Cameroon has a population density of 159.6 people per square mile compared to 174.7 people in Equatorial Guinea. Cameroon has 175,720 sq ft of land per person vs 159,543 sq ft in Equatorial Guinea. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea are ranked 127th and 122nd, 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 0.02% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Equatorial Guinea, hence the population density in Cameroon is 8.68% lower than in Equatorial Guinea.
Population density comparison
Cameroon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 159.6 ppl/mi² | 174.7 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 127/197 | 122/197 |
| Population |
30491011
|
1975406
|
| Land area | 182,514 sq mi | 10,830 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 174,710 sq ft | 159,538 sq ft |
| Rural population | 40.1% | 25.1% |
| Urban population | 59.9% | 74.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 23.9% | 0% |
Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Cameroon increased by 75.3%, compared to a 110.3% growth in Equatorial Guinea.
In 2004, Cameroon ranked 138th for population density and is in 127th place now. Equatorial Guinea was 142nd in 2004 and ranks 122nd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cameroon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
| 2024 | 159.6 | 174.7 |
| 2023 | 155.5 | 170.6 |
| 2022 | 151.4 | 166.5 |
| 2021 | 147.5 | 162.4 |
| 2020 | 143.6 | 158.5 |
| 2019 | 139.7 | 154.2 |
| 2018 | 135.9 | 149.3 |
| 2017 | 132.2 | 144.3 |
| 2016 | 128.5 | 139.3 |
| 2015 | 124.7 | 134.2 |
| 2014 | 120.9 | 129.3 |
| 2013 | 117.3 | 124.3 |
| 2012 | 114 | 119.4 |
| 2011 | 110.9 | 114.7 |
| 2010 | 107.8 | 109.8 |
| 2009 | 104.7 | 104.9 |
| 2008 | 101.8 | 100.1 |
| 2007 | 98.9 | 95.7 |
| 2006 | 96.2 | 91.4 |
| 2005 | 93.6 | 87.5 |
| 2004 | 91 | 83.1 |
| 2003 | 88.5 | 78.3 |
| 2002 | 86.2 | 73.7 |
| 2001 | 83.9 | 69.2 |
| 2000 | 81.7 | 64.9 |
| 1999 | 79.6 | 61.6 |
| 1998 | 77.5 | 59.2 |
| 1997 | 75.5 | 57 |
| 1996 | 73.5 | 54.8 |
| 1995 | 71.5 | 52.7 |
| 1994 | 69.6 | 50.8 |
| 1993 | 67.7 | 48.9 |
| 1992 | 65.8 | 47.2 |
| 1991 | 63.9 | 45.4 |
| 1990 | 62.1 | 43.8 |
| 1989 | 60.3 | 42.2 |
| 1988 | 58.5 | 40.6 |
| 1987 | 56.8 | 39 |
| 1986 | 55.1 | 37.4 |
| 1985 | 53.5 | 35.6 |
| 1984 | 51.9 | 33.7 |
| 1983 | 50.5 | 31.7 |
| 1982 | 49.5 | 29.8 |
| 1981 | 48.3 | 28 |
| 1980 | 46.6 | 26.7 |
| 1979 | 45.1 | 25.8 |
| 1978 | 43.9 | 25.5 |
| 1977 | 42.7 | 25.6 |
| 1976 | 41.6 | 25.9 |
| 1975 | 40.5 | 26.6 |
| 1974 | 39.4 | 27.2 |
| 1973 | 38.3 | 27.9 |
| 1972 | 37.3 | 28.6 |
| 1971 | 36.3 | 29.2 |
| 1970 | 35.3 | 29.6 |
| 1969 | 34.4 | 29.8 |
| 1968 | 33.6 | 29.4 |
| 1967 | 32.7 | 28.8 |
| 1966 | 32 | 28.1 |
| 1965 | 31.3 | 27.5 |
| 1964 | 30.6 | 27 |
| 1963 | 29.9 | 26.4 |
| 1962 | 29.3 | 25.9 |
| 1961 | 28.7 | 25.4 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cameroon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
| 2024 | 59.9% | 74.9% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | 74.4% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | 74% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | 73.6% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | 73.1% |
| 2019 | 57% | 72.6% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | 72.1% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | 71.6% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | 71.1% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | 70.6% |
| 2014 | 54% | 70.1% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | 69% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | 51% | 64.4% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | 59.4% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | 57.7% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | 56% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | 54.3% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | 52.6% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | 50.8% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | 49.1% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | 47.4% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | 45.6% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | 43.9% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | 42.2% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | 40.5% |
| 1994 | 42% | 38.8% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | 37.8% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | 36.8% |
| 1991 | 40.2% | 35.7% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | 34.7% |
| 1989 | 39.1% | 33.8% |
| 1988 | 38.5% | 32.8% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | 31.8% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | 30.9% |
| 1985 | 36.2% | 29.9% |
| 1984 | 35.3% | 29% |
| 1983 | 34.5% | 28.2% |
| 1982 | 33.6% | 28.1% |
| 1981 | 32.8% | 28% |
| 1980 | 31.9% | 27.9% |
| 1979 | 31.1% | 27.8% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | 27.7% |
| 1977 | 29.5% | 27.6% |
| 1976 | 28.7% | 27.5% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | 27.4% |
| 1974 | 25.8% | 27.3% |
| 1973 | 24.3% | 27.2% |
| 1972 | 22.9% | 27.1% |
| 1971 | 21.6% | 27% |
| 1970 | 20.3% | 27% |
| 1969 | 19.6% | 26.9% |
| 1968 | 18.9% | 26.8% |
| 1967 | 18.2% | 26.7% |
| 1966 | 17.5% | 26.6% |
| 1965 | 16.9% | 26.5% |
| 1964 | 16.3% | 26.4% |
| 1963 | 15.6% | 26.3% |
| 1962 | 15.1% | 26.2% |
| 1961 | 14.5% | 26.1% |
| 1960 | 13.9% | 25.5% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 47.9% to 59.9% in Cameroon and from 56% to 74.9% in Equatorial Guinea.
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