Myanmar vs Sierra Leone: Population in the largest city
Myanmar
34.7%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
34.3%
in 2025
Myanmar rank
59th
Sierra Leone rank
62nd
Population in the largest city over time
- Myanmar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 34.7% against 34.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 59th and Sierra Leone ranks 62nd of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.5% | 29.7% | 4.8% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 33.8% | 4.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 38.8% | 10.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 41.4% | 13.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 39.8% | 10.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 36.5% | 4.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 34.7% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Myanmar or Sierra Leone?
- Myanmar, at 34.7% against 34.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Sierra Leone rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Myanmar ranks 59th and Sierra Leone ranks 62nd 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.