Date: May 25, 2026
Cameroon is a mid-size country with 0.3% of the world's population. Cameroon is a republic country. It has 2 world heritage sites.
Cameroon is the 51st ranked country in population and 53rd ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Enrolment in primary edu.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Cameroon is the 37th highest ranked in Enrolment in primary edu. . This may take into context a higher country population, or imply that more people in this country pursue primary education when compared to other countries.
Literacy Rate (%)
GDP Per Capita (USD)
Wheat prod.
Cameroon is the 44th worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of all the 195 countries.This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Cameroon is the 46th worst ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) . This implies that this country is a developing country.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Cameroon is the 76th worst ranked in Total No. of Doctors . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
Cameroon is the 80th worst ranked in Wheat prod. out of all the 195 countries.This is indicative of less focus on the production of wheat, or scarcity of fertile land, or higher industrialisation as compared to other countries.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Fula | # People | 2,038,567 | 4 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Fula as a % of total Fula speakers | % People | 0 | 6 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | French as a % of total French speakers | % People | 0 | 10 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 21 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | English | # People | 10,677,446 | 21 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | French | # People | 3,059,547 | 11 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 12 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | FTAs in India for Medical (%) | % People | 12 | 22 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | FTAs in India via Mumbai (%) | % People | 23 | 38 | 1125 | ||
| 4 | INDs via Mumbai Airport (%) | % People | 33 | 41 | 1125 | ||
| 5 | FTAs in India for Education (%) | % People | 5 | 42 | 1130 | ||
| 6 | FTAs in India for Business (%) | % People | 18 | 44 | 1130 | ||
| 7 | INDs - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 22 | 63 | 1129 | ||
| 8 | FTAs in India via Delhi (%) | % People | 46 | 66 | 1127 | ||
| 9 | INDs via Bengaluru Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 66 | 1129 | ||
| 10 | INDs for Business (%) | % People | 25 | 72 | 1125 | ||
| 11 | INDs via Delhi Airport (%) | % People | 38 | 76 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | INDs via Cochin Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 123 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | FTAs in India via Hyderabad (%) | % People | 3 | 120 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 51 | 157 | 1231 | |||
| 4 | FTAs in India for Leisure (%) | % People | 42 | 156 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,044 | 150 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,199 | 147 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 48 | 146 | 1233 | |||
| 8 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 114 | 1231 | |||
| 9 | INDs via Chennai Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 88 | 1234 | ||
| 10 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 103 | 1234 | |||
| 11 | FTAs in India via Chennai (%) | % People | 5 | 94 | 1231 | ||
| 12 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 173,515 | 114 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | INDs from India | # People | 158,494 | 108 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 180,704 | 106 | 1230 | ||
| 15 | FTAs in India via Bengaluru (%) | % People | 6 | 88 | 1235 | ||
| 16 | FTAs in India - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 14 | 94 | 1234 | ||
| 17 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 98 | 1230 | |||
| 18 | INDs for Leisure (%) | % People | 46 | 92 | 1231 | ||
| 19 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 89 | 1230 | ||
| 20 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,288 | 90 | 1234 | ||
| 21 | FTAs in India | # People | 51,254 | 89 | 1233 | ||
| 22 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 600 | 86 | 1233 | ||
| 23 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 77 | 1234 | ||
| 24 | INDs for Education (%) | % People | 3 | 54 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 19 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Total Births | # People | 677,551 | 32 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 115 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 79 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Total Population | # People | 42,357,833 | 51 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | Male Population | # People | 21,291,067 | 51 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Female Population | # People | 21,066,765 | 51 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 30 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 93 | 1125 | ||
| 3 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 29 | 1127 | ||
| 4 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 45 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 151 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 103 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 27 | 69 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 7 | 53 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 62 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 59 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 49 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 11 | 45 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,603,754 | 47 | 1230 | ||
| 10 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 46 | 1231 | ||
| 11 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 4 | 33 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 33 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 41 | 1130 | ||
| 3 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 138 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 56 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 51 | 1230 | |||
| 3 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,811,171 | 116 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 106 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 113 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 79 | 1231 | ||
| 7 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 77 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 75 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,504,846 | 77 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 65 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 65 | 1232 | ||
| 12 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 55 | 1230 | ||
| 13 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,920,442 | 57 | 1234 | ||
| 14 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 43,738 | 56 | 1232 | ||
| 15 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 53 | 1231 | ||
| 16 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 20,929,075 | 53 | 1234 | ||
| 17 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 855,887 | 51 | 1231 | ||
| 18 | Honey prod. | Tons | 15,393 | 47 | 1230 | ||
| 19 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 45 | 1232 | ||
| 20 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 45 | 1230 | ||
| 21 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 44 | 1231 | ||
| 22 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,572,369 | 43 | 1231 | ||
| 23 | Soyabean Produced/Total Soyabean Produced % | Weight | 1 | 39 | 1232 | ||
| 24 | Onion prod. | Tons | 819,042 | 40 | 1234 | ||
| 25 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 40 | 1231 | ||
| 26 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 39 | 1235 | ||
| 27 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 38 | 1235 | ||
| 28 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 32 | 1232 | ||
| 29 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 31 | 1231 | ||
| 30 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,595,147 | 30 | 1233 | ||
| 31 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 30 | 1235 | |||
| 32 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 878,129 | 20 | 1234 | ||
| 33 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 20 | 1231 | ||
| 34 | Cotton Production (in 1000 480 lb. Bales) | Weight | 1,707 | 16 | 1234 | ||
| 35 | Cotton Production (% of Total Cotton Production) | Percent | 1 | 16 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 34 | 1127 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 34 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 42 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 143 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 57 | 142 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 142 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 59 | 139 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 136 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 134 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 6 | 102 | 1235 | ||
| 8 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 67 | 1233 | ||
| 9 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 55 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 55 | 1230 | ||
| 11 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 54 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,641,663 | 50 | 1233 | ||
| 13 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 42 | 1232 | ||
| 14 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 32 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 3,831,465 | 37 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 120 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 115 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 152 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 113 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 57 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 101 | 1230 | ||
| 7 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 80,879 | 89 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 112,672 | 86 | 1233 | ||
| 9 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 69 | 1230 | ||
| 10 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 44 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 66 | 1234 | ||
| 12 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 5 | 1234 | ||
| 13 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 1,420,982 | 59 | 1232 | ||
| 14 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 3,225,437 | 52 | 1231 | ||
| 15 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 52 | 1233 | ||
| 16 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 201,153 | 49 | 1230 | ||
| 17 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 17 | 1231 | ||
| 18 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 32 | 1235 | ||
| 19 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 20 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 54 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 111 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 101 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 146 | 86 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Christian Population | # People | 16,917,912 | 44 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 43 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Islamic Population | # People | 10,091,996 | 38 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 38 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | No. of people HIV infected/Total pop. | # People | 5,202 | 20 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 170 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 154 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 120 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 116 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 109 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 178 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 29 | 169 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 12 | 161 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 160 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 158 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 156 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 152 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 34 | 145 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 37 | 145 | 1232 | ||
| 10 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 115 | 1231 | ||
| 11 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 117 | 1233 | ||
| 12 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 116 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total X (Twitter) Users | % People | 0 | 103 | 1230 | ||
| 14 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,789,045 | 107 | 1232 | ||
| 15 | LinkedIn users | # People | 7,145,162 | 74 | 1235 | ||
| 16 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 72 | 1230 | ||
| 17 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 57 | 1234 | ||
| 18 | Facebook users | # People | 11,706,915 | 57 | 1231 | ||
| 19 | Internet Users | # People | 28,543,790 | 52 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 147 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 57 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 143 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Total Military Force | # People | 362,682 | 100 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 96 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 84 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 17 | 96 | 1231 | ||
Mother Tongue : Fula
Literacy Rate (%) : 77.10
| Country Capital | : | Yaounde |
|---|---|---|
| GDP Per Capita | : | 1,865 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 152nd/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 64 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 3 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 12,608,671 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 53rd/195 |
| Area | : | 466,049 |
| Area Rank | : | 53rd/195 |
| Total Population | : | 29,879 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 51st/195 |
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bafoussam | 403,443 |
| 2 | Bamenda | 466,118 |
| 3 | Buea | 159,025 |
| 4 | Douala | 3,269,909 |
| 5 | Garoua | 396,762 |
| 6 | Kumba | 231,188 |
| 7 | Maroua | 319,387 |
| 8 | Ngaoundéré | 261,390 |
| 9 | Nkongsamba | 148,468 |
| 10 | Yaoundé | 3,260,821 |
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