Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
10.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon
10.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
90th
Cameroon rank
87th
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 10.91 units per square kilometre against 10.36 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.55 units per square kilometre.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Cameroon ranks 87th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4933 units per square kilometre | 2.26 units per square kilometre | 1.77 units per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 3.41 units per square kilometre | 2.3 units per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.31 units per square kilometre | 4.11 units per square kilometre | 1.81 units per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 4.65 units per square kilometre | 6.15 units per square kilometre | 1.51 units per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 9.85 units per square kilometre | 8.68 units per square kilometre | 1.17 units per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 11.33 units per square kilometre | 10.46 units per square kilometre | 0.8722 units per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 10.91 units per square kilometre against 10.36 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 0.55 units per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 90th 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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About this data
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.