Bulgaria vs Cameroon: Population density

Bulgaria
59.38 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Cameroon
60.02 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
145th
Cameroon rank
144th

Population density over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Cameroon
20406080196119922023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 60.02 people per sq. km of land area against 59.38 people per sq. km of land area in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.64 people per sq. km of land area.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 145th and Cameroon ranks 144th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Cameroon Difference Ahead
1960s 74.08 people per sq. km of land area 12.11 people per sq. km of land area 61.96 people per sq. km of land area Bulgaria
1970s 78.48 people per sq. km of land area 15.47 people per sq. km of land area 63.02 people per sq. km of land area Bulgaria
1980s 80.74 people per sq. km of land area 20.5 people per sq. km of land area 60.23 people per sq. km of land area Bulgaria
1990s 76.25 people per sq. km of land area 27.29 people per sq. km of land area 48.96 people per sq. km of land area Bulgaria
2000s 70.82 people per sq. km of land area 35.77 people per sq. km of land area 35.05 people per sq. km of land area Bulgaria
2010s 64.75 people per sq. km of land area 47.56 people per sq. km of land area 17.19 people per sq. km of land area Bulgaria
2020s 59.8 people per sq. km of land area 57.72 people per sq. km of land area 2.09 people per sq. km of land area Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Bulgaria or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 60.02 people per sq. km of land area against 59.38 people per sq. km of land area in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Bulgaria and Cameroon?
0.64 people per sq. km of land area, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cameroon?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Cameroon rank globally for population density?
Bulgaria ranks 145th and Cameroon ranks 144th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.