Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Cameroon
0.3079 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.2916 units per person
in 2025
Cameroon rank
36th
Costa Rica rank
39th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.3079 units per person against 0.2916 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0163 units per person.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cameroon ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0556 units per person | 0.1809 units per person | 0.1252 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0947 units per person | 0.2081 units per person | 0.1134 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.1326 units per person | 0.2279 units per person | 0.0953 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1679 units per person | 0.2469 units per person | 0.079 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.212 units per person | 0.2618 units per person | 0.0497 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2643 units per person | 0.2691 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3003 units per person | 0.2849 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Cameroon, at 0.3079 units per person against 0.2916 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 0.0163 units per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 39th 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.