Cambodia vs Laos: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita
Cambodia
0.5889 units per person
in 2025
Laos
0.5969 units per person
in 2025
Cambodia rank
50th
Laos rank
47th
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita over time
- Cambodia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.5969 units per person against 0.5889 units per person in Cambodia, a difference of 0.008 units per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.
Cambodia ranks 50th and Laos ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8922 units per person | 0.9168 units per person | 0.0246 units per person | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.8481 units per person | 0.8913 units per person | 0.0431 units per person | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.8603 units per person | 0.8635 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.8275 units per person | 0.8252 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 0.8084 units per person | 0.7342 units per person | 0.0742 units per person | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.7042 units per person | 0.6689 units per person | 0.0353 units per person | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.5951 units per person | 0.6155 units per person | 0.0204 units per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per capita, Cambodia or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.5969 units per person against 0.5889 units per person in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per capita between Cambodia and Laos?
- 0.008 units per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Laos?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Laos rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 50th and Laos ranks 47th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.