Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Urban area over the long-term

Cameroon
1,647 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
1,697 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cameroon rank
74th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
72nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Cameroon
  • Cote d'Ivoire
05001.0k1.5k100015122025

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 1,697 km² per grid cell against 1,647 km² per grid cell in Cameroon, a difference of 50 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 74th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 72nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 33 and Cote d'Ivoire in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1100s 0.0024 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0022 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1200s 0.0084 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0075 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1300s 0.0287 km² per grid cell 0.0031 km² per grid cell 0.0256 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1400s 0.0985 km² per grid cell 0.0106 km² per grid cell 0.0878 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1500s 0.3375 km² per grid cell 0.0365 km² per grid cell 0.301 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1600s 1.16 km² per grid cell 0.1252 km² per grid cell 1.03 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1700s 3.97 km² per grid cell 0.4291 km² per grid cell 3.54 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1710s 4.61 km² per grid cell 0.534 km² per grid cell 4.08 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1720s 5.21 km² per grid cell 0.6671 km² per grid cell 4.54 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1730s 5.88 km² per grid cell 0.8321 km² per grid cell 5.05 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1740s 6.63 km² per grid cell 1.04 km² per grid cell 5.59 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1750s 7.47 km² per grid cell 1.29 km² per grid cell 6.18 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1760s 8.41 km² per grid cell 1.6 km² per grid cell 6.81 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1770s 9.46 km² per grid cell 1.99 km² per grid cell 7.47 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1780s 10.63 km² per grid cell 2.46 km² per grid cell 8.17 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1790s 11.94 km² per grid cell 3.05 km² per grid cell 8.89 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1800s 13.4 km² per grid cell 3.77 km² per grid cell 9.63 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1810s 15.04 km² per grid cell 4.66 km² per grid cell 10.37 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1820s 16.86 km² per grid cell 5.76 km² per grid cell 11.1 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1830s 18.89 km² per grid cell 7.1 km² per grid cell 11.79 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1840s 21.16 km² per grid cell 8.76 km² per grid cell 12.4 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1850s 23.69 km² per grid cell 10.79 km² per grid cell 12.9 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1860s 27.2 km² per grid cell 12.89 km² per grid cell 14.31 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1870s 31.33 km² per grid cell 15.31 km² per grid cell 16.03 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1880s 36.46 km² per grid cell 18.06 km² per grid cell 18.4 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1890s 42.43 km² per grid cell 21.82 km² per grid cell 20.61 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1900s 44.65 km² per grid cell 24.45 km² per grid cell 20.2 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1910s 44.65 km² per grid cell 25.01 km² per grid cell 19.65 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1920s 45.58 km² per grid cell 25.01 km² per grid cell 20.57 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1930s 51.92 km² per grid cell 26.36 km² per grid cell 25.56 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1940s 52.14 km² per grid cell 27.39 km² per grid cell 24.76 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1950s 55.93 km² per grid cell 38.76 km² per grid cell 17.17 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1960s 77.47 km² per grid cell 93.99 km² per grid cell 16.52 km² per grid cell Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 135.42 km² per grid cell 202.16 km² per grid cell 66.74 km² per grid cell Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 248.12 km² per grid cell 384.52 km² per grid cell 136.4 km² per grid cell Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 438.28 km² per grid cell 639.62 km² per grid cell 201.35 km² per grid cell Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 721.89 km² per grid cell 961.13 km² per grid cell 239.24 km² per grid cell Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 1,153 km² per grid cell 1,316 km² per grid cell 162.61 km² per grid cell Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 1,530 km² per grid cell 1,611 km² per grid cell 80.83 km² per grid cell Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cameroon or Cote d'Ivoire?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 1,697 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 Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
50 km² per grid cell, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Cameroon ranks 74th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 72nd 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.