Brazil vs United States: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Brazil
0.4432 units per person
in 2025
United States
0.4704 units per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
18th
United States rank
15th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.4704 units per person against 0.4432 units per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0272 units per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 18th and United States ranks 15th of 121 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2388 units per person | 0.3979 units per person | 0.1591 units per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.3043 units per person | 0.4127 units per person | 0.1085 units per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.3478 units per person | 0.4156 units per person | 0.0678 units per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.3718 units per person | 0.4278 units per person | 0.0559 units per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.3935 units per person | 0.4404 units per person | 0.0469 units per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.4163 units per person | 0.453 units per person | 0.0367 units per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.4372 units per person | 0.468 units per person | 0.0308 units per person | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 0.4704 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 United States?
- 0.0272 units per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 18th and United States ranks 15th 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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About this data
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.