Cambodia vs Cameroon: Urban area over the long-term
Cambodia
1,688 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cameroon
1,647 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cambodia rank
73rd
Cameroon rank
74th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1,688 km² per grid cell against 1,647 km² per grid cell in Cameroon, a difference of 41 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 73rd and Cameroon ranks 74th of 202 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1100s | 0.0159 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0135 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1200s | 0.0521 km² per grid cell | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.0438 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1300s | 0.1694 km² per grid cell | 0.0287 km² per grid cell | 0.1407 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1400s | 0.5474 km² per grid cell | 0.0985 km² per grid cell | 0.4489 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1500s | 1.76 km² per grid cell | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 1.42 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1600s | 5.86 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 4.7 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1700s | 19.32 km² per grid cell | 3.97 km² per grid cell | 15.35 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1710s | 22.02 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 17.41 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1720s | 24.4 km² per grid cell | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 19.19 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1730s | 27.04 km² per grid cell | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 21.15 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1740s | 29.95 km² per grid cell | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 23.32 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1750s | 33.17 km² per grid cell | 7.47 km² per grid cell | 25.7 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1760s | 36.74 km² per grid cell | 8.41 km² per grid cell | 28.33 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1770s | 40.68 km² per grid cell | 9.46 km² per grid cell | 31.22 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1780s | 45.04 km² per grid cell | 10.63 km² per grid cell | 34.41 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1790s | 49.87 km² per grid cell | 11.94 km² per grid cell | 37.93 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1800s | 55.2 km² per grid cell | 13.4 km² per grid cell | 41.8 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1810s | 61.1 km² per grid cell | 15.04 km² per grid cell | 46.06 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1820s | 67.62 km² per grid cell | 16.86 km² per grid cell | 50.76 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1830s | 75.47 km² per grid cell | 18.89 km² per grid cell | 56.57 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1840s | 84.62 km² per grid cell | 21.16 km² per grid cell | 63.46 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1850s | 94.89 km² per grid cell | 23.69 km² per grid cell | 71.19 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1860s | 106.4 km² per grid cell | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 79.2 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1870s | 119.3 km² per grid cell | 31.33 km² per grid cell | 87.97 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1880s | 139.37 km² per grid cell | 36.46 km² per grid cell | 102.92 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1890s | 163.5 km² per grid cell | 42.43 km² per grid cell | 121.08 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1900s | 191.47 km² per grid cell | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 146.81 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 222.18 km² per grid cell | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 177.53 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 252.41 km² per grid cell | 45.58 km² per grid cell | 206.82 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 267.38 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 215.46 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 267.38 km² per grid cell | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 215.24 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 267.38 km² per grid cell | 55.93 km² per grid cell | 211.45 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 274.99 km² per grid cell | 77.47 km² per grid cell | 197.53 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 297.87 km² per grid cell | 135.42 km² per grid cell | 162.45 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 316.41 km² per grid cell | 248.12 km² per grid cell | 68.29 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 542.33 km² per grid cell | 438.28 km² per grid cell | 104.05 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 888.33 km² per grid cell | 721.89 km² per grid cell | 166.44 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 1,231 km² per grid cell | 1,153 km² per grid cell | 77.51 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 1,574 km² per grid cell | 1,530 km² per grid cell | 43.61 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cambodia or Cameroon?
- Cambodia, at 1,688 km² per grid cell against 1,647 km² per grid cell in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cambodia and Cameroon?
- 41 km² per grid cell, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Cameroon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Cameroon rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Cambodia ranks 73rd 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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.