Country profile
Cameroon
Cameroon ranks #52 of 215 for population, #173 of 209 for gdp per capita, #193 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
29M
people · 2024
Rank #52 of 215
Life expectancy
64
years · 2024
Rank #193 of 216
Poverty headcount
26.7%
% of population · 2021
Rank #40 of 186
Under-5 mortality
64.8
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #24 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
46%
% net enrollment · 2016
Rank #179 of 232
Tobacco use
6.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #155 of 163
Calorie supply
2,901
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #100 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,021,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #97 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,830
current US$ · 2024
Rank #173 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
4.53
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #62 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
136
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #108 of 210
Forest area
42.7%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #75 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
39.8
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #35 of 248
Protected areas
11%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #142 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.33
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #184 of 210
Fertilizer use
12.9
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #148 of 194
Pesticide use
1.25
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #115 of 193
Cereal yield
1.77
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #132 of 182
Digital
Internet users
46.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #165 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
2.13
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #195 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
108
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #150 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
72%
% of population · 2023
Rank #176 of 215
Renewable electricity output
61.9%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #54 of 257
Energy use per person
1,252
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #186 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.26
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #122 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Cameroon; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield