Cameroon vs Rwanda: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Cameroon
0.0003 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Rwanda
0.0003 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cameroon rank
25th
Rwanda rank
27th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

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

Cameroon ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 27th of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0011 people per US$ of GDP 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1970s 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1980s 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1990s 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2000s 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP Rwanda
2010s 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2020s 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp, Cameroon or Rwanda?
Cameroon, at 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Rwanda?
0 people per US$ of GDP, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
Cameroon ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 27th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
people per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.