Congo vs United Arab Emirates: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Congo
65.3%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
57.5%
in 2025
Congo rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Congo
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Congo currently reports 65.3% against 57.5% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Congo ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 52.7% | 31.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 29.6% | 59.2% | 29.6% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 57.3% | 15.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 54.6% | 8.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 53.7% | 1.9% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 57.7% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 61.5% | 2.5% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Congo or United Arab Emirates?
- Congo, at 65.3% against 57.5% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Congo and United Arab Emirates?
- 7.8%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Congo ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th 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.