Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
11.51 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon
10.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
84th
Cameroon rank
87th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 11.51 units per square kilometre against 10.91 units per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 0.6 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 84th and Cameroon ranks 87th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 1.04 units per square kilometre 2.22 units per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre Cameroon
1980s 0.9703 units per square kilometre 3.38 units per square kilometre 2.41 units per square kilometre Cameroon
1990s 1.44 units per square kilometre 4.18 units per square kilometre 2.74 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2000s 5.52 units per square kilometre 6.15 units per square kilometre 0.6308 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 9.32 units per square kilometre 8.68 units per square kilometre 0.6413 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 11.51 units per square kilometre 10.91 units per square kilometre 0.6037 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
Afghanistan, at 11.51 units per square kilometre against 10.91 units per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
0.6 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 84th and Cameroon ranks 87th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.