Angola vs Cameroon: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Angola
67.9%
in 2025
Cameroon
67.5%
in 2025
Angola rank
99th
Cameroon rank
101st
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Angola
- Cameroon
How they compare
Angola currently reports 67.9% against 67.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Angola ranks 99th and Cameroon ranks 101st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1700s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1710s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1720s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1730s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1740s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1750s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 1.9% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 2.1% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 2.3% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 2.5% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 2.8% | 3.9% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 3.3% | 4.7% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 3.7% | 5.1% | 1.5% | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 4.0% | 5.6% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 4.4% | 6.1% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 4.8% | 6.7% | 1.9% | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 5.3% | 7.4% | 2.1% | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 5.8% | 8.1% | 2.3% | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 6.3% | 8.8% | 2.5% | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 7.8% | 11.7% | 3.9% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 11.0% | 17.4% | 6.4% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 26.4% | 7.7% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 35.7% | 5.1% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 45.2% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 61.4% | 0.2% | Angola |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 66.3% | 0.4% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Angola or Cameroon?
- Angola, at 67.9% against 67.5% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Angola and Cameroon?
- 0.4%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Cameroon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Cameroon rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Angola ranks 99th and Cameroon ranks 101st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.