Cambodia vs Laos: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Cambodia
0.4111 people per person
in 2025
Laos
0.4031 people per person
in 2025
Cambodia rank
169th
Laos rank
172nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Cambodia
- Laos
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 0.4111 people per person against 0.4031 people per person in Laos, a difference of 0.008 people per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 169th and Laos ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1078 people per person | 0.0832 people per person | 0.0246 people per person | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 0.1519 people per person | 0.1087 people per person | 0.0431 people per person | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 0.1397 people per person | 0.1365 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 0.1725 people per person | 0.1748 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.1916 people per person | 0.2658 people per person | 0.0742 people per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.2958 people per person | 0.3311 people per person | 0.0353 people per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.4049 people per person | 0.3845 people per person | 0.0204 people per person | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Cambodia or Laos?
- Cambodia, at 0.4111 people per person against 0.4031 people per person in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Cambodia and Laos?
- 0.008 people per person, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Laos?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Laos rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 169th and Laos ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.