Cameroon has a population density of 159.6 people per square mile compared to 260.2 people in Costa Rica. Cameroon has 175,720 sq ft of land per person vs 107,389 sq ft in Costa Rica. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Cameroon and Costa Rica are ranked 127th and 91st, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Cameroon has 0.36% of the world's population and 0.32% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.06% of the population and 0.03% of the land area for Costa Rica, hence the population density in Cameroon is 38.7% lower than in Costa Rica.
Population density comparison
Cameroon
|
Costa Rica
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 159.6 ppl/mi² | 260.2 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 127/197 | 91/197 |
| Population |
30491011
|
5170484
|
| Land area | 182,514 sq mi | 19,714 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 174,710 sq ft | 107,137 sq ft |
| Rural population | 40.1% | 16.8% |
| Urban population | 59.9% | 83.2% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 23.9% | 0% |
Cameroon vs Costa Rica:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Cameroon increased by 75.3%, compared to a 22.1% growth in Costa Rica.
In 2004, Cameroon ranked 138th for population density and is in 127th place now. Costa Rica was 88th in 2004 and ranks 91st out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cameroon
|
Costa Rica
|
|
| 2024 | 159.6 | 260.2 |
| 2023 | 155.5 | 259 |
| 2022 | 151.4 | 257.8 |
| 2021 | 147.5 | 256.7 |
| 2020 | 143.6 | 255.4 |
| 2019 | 139.7 | 253.6 |
| 2018 | 135.9 | 251.5 |
| 2017 | 132.2 | 249.2 |
| 2016 | 128.5 | 246.9 |
| 2015 | 124.7 | 244.4 |
| 2014 | 120.9 | 241.8 |
| 2013 | 117.3 | 239.2 |
| 2012 | 114 | 236.6 |
| 2011 | 110.9 | 233.8 |
| 2010 | 107.8 | 231.1 |
| 2009 | 104.7 | 228.2 |
| 2008 | 101.8 | 225.2 |
| 2007 | 98.9 | 222.2 |
| 2006 | 96.2 | 219.2 |
| 2005 | 93.6 | 216.1 |
| 2004 | 91 | 213 |
| 2003 | 88.5 | 209.9 |
| 2002 | 86.2 | 206.7 |
| 2001 | 83.9 | 203.4 |
| 2000 | 81.7 | 199.7 |
| 1999 | 79.6 | 195.9 |
| 1998 | 77.5 | 191.9 |
| 1997 | 75.5 | 187.8 |
| 1996 | 73.5 | 183.6 |
| 1995 | 71.5 | 179.3 |
| 1994 | 69.6 | 175.1 |
| 1993 | 67.7 | 170.8 |
| 1992 | 65.8 | 166.6 |
| 1991 | 63.9 | 162.4 |
| 1990 | 62.1 | 158.3 |
| 1989 | 60.3 | 154.4 |
| 1988 | 58.5 | 150.6 |
| 1987 | 56.8 | 146.7 |
| 1986 | 55.1 | 142.9 |
| 1985 | 53.5 | 139.1 |
| 1984 | 51.9 | 135.3 |
| 1983 | 50.5 | 131.6 |
| 1982 | 49.5 | 128.1 |
| 1981 | 48.3 | 124.6 |
| 1980 | 46.6 | 121.3 |
| 1979 | 45.1 | 118 |
| 1978 | 43.9 | 114.9 |
| 1977 | 42.7 | 111.8 |
| 1976 | 41.6 | 108.9 |
| 1975 | 40.5 | 106.2 |
| 1974 | 39.4 | 103.5 |
| 1973 | 38.3 | 100.9 |
| 1972 | 37.3 | 98.3 |
| 1971 | 36.3 | 95.8 |
| 1970 | 35.3 | 93.3 |
| 1969 | 34.4 | 90.8 |
| 1968 | 33.6 | 88.2 |
| 1967 | 32.7 | 85.7 |
| 1966 | 32 | 83.1 |
| 1965 | 31.3 | 80.5 |
| 1964 | 30.6 | 77.8 |
| 1963 | 29.9 | 75.2 |
| 1962 | 29.3 | 72.5 |
| 1961 | 28.7 | 69.9 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cameroon
|
Costa Rica
|
|
| 2024 | 59.9% | 83.2% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | 82.6% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | 82% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | 81.4% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | 80.8% |
| 2019 | 57% | 80.1% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | 79.3% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | 78.6% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | 77.7% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | 76.9% |
| 2014 | 54% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | 75% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | 73.9% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | 51% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | 69.4% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | 68.2% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | 66.9% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | 64.4% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | 63.1% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | 60.4% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | 59.1% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | 58.2% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | 57.3% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | 56.4% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | 55.5% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | 54.6% |
| 1994 | 42% | 53.7% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | 52.7% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | 51.8% |
| 1991 | 40.2% | 50.9% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | 50% |
| 1989 | 39.1% | 49.1% |
| 1988 | 38.5% | 48.2% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | 47.3% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | 46.4% |
| 1985 | 36.2% | 45.4% |
| 1984 | 35.3% | 44.5% |
| 1983 | 34.5% | 44.2% |
| 1982 | 33.6% | 43.8% |
| 1981 | 32.8% | 43.5% |
| 1980 | 31.9% | 43.1% |
| 1979 | 31.1% | 42.7% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | 42.4% |
| 1977 | 29.5% | 42% |
| 1976 | 28.7% | 41.7% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | 41.3% |
| 1974 | 25.8% | 41% |
| 1973 | 24.3% | 40.7% |
| 1972 | 22.9% | 40.1% |
| 1971 | 21.6% | 39.4% |
| 1970 | 20.3% | 38.8% |
| 1969 | 19.6% | 38.2% |
| 1968 | 18.9% | 37.6% |
| 1967 | 18.2% | 37% |
| 1966 | 17.5% | 36.4% |
| 1965 | 16.9% | 35.8% |
| 1964 | 16.3% | 35.2% |
| 1963 | 15.6% | 34.6% |
| 1962 | 15.1% | 34.4% |
| 1961 | 14.5% | 34.3% |
| 1960 | 13.9% | 34.3% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 47.9% to 59.9% in Cameroon and from 64.4% to 83.2% in Costa Rica.
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