Cameroon vs Croatia: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Cameroon
67.5%
in 2025
Croatia
66.1%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
101st
Croatia rank
104th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Cameroon
- Croatia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 67.5% against 66.1% in Croatia, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Croatia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 101st and Croatia ranks 104th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 20 and Croatia in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 1710s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1720s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1730s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1740s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1750s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 2.7% | 1.0% | 1.7% | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1.7% | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 3.9% | 2.4% | 1.5% | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 5.6% | 5.8% | 0.2% | Croatia |
| 1900s | 6.1% | 7.3% | 1.2% | Croatia |
| 1910s | 6.7% | 9.1% | 2.4% | Croatia |
| 1920s | 7.4% | 11.4% | 4.0% | Croatia |
| 1930s | 8.1% | 14.3% | 6.2% | Croatia |
| 1940s | 8.8% | 17.8% | 9.0% | Croatia |
| 1950s | 11.7% | 25.3% | 13.6% | Croatia |
| 1960s | 17.4% | 32.9% | 15.5% | Croatia |
| 1970s | 26.4% | 43.9% | 17.5% | Croatia |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 52.1% | 16.3% | Croatia |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 54.9% | 9.7% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 56.6% | 2.5% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 60.5% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.0% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Cameroon or Croatia?
- Cameroon, at 67.5% against 66.1% in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Cameroon and Croatia?
- 1.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Croatia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Croatia rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Cameroon ranks 101st and Croatia ranks 104th 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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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.