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
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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About this data
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.