Cambodia vs Laos: Urban population, per capita
Cambodia
0.4111 units per person
in 2025
Laos
0.4031 units per person
in 2025
Cambodia rank
171st
Laos rank
173rd
Urban population, per capita over time
- Cambodia
- Laos
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 0.4111 units per person against 0.4031 units per person in Laos, 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 Laos ranks 173rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Laos | 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 | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.1916 units per person | 0.2658 units per person | 0.0742 units per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.2958 units per person | 0.3311 units per person | 0.0353 units per person | Laos |
| 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 Laos?
- Cambodia, at 0.4111 units per person against 0.4031 units per person in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Cambodia and Laos?
- 0.008 units per person, with Cambodia 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 population, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 171st and Laos 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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About this data
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.