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🇨🇲 Cameroon

Republic of Cameroon

CMR CM Fr Central African CFA franc (XAF)

Every statistic we track for Cameroon — 104 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$5,994

#154 of 191

Life expectancy

58.7 yrs

#173 of 188

Happiness score

5.08

#100 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.11

#137 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 60.9% #88/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 60.9% #89/139 2024
Current Account Balance -5.1% #142/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 7.8% #128/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 59.6% #37/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 606.4 #25/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #81/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -1.7% #59/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 65.1 #90/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 183.7 #86/191 2026
GDP per Capita 2,125 #156/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 2,812 #136/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 5,994 #154/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.8% #86/184 2019
Government Debt 39.3% #128/185 2026
Income per Person 2,513 #145/183 2018
Income per Person 2,513 #145/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3.5% #91/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 6.4 #109/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 24.5% #104/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 55.1% #12/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 3.3% #77/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #85/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 82,727,797,383 #92/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 4.3 #16/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 1,004,257 #15/38 2025
Median Age 18.2 #219/235 2026
Population 20.9 #58/229 2013
Population 30.6 #49/191 2026
Population Density 65.7 #153/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 140,366 #25/195 2025
Urban Population 55.4% #139/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 72% #175/214 2023
Internet Users 46.3% #148/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 89.8 #159/209 2022
Read News Online 33.3% #50/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 15.2% #142/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 12.8 #10/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 6.5 #16/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.5% #137/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 36.8% #109/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 41.2 #24/191 2023
Life Expectancy 58.7 #173/188 2013
Life Expectancy 63.5 #168/186 2020
Suicide Rate 13.8 #35/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 6.1% #160/167 2022
Undernourishment 4.8% #88/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 48 #165/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 2.8% #80/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 7.4 #110/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.4 #169/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 371 #136/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 73.1% #41/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.5 #125/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.1 #147/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.2 #168/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 26 #139/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 26 #138/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #147/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #126/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #127/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #11/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 15 #168/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.5 #121/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #94/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.8 #154/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.1 #160/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #137/179 2025
Military Spending 1.1% #105/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #152/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 38.9% #29/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.9 #4/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 45 #126/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.1 #163/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 57% #28/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 54.2% #11/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.2 #158/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 40.9 #130/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 6.8 #69/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 10.6 #115/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 79.7% #113/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 49% #62/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 2.1 #74/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 27.9% #63/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 12.8% #29/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 6.8 #18/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 45.7 #111/141 2023
World Risk Index 11.2 #48/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 85% #13/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 5.1 #100/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.8 #104/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.2 #121/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #84/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.3 #128/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #127/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.9 #116/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.6 #155/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 9.9% #84/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 82.5% #76/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 77.1% #74/143 2018
Trust in parliament 4.7 #68/151 2017
Trust in Science 65.7% #106/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 48.8% #124/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4.6 #98/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.