Cameroon vs Panama: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Cameroon
- Panama
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 61.61 people per sq. km of land area against 60.87 people per sq. km of land area in Panama, a difference of 0.74 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Cameroon ranks 143rd and Panama ranks 144th of 216 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.11 people per sq. km of land area | 17.64 people per sq. km of land area | 5.53 people per sq. km of land area | Panama |
| 1970s | 15.47 people per sq. km of land area | 23.01 people per sq. km of land area | 7.55 people per sq. km of land area | Panama |
| 1980s | 20.5 people per sq. km of land area | 29.29 people per sq. km of land area | 8.79 people per sq. km of land area | Panama |
| 1990s | 27.29 people per sq. km of land area | 36.32 people per sq. km of land area | 9.03 people per sq. km of land area | Panama |
| 2000s | 35.77 people per sq. km of land area | 44.18 people per sq. km of land area | 8.41 people per sq. km of land area | Panama |
| 2010s | 47.56 people per sq. km of land area | 52.94 people per sq. km of land area | 5.38 people per sq. km of land area | Panama |
| 2020s | 58.49 people per sq. km of land area | 59.35 people per sq. km of land area | 0.8575 people per sq. km of land area | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Cameroon or Panama?
- Cameroon, at 61.61 people per sq. km of land area against 60.87 people per sq. km of land area in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Cameroon and Panama?
- 0.74 people per sq. km of land area, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Panama?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Panama rank globally for population density?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd and Panama 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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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.