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Cameroon

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Lower middle incomeCMR

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🌍Population
2024

29.1M

52nd of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2024

$1,830

159th of 192 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2023

63.7 yrs

195th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.35 t

169th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

3.6%

122nd of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2024

4.5%

50th of 171 countries

⚖️Inequality
2021

31.1%

13th of 79 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2024

1.0%

104th of 147 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$79

153rd of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2023

41.9%

150th of 181 countries

Electricity Access
2023

72.0%

176th of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.587

151st of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2021

26.7%

11th of 79 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2023

4.32

17th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

55.4%

141st of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2020

39.8 µg/m³

29th of 200 countries

🏛️Gov. Debt
1999

79.5%

12th of 48 countries

✈️Tourism
2019

1.0M

130th of 179 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2023

67.2 / 1k

16th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2018

72.6%

39th of 48 countries

🌲Forest Area
2023

42.7%

69th of 213 countries

👴Aging Population
2024

2.8%

200th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2024

1.7%

118th of 186 countries

🚢Trade
2024

34.4%

151st of 160 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

-12.6%

205th of 208 countries

🎒Education
2023

2.8%

86th of 121 countries

💸Remittances
2024

1.3%

108th of 175 countries

📱Mobile
2023

96.5

123rd of 162 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

39.5%

143rd of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2022

6.8 / 100k

35th of 105 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2024

33.9%

51st of 183 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

41 Mt

92nd of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

13.2

177th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Cameroon

  • Cameroon records -12.6% in renewable electricity (2021), ranking 205th out of 208 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • Cameroon records 34.4% in trade openness (2024), ranking 151st out of 160 countries — in the bottom 6% globally.
  • In 2023, Cameroon ranks 17th out of 217 countries in fertility rate (4.32) — placing it in the top 8% globally.
  • Cameroon records 2.8% in aging population (2024), ranking 200th out of 217 countries — in the bottom 8% globally.
  • In 2023, Cameroon ranks 16th out of 196 countries in child mortality (67.2 / 1k) — placing it in the top 8% globally.

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