Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Population density
Afghanistan
199.65 people per km²
in 2100
Cameroon
188.01 people per km²
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
77th
Cameroon rank
80th
Population density over time
- Afghanistan
- Cameroon
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 199.65 people per km² against 188.01 people per km² in Cameroon, a difference of 11.64 people per km².
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 77th and Cameroon ranks 80th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 42 and Cameroon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.45 people per km² | 1.5 people per km² | 1.95 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 3.64 people per km² | 1.71 people per km² | 1.93 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 3.83 people per km² | 1.95 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 2.68 people per km² | 2.23 people per km² | 0.4514 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 2.87 people per km² | 2.55 people per km² | 0.3242 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 3.07 people per km² | 2.91 people per km² | 0.1515 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 3.83 people per km² | 3.33 people per km² | 0.5017 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 3.83 people per km² | 3.81 people per km² | 0.0258 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 3.93 people per km² | 3.64 people per km² | 0.2844 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 4.02 people per km² | 3.68 people per km² | 0.3384 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 4.11 people per km² | 3.72 people per km² | 0.3926 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 4.2 people per km² | 3.75 people per km² | 0.4467 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 4.3 people per km² | 3.8 people per km² | 0.5006 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 4.39 people per km² | 3.84 people per km² | 0.5541 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 4.49 people per km² | 3.89 people per km² | 0.6069 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 4.6 people per km² | 3.94 people per km² | 0.6587 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 4.7 people per km² | 3.99 people per km² | 0.7092 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 5.03 people per km² | 3.93 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 5.03 people per km² | 3.94 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 5.13 people per km² | 4.18 people per km² | 0.9488 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 5.37 people per km² | 4.77 people per km² | 0.5934 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 5.61 people per km² | 5.45 people per km² | 0.1636 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 5.87 people per km² | 5.96 people per km² | 0.0943 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 6.14 people per km² | 6.23 people per km² | 0.0944 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 6.42 people per km² | 6.55 people per km² | 0.1323 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 6.71 people per km² | 6.92 people per km² | 0.211 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 7.01 people per km² | 6.99 people per km² | 0.0263 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 7.61 people per km² | 6.55 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 11.57 people per km² | 6.1 people per km² | 5.47 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 13.26 people per km² | 6.32 people per km² | 6.94 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 9.87 people per km² | 7.19 people per km² | 2.68 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 10.55 people per km² | 8.33 people per km² | 2.22 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 12.71 people per km² | 9.89 people per km² | 2.82 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 15.28 people per km² | 11.99 people per km² | 3.28 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 19.28 people per km² | 15.47 people per km² | 3.82 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 17.76 people per km² | 20.5 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 24.7 people per km² | 27.29 people per km² | 2.59 people per km² | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 36.46 people per km² | 35.77 people per km² | 0.687 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 50.81 people per km² | 47.56 people per km² | 3.25 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 66.71 people per km² | 62.48 people per km² | 4.23 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 2030s | 85.85 people per km² | 79.35 people per km² | 6.51 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 2040s | 106.41 people per km² | 97.72 people per km² | 8.68 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 2050s | 127.15 people per km² | 116.57 people per km² | 10.58 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 2060s | 147.61 people per km² | 135.01 people per km² | 12.6 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 2070s | 166.59 people per km² | 152.48 people per km² | 14.11 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 2080s | 181.96 people per km² | 168.23 people per km² | 13.73 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 2090s | 194.06 people per km² | 181.62 people per km² | 12.43 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 2100s | 199.65 people per km² | 188.01 people per km² | 11.63 people per km² | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
- Afghanistan, at 199.65 people per km² against 188.01 people per km² in Cameroon as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 11.64 people per km², with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for population density?
- Afghanistan ranks 77th and Cameroon ranks 80th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.