.76 million people | 18,960 people | Honduras |
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 Honduras?
- Honduras, at 2.76 million people against 2.74 million people in Guatemala as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Guatemala and Honduras?
- 18,960 people, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Guatemala ranks 76th and Honduras ranks 75th 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.