Cameroon vs Italy: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Cameroon
8.11 million people
in 2020
Italy
8.95 million people
in 2020
Cameroon rank
37th
Italy rank
35th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Cameroon
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8.95 million people against 8.11 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 840,770 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 37th and Italy ranks 35th of 182 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 5.01 million people | 5.01 million people | Italy |
| 1960s | 0 people | 6.57 million people | 6.57 million people | Italy |
| 1970s | 0 people | 8.14 million people | 8.14 million people | Italy |
| 1980s | 0 people | 8.68 million people | 8.68 million people | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.19 million people | 8.80 million people | 7.61 million people | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.47 million people | 8.69 million people | 5.22 million people | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.72 million people | 8.80 million people | 3.08 million people | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.11 million people | 8.95 million people | 840,770 people | Italy |
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, Cameroon or Italy?
- Italy, at 8.95 million people against 8.11 million people in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Cameroon and Italy?
- 840,770 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Italy?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Italy rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Cameroon ranks 37th and Italy ranks 35th 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.