Cameroon vs Ecuador: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Cameroon
31.0%
in 2020
Ecuador
31.2%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
33rd
Ecuador rank
31st
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Cameroon
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 31.2% against 31.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Ecuador ranks 31st of 180 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 20.1% | 20.1% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 28.2% | 19.1% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 30.0% | 8.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 30.6% | 3.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 31.2% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Cameroon or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 31.2% against 31.0% in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Ecuador rank globally for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Ecuador ranks 31st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.