Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Cameroon
33.09 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
33.53 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
137th
Nicaragua rank
134th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 33.53 people per square kilometre against 33.09 people per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 0.44 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 137th and Nicaragua ranks 134th of 215 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 people per square kilometre | 7.44 people per square kilometre | 5.45 people per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 4.08 people per square kilometre | 11.4 people per square kilometre | 7.32 people per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 7.42 people per square kilometre | 15.91 people per square kilometre | 8.49 people per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 11.77 people per square kilometre | 20.69 people per square kilometre | 8.92 people per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 17.36 people per square kilometre | 24.73 people per square kilometre | 7.37 people per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 24.98 people per square kilometre | 29.31 people per square kilometre | 4.32 people per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 31.57 people per square kilometre | 32.76 people per square kilometre | 1.19 people per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 33.53 people per square kilometre against 33.09 people per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 0.44 people per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 137th and Nicaragua ranks 134th 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.