Cameroon vs Somalia: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Cameroon

55.7%

in 2025

Somalia

55.1%

in 2025

Cameroon rank

156th

Somalia rank

158th

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

Cameroon currently reports 55.7% against 55.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 158th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.