Eritrea vs Macau, China: Population in the largest city
Eritrea
92.5%
in 2025
Macau, China
100.0%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
4th
Macau, China rank
1st
Population in the largest city over time
- Eritrea
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 100.0% against 92.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Macau, China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 91.0% | 9.0% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 99.8% | 99.0% | 0.8% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 97.0% | 22.4% | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 98.8% | 38.3% | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 96.6% | 24.7% | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 98.5% | 10.5% | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Eritrea or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 100.0% against 92.5% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Eritrea and Macau, China?
- 7.5%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Macau, China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Macau, China rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Eritrea ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st 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.