Colombia vs United States of America: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita

Colombia
0.4454 units per person
in 2025
United States of America
0.4704 units per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
17th
United States of America rank
15th

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

  • Colombia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.4704 units per person against 0.4454 units per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.025 units per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 15th of 121 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2419 units per person 0.3979 units per person 0.1559 units per person United States of America
1970s 0.3026 units per person 0.4127 units per person 0.1102 units per person United States of America
1980s 0.3251 units per person 0.4156 units per person 0.0904 units per person United States of America
1990s 0.3452 units per person 0.4278 units per person 0.0826 units per person United States of America
2000s 0.3788 units per person 0.4404 units per person 0.0616 units per person United States of America
2010s 0.4271 units per person 0.453 units per person 0.026 units per person United States of America
2020s 0.4446 units per person 0.468 units per person 0.0233 units per person United States of America

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, Colombia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.4704 units per person against 0.4454 units per person in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Colombia and United States of America?
0.025 units per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States of America?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Colombia and United States of America rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
Colombia ranks 17th and United States of America 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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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.