Cameroon vs Somalia: Rural population, per capita
Cameroon
0.4433 units per person
in 2025
Somalia
0.4486 units per person
in 2025
Cameroon rank
76th
Somalia rank
74th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.4486 units per person against 0.4433 units per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0053 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 76th and Somalia ranks 74th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8389 units per person | 0.7991 units per person | 0.0398 units per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.7388 units per person | 0.7482 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.6398 units per person | 0.721 units per person | 0.0812 units per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.5701 units per person | 0.6906 units per person | 0.1205 units per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.5158 units per person | 0.647 units per person | 0.1312 units per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.4756 units per person | 0.5574 units per person | 0.0818 units per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.4502 units per person | 0.4625 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Cameroon or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.4486 units per person against 0.4433 units per person in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Cameroon and Somalia?
- 0.0053 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Somalia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 76th and Somalia ranks 74th 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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About this data
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.