Madagascar vs Mali: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Madagascar
3.52 million people
in 2020
Mali
3.65 million people
in 2020
Madagascar rank
69th
Mali rank
67th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Madagascar
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 3.65 million people against 3.52 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 130,620 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 69th and Mali ranks 67th of 182 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mali | 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 | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2000s | 1.26 million people | 1.51 million people | 256,290 people | Mali |
| 2010s | 2.26 million people | 2.64 million people | 377,965 people | Mali |
| 2020s | 3.52 million people | 3.65 million people | 130,620 people | Mali |
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, Madagascar or Mali?
- Mali, at 3.65 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 Madagascar and Mali?
- 130,620 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Madagascar ranks 69th and Mali ranks 67th 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.