Cameroon vs Japan: Rural population, per square kilometre

Cameroon
26.93 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
27.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
106th
Japan rank
105th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Cameroon
  • Japan
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 27.04 units per square kilometre against 26.93 units per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 0.11 units per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 106th and Japan ranks 105th of 215 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 10.12 units per square kilometre 85.87 units per square kilometre 75.75 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 11.38 units per square kilometre 75.66 units per square kilometre 64.28 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 13.08 units per square kilometre 76.83 units per square kilometre 63.75 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 15.52 units per square kilometre 75.82 units per square kilometre 60.31 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 18.41 units per square kilometre 53.94 units per square kilometre 35.53 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 22.58 units per square kilometre 30.51 units per square kilometre 7.93 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 26.14 units per square kilometre 27.77 units per square kilometre 1.63 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Japan?
Japan, at 27.04 units per square kilometre against 26.93 units per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Japan?
0.11 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Japan rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 106th and Japan ranks 105th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.