Which has higher population in largest city, Afghanistan or Cameroon?

Afghanistan, at 4.88 million against 4.85 million in Cameroon as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Afghanistan and Cameroon?

22,760, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Population in largest city

Afghanistan

4.88 million

in 2025

Cameroon

4.85 million

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

42nd

Cameroon rank

43rd

Population in largest city over time

Afghanistan
Cameroon

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.88 million against 4.85 million in Cameroon, a difference of 22,760.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 42nd and Cameroon ranks 43rd of 153 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	362,818	205,021	157,796	Afghanistan
1970s	668,201	417,955	250,246	Afghanistan
1980s	1.22 million	726,761	492,198	Afghanistan
1990s	1.90 million	1.17 million	734,840	Afghanistan
2000s	2.84 million	1.85 million	988,558	Afghanistan
2010s	3.69 million	3.05 million	639,648	Afghanistan
2020s	4.53 million	4.42 million	111,780	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Afghanistan or Cameroon?: Afghanistan, at 4.88 million against 4.85 million in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Afghanistan and Cameroon?: 22,760, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for population in largest city?: Afghanistan ranks 42nd and Cameroon ranks 43rd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.