Country

Cameroon in charts

The figure for Cameroon on 10 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $1,830

    World: $13,717
    167th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    29.9M

    World: 8.22B
    51st highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    64

    World: 73.5
    194th highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    46.3%

    World: 71.2%
    Tied for 148th highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    72%

    World: 91.9%
    Tied for 176th highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    3.6%

    World: 4.8%
    Tied for 121st highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    4.5%

    World: 3%
    Tied for 52nd highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    0.4

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 165th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $79.00

    World: $1,317
    153rd highest of 191

  • College enrollment

    College and university students, % of young adults · 2022

    16.4%

    World: 42%
    109th highest of 126

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Cameroon and the world, 1990 to 2024

Cameroon: Up from 0% in 1990 to 46.3% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Cameroon and the world, 1990 to 2024

Cameroon: Up from 54.3 years in 1990 to 64 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Cameroon and the world, 1990 to 2025

Cameroon: Up from $1,087 in 1990 to $1,972 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Cameroon, 1990 to 2025

Cameroon: Up from 11.3 million people in 1990 to 29.9 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Cameroon with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.