Singapore vs Yemen: Urban agglomerations more than 1 million

Singapore
4.76 million
in 2020
Yemen
5.12 million
in 2020
Singapore rank
56th
Yemen rank
53rd

Urban agglomerations more than 1 million over time

  • Singapore
  • Yemen
02.0M4.0M6.0M195019852020

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 5.12 million against 4.76 million in Singapore, a difference of 352,160.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

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

Singapore ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 53rd of 182 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 7 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 519,440 0 519,440 Singapore
1960s 1.48 million 0 1.48 million Singapore
1970s 1.90 million 0 1.90 million Singapore
1980s 2.30 million 0 2.30 million Singapore
1990s 2.90 million 631,670 2.27 million Singapore
2000s 3.63 million 1.87 million 1.75 million Singapore
2010s 4.56 million 3.81 million 749,515 Singapore
2020s 4.76 million 5.12 million 352,160 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban agglomerations more than 1 million, Singapore or Yemen?
Yemen, at 5.12 million against 4.76 million in Singapore as of 2020.
What is the difference in urban agglomerations more than 1 million between Singapore and Yemen?
352,160, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Yemen?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Singapore and Yemen rank globally for urban agglomerations more than 1 million?
Singapore ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 53rd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban agglomerations more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Singapore vs Yemen: Urban agglomerations more than 1 million. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/urban-agglomerations-more-than-1-million/singapore/yemen-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/urban-agglomerations-more-than-1-million/singapore/yemen-rep/">Singapore vs Yemen: Urban agglomerations more than 1 million</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban agglomerations more than 1 million
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed