Cambodia vs Rwanda: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Cambodia
26.6%
in 2025
Rwanda
25.7%
in 2025
Cambodia rank
187th
Rwanda rank
190th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Cambodia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 26.6% against 25.7% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 187th and Rwanda ranks 190th of 202 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cambodia |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cambodia |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cambodia |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cambodia |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cambodia |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cambodia |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Cambodia |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Cambodia |
| 1710s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Cambodia |
| 1720s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Cambodia |
| 1730s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Cambodia |
| 1740s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Cambodia |
| 1750s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | Cambodia |
| 1760s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Cambodia |
| 1770s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Cambodia |
| 1780s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Cambodia |
| 1790s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Cambodia |
| 1800s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% | Cambodia |
| 1810s | 2.8% | 0.5% | 2.3% | Cambodia |
| 1820s | 3.1% | 0.5% | 2.5% | Cambodia |
| 1830s | 3.4% | 0.6% | 2.8% | Cambodia |
| 1840s | 3.7% | 0.7% | 3.0% | Cambodia |
| 1850s | 4.0% | 0.7% | 3.3% | Cambodia |
| 1860s | 4.4% | 0.8% | 3.6% | Cambodia |
| 1870s | 4.8% | 0.9% | 4.0% | Cambodia |
| 1880s | 5.3% | 0.9% | 4.3% | Cambodia |
| 1890s | 5.8% | 1.0% | 4.8% | Cambodia |
| 1900s | 6.3% | 1.1% | 5.2% | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 6.9% | 1.2% | 5.7% | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 7.6% | 1.4% | 6.3% | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 8.3% | 1.5% | 6.9% | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 9.1% | 1.6% | 7.5% | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 9.9% | 2.0% | 7.9% | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 10.9% | 2.7% | 8.2% | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 3.9% | 9.4% | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 5.1% | 7.4% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 8.0% | 6.6% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 15.9% | 2.7% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.8% | 1.2% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.5% | 1.0% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Cambodia or Rwanda?
- Cambodia, at 26.6% against 25.7% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Cambodia and Rwanda?
- 0.9%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Rwanda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Rwanda rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Cambodia ranks 187th and Rwanda ranks 190th 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.