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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
2025

$1,972

154th of 186 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2024

64.0 yrs

194th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.35 t

169th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

3.6%

122nd of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2025

3.4%

73rd of 169 countries

⚖️Inequality
2021

31.1%

13th of 81 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2025

1.1%

105th of 150 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$79

153rd of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2024

46.3%

149th of 182 countries

⚡Electricity Access
2024

72.0%

176th of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.587

151st of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2021

26.7%

11th of 81 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2024

4.26

17th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

55.4%

141st of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2023

55.6 µg/m³

10th of 200 countries

🏛️Gov. Debt
1999

79.5%

12th of 48 countries

✈️Tourism
2019

1.0M

130th of 179 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2024

64.8 / 1k

16th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2018

72.6%

40th of 49 countries

🌲Forest Area
2024

40.7%

78th of 209 countries

👴Aging Population
2025

2.8%

200th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2025

1.0%

135th of 184 countries

🚢Trade
2025

33.4%

131st of 138 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

-4.2%

200th of 208 countries

🎒Education
2023

2.8%

87th of 122 countries

💸Remittances
2024

1.3%

111th of 179 countries

📱Mobile
2024

108.2

104th of 151 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

39.5%

143rd of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2022

6.8 / 100k

35th of 105 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2025

33.9%

52nd of 184 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 -4.2% in renewable electricity (2021), ranking 200th out of 208 countries — in the bottom 4% globally.
  • ›In 2023, Cameroon ranks 10th out of 200 countries in air pollution (pm2.5) (55.6 µg/m³) — placing it in the top 5% globally.
  • ›Cameroon records 33.4% in trade openness (2025), ranking 131st out of 138 countries — in the bottom 5% globally.
  • ›In 2024, Cameroon ranks 17th out of 217 countries in fertility rate (4.26) — placing it in the top 8% globally.
  • ›Cameroon records 2.8% in aging population (2025), ranking 200th out of 217 countries — in the bottom 8% globally.

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