Madagascar vs North America: Population in the largest city
Madagascar
39.3%
in 2025
North America
8.3%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
38th
North America rank
41st
Population in the largest city over time
- Madagascar
- North America
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 39.3% against 8.3% in North America, a difference of 31.0%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 4.7 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 38th and North America ranks 41st of 153 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.9% | 11.4% | 30.5% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 36.2% | 10.7% | 25.5% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 9.8% | 25.4% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 9.3% | 26.0% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 8.8% | 23.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 8.5% | 26.6% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 8.4% | 30.3% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Madagascar or North America?
- Madagascar, at 39.3% against 8.3% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Madagascar and North America?
- 31.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and North America rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Madagascar ranks 38th and North America ranks 41st 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.