Cameroon vs Oman: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cameroon
30.8%
in 2025
Oman
31.0%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
36th
Oman rank
35th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cameroon
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 31.0% against 30.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 36th and Oman ranks 35th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Oman in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 8.7% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 15.2% | 2.0% | Oman |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 23.6% | 6.8% | Oman |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 25.3% | 4.1% | Oman |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 28.0% | 1.5% | Oman |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 33.2% | 3.2% | Oman |
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 Oman?
- Oman, at 31.0% 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 Oman?
- 0.2%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Oman?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Oman rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cameroon ranks 36th and Oman ranks 35th 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.