Cameroon vs Israel: Urban area over the long-term
Cameroon
1,647 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Israel
1,604 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cameroon rank
74th
Israel rank
76th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Cameroon
- Israel
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1,647 km² per grid cell against 1,604 km² per grid cell in Israel, a difference of 43 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Israel ahead.
Cameroon ranks 74th and Israel ranks 76th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 10 and Israel in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 2.81 km² per grid cell | 2.8 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1100s | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 3.48 km² per grid cell | 3.48 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1200s | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 4.31 km² per grid cell | 4.3 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1300s | 0.0287 km² per grid cell | 5.33 km² per grid cell | 5.3 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1400s | 0.0985 km² per grid cell | 4.65 km² per grid cell | 4.56 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1500s | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 6.98 km² per grid cell | 6.64 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1600s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 8.09 km² per grid cell | 6.93 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1700s | 3.97 km² per grid cell | 5.43 km² per grid cell | 1.46 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1710s | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 6.24 km² per grid cell | 1.62 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1720s | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 6.9 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1730s | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 7.56 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1740s | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 8.25 km² per grid cell | 1.62 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1750s | 7.47 km² per grid cell | 8.96 km² per grid cell | 1.49 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1760s | 8.41 km² per grid cell | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 1.3 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1770s | 9.46 km² per grid cell | 10.52 km² per grid cell | 1.07 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1780s | 10.63 km² per grid cell | 11.42 km² per grid cell | 0.7916 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1790s | 11.94 km² per grid cell | 12.42 km² per grid cell | 0.4845 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1800s | 13.4 km² per grid cell | 13.56 km² per grid cell | 0.1611 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1810s | 15.04 km² per grid cell | 14.79 km² per grid cell | 0.2485 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 16.86 km² per grid cell | 16.4 km² per grid cell | 0.4576 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 18.89 km² per grid cell | 18.34 km² per grid cell | 0.5581 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 21.16 km² per grid cell | 20.67 km² per grid cell | 0.4967 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 23.69 km² per grid cell | 23.49 km² per grid cell | 0.2027 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 26.93 km² per grid cell | 0.268 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 31.33 km² per grid cell | 30.12 km² per grid cell | 1.21 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 36.46 km² per grid cell | 33.75 km² per grid cell | 2.71 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 42.43 km² per grid cell | 37.87 km² per grid cell | 4.56 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 42.56 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 47.91 km² per grid cell | 3.25 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1920s | 45.58 km² per grid cell | 66.15 km² per grid cell | 20.56 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1930s | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 91.45 km² per grid cell | 39.53 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1940s | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 126.59 km² per grid cell | 74.45 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1950s | 55.93 km² per grid cell | 239.96 km² per grid cell | 184.03 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1960s | 77.47 km² per grid cell | 396.2 km² per grid cell | 318.74 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1970s | 135.42 km² per grid cell | 537.62 km² per grid cell | 402.2 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1980s | 248.12 km² per grid cell | 685.12 km² per grid cell | 437 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1990s | 438.28 km² per grid cell | 905.05 km² per grid cell | 466.77 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 2000s | 721.89 km² per grid cell | 1,127 km² per grid cell | 405.31 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 2010s | 1,153 km² per grid cell | 1,360 km² per grid cell | 206.54 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 2020s | 1,530 km² per grid cell | 1,555 km² per grid cell | 24.18 km² per grid cell | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cameroon or Israel?
- Cameroon, at 1,647 km² per grid cell against 1,604 km² per grid cell in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cameroon and Israel?
- 43 km² per grid cell, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Israel?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Israel rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Cameroon ranks 74th and Israel ranks 76th 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.