100 Biggest Cities in the World on a Map - with Exceptions

Name the 100 most populous urban areas in the world that are not located in China, India, and the United States.

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Two loosely-defined areas around the Ruhr have been filled in

Source: citypopulation.de, ref. date 1/1/23

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Country	Population	Urban Area
Japan	40,800,000	Tokyo
Indonesia	28,900,000	Jakarta
Philippines	26,700,000	Manila
Mexico	24,900,000	Mexico City
South Korea	24,900,000	Seoul
Brazil	23,000,000	São Paulo
Egypt	22,200,000	Cairo
Nigeria	21,400,000	Lagos
Bangladesh	21,300,000	Dhaka
Thailand	20,500,000	Bangkok
Pakistan	19,100,000	Karachi
Russia	18,800,000	Moscow
Japan	17,700,000	Osaka
Argentina	16,700,000	Buenos Aires
Iran	16,200,000	Tehran
Turkey	16,100,000	Istanbul
DRC	15,000,000	Kinshasa
South Africa	14,800,000	Johannesburg
United Kingdom	14,800,000	London
Pakistan	14,400,000	Lahore
Vietnam	13,500,000	Ho Chi Minh City
Brazil	13,400,000	Rio de Janeiro
Peru	11,600,000	Lima
France	11,400,000	Paris
Japan	10,500,000	Nagoya
Colombia	10,200,000	Bogota
Taiwan	9,200,000	Taipei
Saudi Arabia	9,150,000	Riyadh
Malaysia	9,100,000	Kuala Lumpur
Angola	9,000,000	Luanda
Chile	8,050,000	Santiago
Singapore	7,750,000	Singapore
Canada	7,550,000	Toronto
Iraq	7,500,000	Baghdad
Vietnam	7,000,000	Hanoi
Indonesia	6,900,000	Bandung
Sudan	6,850,000	Khartoum
Spain	6,850,000	Madrid
UAE	6,600,000	Dubai
Ivory Coast	6,550,000	Abidjan
Kenya	6,550,000	Nairobi
Russia	6,400,000	Saint Petersburg
Ghana	6,350,000	Accra
Egypt	6,100,000	Alexandria
Italy	6,100,000	Milan
Tanzania	6,000,000	Dar es Salaam
Myanmar	6,000,000	Yangon
Indonesia	5,900,000	Surabaya
Jordan	5,850,000	Amman
Mexico	5,850,000	Monterrey
Mexico	5,750,000	Guadalajara

Country	Population	Urban Area
Germany	5,650,000	The Ruhr
Saudi Arabia	5,500,000	Jeddah
Turkey	5,200,000	Ankara
Nigeria	5,200,000	Kano
Brazil	5,150,000	Belo Horizonte
Germany	4,975,000	Cologne / Düsseldorf
Spain	4,950,000	Barcelona
Australia	4,950,000	Melbourne
Australia	4,925,000	Sydney
Sri Lanka	4,900,000	Colombo
Afghanistan	4,800,000	Kabul
Germany	4,775,000	Berlin
Morocco	4,700,000	Casablanca
Bangladesh	4,650,000	Chittagong
Ethiopia	4,600,000	Addis Ababa
South Africa	4,450,000	Cape Town
Canada	4,375,000	Montreal
Colombia	4,225,000	Medellin
Senegal	4,200,000	Dakar
Kuwait	4,200,000	Kuwait City
Brazil	4,200,000	Porto Alegre
Algeria	4,175,000	Algiers
Brazil	4,175,000	Brasilia
Mexico	4,175,000	Puebla
Dominican Republic	4,175,000	Santo Domingo
Indonesia	4,150,000	Medan
Nigeria	4,100,000	Abuja
Italy	4,050,000	Naples
South Korea	4,000,000	Busan
Mali	3,975,000	Bamako
Uganda	3,975,000	Kampala
Pakistan	3,950,000	Faisalabad
Nigeria	3,925,000	Ibadan
Brazil	3,925,000	Recife
Venezuela	3,800,000	Caracas
Syria	3,800,000	Damascus
Brazil	3,775,000	Fortaleza
Pakistan	3,725,000	Rawalpindi / Islamabad
Brazil	3,700,000	Salvador
Cameroon	3,700,000	Yaounde
Cameroon	3,650,000	Douala
Uzbekistan	3,600,000	Tashkent
South Africa	3,575,000	Durban
Greece	3,550,000	Athens
Brazil	3,550,000	Curitiba
Haiti	3,525,000	Port-au-Prince
Ukraine	3,475,000	Kiev
Italy	3,450,000	Rome
Netherlands	3,375,000	Rotterdam
Iran	3,350,000	Isfahan
Iran	3,350,000	Mashhad

Level 57

May 30, 2023

What do you think of the dot sizes? I'm not sure if I should make them all bigger or all smaller.

Level 57

Apr 1, 2024

I know this quiz is basically the same as the featured version, but at the time of making this quiz, the featured one did not have a map.

Level 66

May 30, 2023

This is great

Level 52

Jun 18, 2023

Very good quiz!

Level 58

Oct 6, 2023

Unbelievable quiz. This must be featured!

Level 84

Oct 6, 2023

Excellent! Nommed.

Level 66

Oct 6, 2023

Good quiz but JetPunk standard is to accept the Hague for Rotterdam.

Level 73

Mar 5, 2024

Unanimously agreed

Level 81

Oct 7, 2023

> What do you think of the dot sizes?

Perfect as is, I think.

Level 60

Oct 7, 2023

Agree with the dot sizes being great. I thought the -abad city was in India, so I didn't bother guessing it. Had fun with the quiz, especially because I know a lot of Brazilian cities.

Level 73

Dec 6, 2023

Wait why is Taipei on here (this message brought to you by the CCP)