Kuwait vs Madagascar: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Kuwait
3.70 million people
in 2020
Madagascar
3.52 million people
in 2020
Kuwait rank
66th
Madagascar rank
69th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Kuwait
- Madagascar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.70 million people against 3.52 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 177,040 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 66th and Madagascar ranks 69th of 182 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 1.30 million people | 0 people | 1.30 million people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.36 million people | 0 people | 1.36 million people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.69 million people | 1.26 million people | 433,850 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.77 million people | 2.26 million people | 503,645 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.70 million people | 3.52 million people | 177,040 people | Kuwait |
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, Kuwait or Madagascar?
- Kuwait, at 3.70 million people against 3.52 million people in Madagascar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Kuwait and Madagascar?
- 177,040 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Madagascar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Madagascar rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Kuwait ranks 66th 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.