Cameroon vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cameroon
30.8%
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
14.8%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
36th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
34th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cameroon
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 30.8% against 14.8% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 36th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 34th of 121 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 2.1% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 9.5% | 3.7% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 11.2% | 5.5% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 12.3% | 8.9% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 13.3% | 13.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 14.4% | 15.6% | 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Cameroon, at 30.8% against 14.8% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 16.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cameroon ranks 36th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 34th 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.