Azerbaijan vs Cameroon: Urban area over the long-term

Azerbaijan
1,594 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cameroon
1,647 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
77th
Cameroon rank
74th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1,647 km² per grid cell against 1,594 km² per grid cell in Azerbaijan, a difference of 53 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Cameroon ranks 74th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 23 and Cameroon in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Cameroon Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1100s 0.0024 km² per grid cell 0.0024 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1200s 0.0097 km² per grid cell 0.0084 km² per grid cell 0.0013 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1300s 0.0363 km² per grid cell 0.0287 km² per grid cell 0.0076 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1400s 0.0872 km² per grid cell 0.0985 km² per grid cell 0.0113 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1500s 0.327 km² per grid cell 0.3375 km² per grid cell 0.0106 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1600s 1.18 km² per grid cell 1.16 km² per grid cell 0.0198 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1700s 4.12 km² per grid cell 3.97 km² per grid cell 0.1519 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1710s 2.71 km² per grid cell 4.61 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1720s 2.94 km² per grid cell 5.21 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1730s 3.18 km² per grid cell 5.88 km² per grid cell 2.7 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1740s 3.45 km² per grid cell 6.63 km² per grid cell 3.18 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1750s 3.74 km² per grid cell 7.47 km² per grid cell 3.73 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1760s 4.05 km² per grid cell 8.41 km² per grid cell 4.36 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1770s 4.39 km² per grid cell 9.46 km² per grid cell 5.07 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1780s 4.5 km² per grid cell 10.63 km² per grid cell 6.13 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1790s 6.09 km² per grid cell 11.94 km² per grid cell 5.85 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1800s 8.24 km² per grid cell 13.4 km² per grid cell 5.16 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1810s 11.16 km² per grid cell 15.04 km² per grid cell 3.87 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1820s 15.12 km² per grid cell 16.86 km² per grid cell 1.74 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1830s 20.47 km² per grid cell 18.89 km² per grid cell 1.57 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1840s 27.72 km² per grid cell 21.16 km² per grid cell 6.55 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1850s 37.53 km² per grid cell 23.69 km² per grid cell 13.84 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1860s 50.79 km² per grid cell 27.2 km² per grid cell 23.59 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1870s 68.58 km² per grid cell 31.33 km² per grid cell 37.25 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1880s 91.86 km² per grid cell 36.46 km² per grid cell 55.4 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1890s 120.25 km² per grid cell 42.43 km² per grid cell 77.83 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1900s 149.71 km² per grid cell 44.65 km² per grid cell 105.06 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1910s 172.4 km² per grid cell 44.65 km² per grid cell 127.75 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1920s 184.26 km² per grid cell 45.58 km² per grid cell 138.68 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1930s 191.66 km² per grid cell 51.92 km² per grid cell 139.73 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1940s 206.63 km² per grid cell 52.14 km² per grid cell 154.49 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1950s 285.87 km² per grid cell 55.93 km² per grid cell 229.94 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1960s 418.4 km² per grid cell 77.47 km² per grid cell 340.93 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1970s 569.11 km² per grid cell 135.42 km² per grid cell 433.7 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1980s 722.53 km² per grid cell 248.12 km² per grid cell 474.4 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1990s 865.87 km² per grid cell 438.28 km² per grid cell 427.59 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
2000s 1,005 km² per grid cell 721.89 km² per grid cell 283.1 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
2010s 1,268 km² per grid cell 1,153 km² per grid cell 115.24 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
2020s 1,527 km² per grid cell 1,530 km² per grid cell 3.03 km² per grid cell Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Azerbaijan or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 1,647 km² per grid cell against 1,594 km² per grid cell in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Azerbaijan and Cameroon?
53 km² per grid cell, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Cameroon?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Cameroon rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Cameroon ranks 74th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.