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Number of cities with 300000 to 500000 people

number of cities · higher is better · 186 countries

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  1. 1China143
  2. 2India94
  3. 3United States56
  4. 4Russian Federation27
  5. 5Brazil25
  6. 6Mexico20
  7. 7Philippines18
  8. 8Japan17
  9. 8Nigeria17
  10. 9Viet Nam16
  11. 9Italy16
  12. 9Iran, Islamic Rep.16
  13. 10United Kingdom14
  14. 11Turkiye13
  15. 12Korea, Rep.12
  16. 12Indonesia12
  17. 12Thailand12
  18. 13Venezuela, RB10
  19. 13Algeria10
  20. 14Tanzania9
  21. 15Colombia8
  22. 15Argentina8
  23. 15Germany8
  24. 15Egypt, Arab Rep.8
  25. 15France8
  26. 16Spain7
  27. 16Saudi Arabia7
  28. 16Congo, Dem. Rep.7
  29. 16Canada7
  30. 16Bangladesh7
  31. 16Ukraine7
  32. 17Peru6
  33. 17Uzbekistan6
  34. 17Zambia6
  35. 17Kazakhstan6
  36. 17Ethiopia6
  37. 17Jordan6
  38. 18Cameroon5
  39. 18Malaysia5
  40. 18Ecuador5
  41. 18West Bank and Gaza5
  42. 18Guinea5
  43. 19Korea, Dem. People's Rep.4
  44. 19Mozambique4
  45. 19Myanmar4
  46. 19Iraq4
  47. 19Guatemala4
  48. 19Poland4
  49. 19South Africa4
  50. 19Cote d'Ivoire4
  51. 19Chile4
  52. 19Belarus4
  53. 20Madagascar3
  54. 20Uganda3
  55. 20Cuba3
  56. 20Dominican Republic3
  57. 20Nepal3
  58. 20Australia3
  59. 20Turkmenistan3
  60. 20Senegal3
  61. 20Romania3
  62. 20Mali3
  63. 21Morocco2
  64. 21Ghana2
  65. 21Sudan2
  66. 21Burkina Faso2
  67. 21New Zealand2
  68. 21United Arab Emirates2
  69. 21Costa Rica2
  70. 21Bulgaria2
  71. 21Haiti2
  72. 21Honduras2
  73. 21Bolivia2
  74. 21Pakistan2
  75. 21Oman2
  76. 21Azerbaijan2
  77. 21Belgium2
  78. 21Taiwan2
  79. 21South Sudan2
  80. 21El Salvador2
  81. 22Malawi1
  82. 22Slovenia1
  83. 22Chad1
  84. 22Sierra Leone1
  85. 22Paraguay1
  86. 22Netherlands1
  87. 22Panama1
  88. 22Slovak Republic1
  89. 22Switzerland1
  90. 22Austria1
  91. 22Central African Republic1
  92. 22Botswana1
  93. 22Bhutan1
  94. 22Rwanda1
  95. 22Niger1
  96. 22Benin1
  97. 22Kuwait1
  98. 22Sri Lanka1
  99. 22Bahrain1
  100. 22Bosnia and Herzegovina1
  101. 22Finland1
  102. 22Bahamas, The1
  103. 22Libya1
  104. 22Afghanistan1
  105. 22Cambodia1
  106. 22Tunisia1
  107. 22Kenya1
  108. 22Syrian Arab Republic1
  109. 22Eritrea1
  110. 22Serbia1
  111. 22Denmark1
  112. 22Zimbabwe1
  113. 22Norway1
  114. 22Czechia1
  115. 22Cyprus1
  116. 22Kyrgyz Republic1
  117. 22Sweden1
  118. 22Moldova1
  119. 22Estonia1
  120. 23Liberia0
  121. 23Lebanon0
  122. 23Lao PDR0
  123. 23Kiribati0
  124. 23Jamaica0
  125. 23Vanuatu0
  126. 23Maldives0
  127. 23Israel0
  128. 23Iceland0
  129. 23Trinidad and Tobago0
  130. 23St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
  131. 23Solomon Islands0
  132. 23Ireland0
  133. 23Togo0
  134. 23North Macedonia0
  135. 23Singapore0
  136. 23Hungary0
  137. 23Seychelles0
  138. 23Croatia0
  139. 23Tajikistan0
  140. 23Hong Kong SAR, China0
  141. 23Guyana0
  142. 23Malta0
  143. 23Qatar0
  144. 23Samoa0
  145. 23Grenada0
  146. 23Greece0
  147. 23Equatorial Guinea0
  148. 23Guinea-Bissau0
  149. 23Gambia, The0
  150. 23Timor-Leste0
  151. 23Georgia0
  152. 23Gabon0
  153. 23Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  154. 23Fiji0
  155. 23Yemen, Rep.0
  156. 23Montenegro0
  157. 23Mongolia0
  158. 23Mauritania0
  159. 23Djibouti0
  160. 23Mauritius0
  161. 23Cabo Verde0
  162. 23Comoros0
  163. 23Congo, Rep.0
  164. 23Papua New Guinea0
  165. 23Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  166. 23Brunei Darussalam0
  167. 23Barbados0
  168. 23Eswatini0
  169. 23Belize0
  170. 23Burundi0
  171. 23Antigua and Barbuda0
  172. 23Armenia0
  173. 23Albania0
  174. 23Angola0
  175. 23Sao Tome and Principe0
  176. 23Uruguay0
  177. 23Nicaragua0
  178. 23Tonga0
  179. 23Portugal0
  180. 23Namibia0
  181. 23Suriname0
  182. 23Lithuania0
  183. 23Lesotho0
  184. 23Luxembourg0
  185. 23St. Lucia0
  186. 23Latvia0

Number of cities with 300000 to 500000 people

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