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

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 Senegal: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Cameroon

0.5567 people per person

in 2025

Senegal

0.5577 people per person

in 2025

Cameroon rank

142nd

Senegal rank

141st

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

Cameroon
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.5577 people per person against 0.5567 people per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.001 people per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Cameroon ranks 142nd and Senegal ranks 141st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1611 people per person	0.2593 people per person	0.0982 people per person	Senegal
1970s	0.2612 people per person	0.3361 people per person	0.0749 people per person	Senegal
1980s	0.3602 people per person	0.3745 people per person	0.0143 people per person	Senegal
1990s	0.4299 people per person	0.3972 people per person	0.0327 people per person	Cameroon
2000s	0.4842 people per person	0.4184 people per person	0.0659 people per person	Cameroon
2010s	0.5244 people per person	0.463 people per person	0.0614 people per person	Cameroon
2020s	0.5498 people per person	0.5374 people per person	0.0124 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 Senegal?: Senegal, at 0.5577 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 Senegal?: 0.001 people per person, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Cameroon ranks 142nd and Senegal ranks 141st 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.