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Cameroon

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Yaounde232,679 observations
Population
29.88M
world rank #51 / 217
GDP
58.93B
world rank #91 / 186
GDP / capita
4,946
world rank #150 / 185
Life expectancy
64
world rank #194 / 217

Governance

602 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile23.1#177Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile35.8#162Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile39.3#183Rule of Law0-100 percentile35.4#186
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,318 indicators
GDPcurrent US$58.93B#91GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $4,946#150GDP growth%3.2%#95Inflation%3.4%#95
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$5.1B#124Merchandise importscurrent US$9.4B#118Exports of goods & services% GDP13.1%#130Imports of goods & services% GDP20.3%#122
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,922 indicators
Life expectancyyears64#194Infant mortalityper 1k births40.2#126Maternal mortalityper 100k258#92Health spending% GDP4.6%#135
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,687 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross44.8%#138Education spending% GDP2.8%#87Adult literacy%72.6%#40Primary enrollment% gross114.4%#14
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,295 indicators
Populationpeople29.88M#51Population growth%2.6%#22Urban population%55.7%#131Fertility ratebirths/woman4.3#17
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

276 indicators
Electricity access% pop72%#44Renewable energy share%79.2%#18Forest area% land42.7%#69Electric power consumptionkWh per capita226.1#132
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

218 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop42.7%#55Electricity access, urban% urban pop95.6%#23Energy use per capitakg oil eq.370.7#136Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

368 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area11%#116Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.4%#13Capture fisheries productiontonnes236,100#58
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

304 indicators
Agricultural land% land area20.9%#147Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,770.4#53Aquaculture productiontonnes14,100#76Food production index2014-16 = 100107.8#90
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

615 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people108.2#104Secure internet serversper 1M people25.2#191Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.23#131
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,314 indicators
Gini indexindex42.2#57Extreme poverty% pop26.7%#36Internet users% pop46.3%#147Homicide rateper 100k6.8#71
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

404 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths396#27INFORM risk score0-106.8#54Hazard & exposure0-107.2#61Vulnerability0-106.6#54
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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