Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cameroon
30.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica
29.2%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
36th
Costa Rica rank
39th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 30.8% against 29.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cameroon ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 18.1% | 12.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 20.8% | 11.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 22.8% | 9.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 24.7% | 7.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 26.2% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 26.9% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.5% | 1.5% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Cameroon, at 30.8% against 29.2% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 1.6%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cameroon ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total 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 urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.