Cameroon vs Laos: Urban population, annual growth rate
Cameroon
3.09 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos
3.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cameroon rank
44th
Laos rank
41st
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Cameroon
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.27 % change on previous year against 3.09 % change on previous year in Cameroon, a difference of 0.18 % change on previous year.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 44th and Laos ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.33 % change on previous year | 4.06 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 7.82 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 5.29 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 0.4792 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 4.36 % change on previous year | 6.01 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.81 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.62 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | 0.2968 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 3.21 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year | 0.1763 % change on previous year | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Cameroon or Laos?
- Laos, at 3.27 % change on previous year against 3.09 % change on previous year in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Cameroon and Laos?
- 0.18 % change on previous year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Laos rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 44th and Laos ranks 41st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.