Cameroon vs Iran: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Cameroon
0.4702
in 2025
Iran
0.4617
in 2025
Cameroon rank
83rd
Iran rank
86th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Cameroon
- Iran
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.4702 against 0.4617 in Iran, a difference of 0.0085.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Cameroon ranks 83rd and Iran ranks 86th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 7 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.23 | 2.11 | 0.1219 | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 3.85 | 2 | 1.85 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 4.74 | 1.88 | 2.86 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.2 | 1.25 | 0.9515 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.46 | 1.32 | 0.1407 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.97 | 0.9237 | 0.0463 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.6572 | 0.7005 | 0.0432 | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.5144 | 0.4692 | 0.0452 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Cameroon or Iran?
- Cameroon, at 0.4702 against 0.4617 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Cameroon and Iran?
- 0.0085, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iran?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Iran rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Cameroon ranks 83rd and Iran ranks 86th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.