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Cameroon

Cameroon / CM

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Cameroon in numbers.

Area475,440 kmยฒWorld # 55 โ†’Population29.9MWorld # 51 โ†’Population density62.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 137 โ†’Life expectancy64 yearsWorld # 192 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,972World # 175 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Cameroon across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area475,440 kmยฒWorld # 55 / 2023 โ†’Population29.9MWorld # 51 / 2025 โ†’Population density62.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 137 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,960World # 81 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.6%World # 22 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.3World # 17 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate33.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 15 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 115 / 2024 โ†’Median age17.8 yearsWorld # 219 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.8%World # 198 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1441.1%World # 16 / 2025 โ†’Urban population55.7%World # 142 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-15.4KWorld # 165 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 121 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.2%World # 149 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy64 yearsWorld # 192 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy54 yearsWorld # 161 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 177 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate5.7%World # 159 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,972World # 175 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 58.9BWorld # 93 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 5,788World # 162 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.2%World # 105 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.4%World # 84 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.6%World # 126 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment6.5%World # 149 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,181 hours/yearWorld # 31 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)42.2World # 32 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.8%World # 154 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,901 kcal/dayWorld # 102 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person14.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 164 / 2023 โ†’Rice production345.6K tWorld # 57 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production615.6 tWorld # 119 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production29.8K tWorld # 26 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area42.7%World # 69 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person226 kWh/personWorld # 132 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.3 tWorld # 187 / 2024 โ†’Internet use46.3%World # 164 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions108.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 125 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate6.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 52 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate30.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 23 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1%World # 113 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament33.9%World # 52 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1MWorld # 97 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 437MWorld # 105 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2022 / 60.2%Main languageFrenchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal936 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightFrenchLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencyCFA Franc BEACXAFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country