Jordan vs Sudan: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Jordan
6.16 million people
in 2020
Sudan
6.43 million people
in 2020
Jordan rank
45th
Sudan rank
43rd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Jordan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.43 million people against 6.16 million people in Jordan, a difference of 270,600 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 45th and Sudan ranks 43rd of 182 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 1.23 million people | 1.68 million people | 453,035 people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 2.01 million people | 3.15 million people | 1.14 million people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.84 million people | 4.41 million people | 1.58 million people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.21 million people | 5.58 million people | 1.36 million people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 6.16 million people | 6.43 million people | 270,600 people | Sudan |
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, Jordan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.43 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 Jordan and Sudan?
- 270,600 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sudan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Jordan and Sudan rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Jordan ranks 45th and Sudan ranks 43rd 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.