Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Urban population, per square kilometre

Cameroon
33.09 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
34.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
136th
Guinea-Bissau rank
133rd

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 34.91 units per square kilometre against 33.09 units per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 1.82 units per square kilometre.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Cameroon ranks 136th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 133rd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 2 units per square kilometre 2.96 units per square kilometre 0.9627 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
1970s 4.08 units per square kilometre 3.73 units per square kilometre 0.3528 units per square kilometre Cameroon
1980s 7.42 units per square kilometre 7.54 units per square kilometre 0.1181 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
1990s 11.77 units per square kilometre 13.5 units per square kilometre 1.74 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2000s 17.36 units per square kilometre 18.68 units per square kilometre 1.32 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2010s 24.98 units per square kilometre 26.38 units per square kilometre 1.4 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2020s 31.57 units per square kilometre 33.3 units per square kilometre 1.73 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 34.91 units per square kilometre against 33.09 units per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
1.82 units per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 136th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 133rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.