Angola vs Jamaica: Population in the largest city
Angola
35.9%
in 2025
Jamaica
35.8%
in 2025
Angola rank
54th
Jamaica rank
55th
Population in the largest city over time
- Angola
- Jamaica
How they compare
Angola currently reports 35.9% against 35.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Angola ranks 54th and Jamaica ranks 55th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.9% | 72.8% | 26.9% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 48.3% | 55.7% | 7.5% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 49.0% | 13.8% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 45.5% | 11.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 41.2% | 5.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 38.2% | 0.4% | Angola |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.1% | 0.3% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Angola or Jamaica?
- Angola, at 35.9% against 35.8% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Angola and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Jamaica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Jamaica rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Angola ranks 54th and Jamaica ranks 55th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.