Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Population density

Cameroon

188.01 people per km²

in 2100

Democratic Republic of Congo

189.99 people per km²

in 2100

Cameroon rank

80th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

79th

Population density over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 189.99 people per km² against 188.01 people per km² in Cameroon, a difference of 1.97 people per km².

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 80th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 79th of 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.