Chile vs Mali: Population in the largest city
Chile
39.5%
in 2025
Mali
39.2%
in 2025
Chile rank
37th
Mali rank
39th
Population in the largest city over time
- Chile
- Mali
How they compare
Chile currently reports 39.5% against 39.2% in Mali, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 37th and Mali ranks 39th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.6% | 31.6% | 4.0% | Chile |
| 1970s | 37.2% | 40.7% | 3.5% | Mali |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 47.1% | 6.3% | Mali |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 50.4% | 8.8% | Mali |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 52.4% | 10.0% | Mali |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 46.7% | 5.5% | Mali |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 40.1% | 0.6% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Chile or Mali?
- Chile, at 39.5% against 39.2% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Chile and Mali?
- 0.3%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Mali rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Chile ranks 37th and Mali ranks 39th 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.