Bolivia vs Congo: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Bolivia
5.02 million people
in 2020
Congo
4.76 million people
in 2020
Bolivia rank
54th
Congo rank
57th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Bolivia
- Congo
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 5.02 million people against 4.76 million people in Congo, a difference of 261,050 people.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Bolivia ranks 54th and Congo ranks 57th of 182 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 1.21 million people | 1.07 million people | 132,190 people | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 2.67 million people | 1.38 million people | 1.29 million people | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 3.80 million people | 2.84 million people | 962,565 people | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 5.02 million people | 4.76 million people | 261,050 people | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Bolivia or Congo?
- Bolivia, at 5.02 million people against 4.76 million people in Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Bolivia and Congo?
- 261,050 people, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Congo?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bolivia and Congo rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Bolivia ranks 54th and Congo ranks 57th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people 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
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.