What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Cameroon and Senegal?

0.001 units per person, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Senegal: Rural population, per capita

Cameroon

0.4433 units per person

in 2025

Senegal

0.4423 units per person

in 2025

Cameroon rank

76th

Senegal rank

77th

Rural population, per capita over time

Cameroon
Senegal

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.4433 units per person against 0.4423 units per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 76th and Senegal ranks 77th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8389 units per person	0.7407 units per person	0.0982 units per person	Cameroon
1970s	0.7388 units per person	0.6639 units per person	0.0749 units per person	Cameroon
1980s	0.6398 units per person	0.6255 units per person	0.0143 units per person	Cameroon
1990s	0.5701 units per person	0.6028 units per person	0.0327 units per person	Senegal
2000s	0.5158 units per person	0.5816 units per person	0.0659 units per person	Senegal
2010s	0.4756 units per person	0.537 units per person	0.0614 units per person	Senegal
2020s	0.4502 units per person	0.4626 units per person	0.0124 units per person	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Cameroon or Senegal?: Cameroon, at 0.4433 units per person against 0.4423 units per person in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Cameroon and Senegal?: 0.001 units per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Cameroon ranks 76th and Senegal ranks 77th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.