How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Liberia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Cameroon vs Liberia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Cameroon

0.5567 people per person

in 2025

Liberia

0.5608 people per person

in 2025

Cameroon rank

142nd

Liberia rank

139th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Cameroon
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.5608 people per person against 0.5567 people per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0041 people per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 142nd and Liberia ranks 139th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1611 people per person	0.2181 people per person	0.057 people per person	Liberia
1970s	0.2612 people per person	0.3021 people per person	0.0408 people per person	Liberia
1980s	0.3602 people per person	0.3881 people per person	0.0279 people per person	Liberia
1990s	0.4299 people per person	0.4759 people per person	0.046 people per person	Liberia
2000s	0.4842 people per person	0.4563 people per person	0.0279 people per person	Cameroon
2010s	0.5244 people per person	0.5049 people per person	0.0195 people per person	Cameroon
2020s	0.5498 people per person	0.5473 people per person	0.0024 people per person	Cameroon

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, Cameroon or Liberia?: Liberia, at 0.5608 people per person against 0.5567 people per person in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Cameroon and Liberia?: 0.0041 people per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Liberia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Liberia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Cameroon ranks 142nd and Liberia ranks 139th 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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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

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.