Brazil vs Colombia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita

Brazil
0.4432 units per person
in 2025
Colombia
0.4454 units per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
18th
Colombia rank
17th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.4454 units per person against 0.4432 units per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0022 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 18th and Colombia ranks 17th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2388 units per person 0.2419 units per person 0.0031 units per person Colombia
1970s 0.3043 units per person 0.3026 units per person 0.0017 units per person Brazil
1980s 0.3478 units per person 0.3251 units per person 0.0227 units per person Brazil
1990s 0.3718 units per person 0.3452 units per person 0.0266 units per person Brazil
2000s 0.3935 units per person 0.3788 units per person 0.0147 units per person Brazil
2010s 0.4163 units per person 0.4271 units per person 0.0107 units per person Colombia
2020s 0.4372 units per person 0.4446 units per person 0.0075 units per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, Brazil or Colombia?
Colombia, at 0.4454 units per person against 0.4432 units per person in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Brazil and Colombia?
0.0022 units per person, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
Brazil ranks 18th and Colombia ranks 17th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.