Cameroon vs Liberia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cameroon
30.8%
in 2025
Liberia
31.3%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
36th
Liberia rank
34th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cameroon
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 31.3% against 30.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 36th and Liberia ranks 34th of 121 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 9.1% | 3.5% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 13.4% | 4.0% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 23.8% | 10.5% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 36.4% | 19.6% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 31.9% | 10.7% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 27.2% | 0.8% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 30.4% | 0.3% | Liberia |
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 Liberia?
- Liberia, at 31.3% against 30.8% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cameroon and Liberia?
- 0.5%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Liberia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Liberia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cameroon ranks 36th and Liberia 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.