Cameroon vs Lesotho: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Cameroon
33.09 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
32.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
137th
Lesotho rank
138th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 33.09 people per square kilometre against 32.49 people per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.6 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 137th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 2 people per square kilometre 1.89 people per square kilometre 0.1119 people per square kilometre Cameroon
1970s 4.08 people per square kilometre 4.22 people per square kilometre 0.1311 people per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 7.42 people per square kilometre 6.03 people per square kilometre 1.4 people per square kilometre Cameroon
1990s 11.77 people per square kilometre 10.18 people per square kilometre 1.59 people per square kilometre Cameroon
2000s 17.36 people per square kilometre 14.58 people per square kilometre 2.78 people per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 24.98 people per square kilometre 23.02 people per square kilometre 1.96 people per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 31.57 people per square kilometre 30.84 people per square kilometre 0.7387 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Cameroon or Lesotho?
Cameroon, at 33.09 people per square kilometre against 32.49 people per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Lesotho?
0.6 people per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 137th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.