Cameroon vs South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Cameroon
0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
117th
South Africa rank
120th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Cameroon
  • South Africa
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Cameroon ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 120th of 190 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0186 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0067 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0237 1000 No per square kilometre 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0292 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0333 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0335 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Cameroon or South Africa?
Cameroon, at 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Cameroon and South Africa?
0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 120th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.