Cameroon vs Egypt: Population density of the capital city
Cameroon
14,537 people per km²
in 2100
Egypt
16,082 people per km²
in 2100
Cameroon rank
11th
Egypt rank
9th
Population density of the capital city over time
- Cameroon
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16,082 people per km² against 14,537 people per km² in Cameroon, a difference of 1,545 people per km².
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Egypt ahead.
Cameroon ranks 11th and Egypt ranks 9th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 15,194 people per km² | 15,615 people per km² | 420.6 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2030s | 16,515 people per km² | 15,081 people per km² | 1,434 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 2040s | 16,063 people per km² | 14,948 people per km² | 1,115 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 2050s | 15,698 people per km² | 15,495 people per km² | 203 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 2060s | 15,774 people per km² | 15,684 people per km² | 90.4 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 2070s | 16,147 people per km² | 15,883 people per km² | 264.15 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 2080s | 15,958 people per km² | 16,092 people per km² | 133.9 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2090s | 15,480 people per km² | 16,103 people per km² | 623.6 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2100s | 14,537 people per km² | 16,082 people per km² | 1,545 people per km² | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density of the capital city, Cameroon or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 16,082 people per km² against 14,537 people per km² in Cameroon as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density of the capital city between Cameroon and Egypt?
- 1,545 people per km², with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Egypt?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Cameroon and Egypt rank globally for population density of the capital city?
- Cameroon ranks 11th and Egypt ranks 9th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density of the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected number of people per km² of land area in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.