Cameroon vs Liberia: Population density
Population density over time
- Cameroon
- Liberia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 60.02 people per sq. km of land area against 57.03 people per sq. km of land area in Liberia, a difference of 2.99 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 144th and Liberia ranks 147th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.11 people per sq. km of land area | 13.44 people per sq. km of land area | 1.32 people per sq. km of land area | Liberia |
| 1970s | 15.47 people per sq. km of land area | 17.2 people per sq. km of land area | 1.73 people per sq. km of land area | Liberia |
| 1980s | 20.5 people per sq. km of land area | 22.98 people per sq. km of land area | 2.47 people per sq. km of land area | Liberia |
| 1990s | 27.29 people per sq. km of land area | 23.74 people per sq. km of land area | 3.55 people per sq. km of land area | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 35.77 people per sq. km of land area | 34.82 people per sq. km of land area | 0.9476 people per sq. km of land area | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 47.56 people per sq. km of land area | 47.7 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1331 people per sq. km of land area | Liberia |
| 2020s | 57.72 people per sq. km of land area | 55.22 people per sq. km of land area | 2.5 people per sq. km of land area | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Cameroon or Liberia?
- Cameroon, at 60.02 people per sq. km of land area against 57.03 people per sq. km of land area in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Cameroon and Liberia?
- 2.99 people per sq. km of land area, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Liberia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Liberia rank globally for population density?
- Cameroon ranks 144th and Liberia ranks 147th 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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About this data
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.