Congo vs Senegal: Urban agglomerations more than 1 million

Congo
4.76 million
in 2020
Senegal
4.59 million
in 2020
Congo rank
57th
Senegal rank
58th

Urban agglomerations more than 1 million over time

  • Congo
  • Senegal
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195019852020

How they compare

Congo currently reports 4.76 million against 4.59 million in Senegal, a difference of 168,420.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.

Congo ranks 57th and Senegal ranks 58th of 182 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Senegal Difference Ahead
1950s 0 0 0 —
1960s 0 0 0 —
1970s 0 0 0 —
1980s 0 1.25 million 1.25 million Senegal
1990s 1.07 million 1.73 million 660,455 Senegal
2000s 1.38 million 2.31 million 928,395 Senegal
2010s 2.84 million 3.00 million 154,710 Senegal
2020s 4.76 million 4.59 million 168,420 Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban agglomerations more than 1 million, Congo or Senegal?
Congo, at 4.76 million against 4.59 million in Senegal as of 2020.
What is the difference in urban agglomerations more than 1 million between Congo and Senegal?
168,420, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Senegal?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Congo and Senegal rank globally for urban agglomerations more than 1 million?
Congo ranks 57th and Senegal ranks 58th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban agglomerations more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs Senegal: Urban agglomerations more than 1 million. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/urban-agglomerations-more-than-1-million/congo-rep/senegal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/urban-agglomerations-more-than-1-million/congo-rep/senegal/">Congo vs Senegal: Urban agglomerations more than 1 million</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban agglomerations more than 1 million
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed