Guinea vs Honduras: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents

Guinea
2.55 million people
in 2020
Honduras
2.76 million people
in 2020
Guinea rank
77th
Honduras rank
75th

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time

  • Guinea
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 2.76 million people against 2.55 million people in Guinea, a difference of 206,720 people.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Honduras ahead.

Guinea ranks 77th and Honduras ranks 75th of 182 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Honduras in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Honduras 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 570,990 people 0 people 570,990 people Guinea
2000s 1.43 million people 0 people 1.43 million people Guinea
2010s 2.10 million people 1.12 million people 977,100 people Guinea
2020s 2.55 million people 2.76 million people 206,720 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, Guinea or Honduras?
Honduras, at 2.76 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 Guinea and Honduras?
206,720 people, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Honduras?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Guinea and Honduras rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
Guinea ranks 77th 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

Indicator
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

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.