What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.008 units per person, with Cambodia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Urban population, per capita

Cambodia

0.4111 units per person

in 2025

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.4031 units per person

in 2025

Cambodia rank

171st

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

173rd

Urban population, per capita over time

Cambodia
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 0.4111 units per person against 0.4031 units per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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 Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 171st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 173rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1078 units per person	0.0832 units per person	0.0246 units per person	Cambodia
1970s	0.1519 units per person	0.1087 units per person	0.0431 units per person	Cambodia
1980s	0.1397 units per person	0.1365 units per person	0.0032 units per person	Cambodia
1990s	0.1725 units per person	0.1748 units per person	0.0023 units per person	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	0.1916 units per person	0.2658 units per person	0.0742 units per person	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	0.2958 units per person	0.3311 units per person	0.0353 units per person	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	0.4049 units per person	0.3845 units per person	0.0204 units per person	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Cambodia, at 0.4111 units per person against 0.4031 units per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.008 units per person, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Cambodia ranks 171st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 173rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.