Cameroon vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, per unit of GDP

Cameroon
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cameroon rank
24th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

  • Cameroon
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.0010.0010.002196019922025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 3.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1980s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1990s 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2000s 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2010s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2020s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Cameroon or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Cameroon, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?
Cameroon ranks 24th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.