Congo vs Liberia: Population in the largest city
Congo
67.7%
in 2025
Liberia
55.8%
in 2025
Congo rank
12th
Liberia rank
14th
Population in the largest city over time
- Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 67.7% against 55.8% in Liberia, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.
Congo ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 14th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.5% | 41.4% | 4.0% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 49.1% | 44.3% | 4.8% | Congo |
| 1980s | 54.1% | 60.7% | 6.7% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 54.1% | 74.4% | 20.3% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 70.1% | 14.3% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 53.9% | 6.6% | Congo |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 55.5% | 11.1% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Congo or Liberia?
- Congo, at 67.7% against 55.8% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Congo and Liberia?
- 11.9%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Congo ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 14th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban 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 largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.