Cameroon vs Panama: Population density

Cameroon
60.02 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Panama
60.11 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Cameroon rank
144th
Panama rank
143rd

Population density over time

  • Cameroon
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 60.11 people per sq. km of land area against 60.02 people per sq. km of land area in Cameroon, a difference of 0.09 people per sq. km of land area.

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

Cameroon ranks 144th and Panama ranks 143rd 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 57.72 people per sq. km of land area 58.97 people per sq. km of land area 1.26 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?
Panama, at 60.11 people per sq. km of land area against 60.02 people per sq. km of land area in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Cameroon and Panama?
0.09 people per sq. km of land area, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Panama?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Panama rank globally for population density?
Cameroon ranks 144th and Panama ranks 143rd 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.