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Cameroon vs Egypt

Cameroon and Egypt side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$65.14B vs $429.65BCameroon vs Egypt
GDP per Capita$2,125 vs $3,904Cameroon vs Egypt
Population29.88M vs 118.37MCameroon vs Egypt

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Indicator Cameroon EgyptPeriod
GDPEconomy$65.14B$429.65B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,125$3,9042026
Inflation RateEconomy3.5%14.3%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy4.5%—2025-12-15
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD49.83 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.7%-12.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.6%6.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy39.3%87%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-4.25B$-42.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy3.3%4.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,860$3,2602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$5,700$19,3302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$172.94B$2.39T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy16.8%16.6%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy24.8%32.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.6%14.5%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy50.4%47.3%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy19.3%12.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$690.15M$41.52B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.3%11.4%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy31.3%42%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$5.06B$48.88B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy14.1%25.8%2019/2025 ⚠
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy11.3%12.5%2021/2015 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy65.2%44.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy56.6%18.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy42.228.52021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy26.7%1.4%2021
Account OwnershipEconomy60.9%43.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy23.2%23.8%2021/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy33.4%51.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.8%25%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$437M$4.87B2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.02M13.03M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-5.1%-4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$925.28M$46.58B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.7%15.2%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy6.4%15.3%2021/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy28.942.22024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy5.5%5.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy2.4%3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.6%2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$33$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy—24.3%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy—-7%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.5%8.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,377$3,1852021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy41.9%17.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy14.6%29.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy43.5%53.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy67.6%23.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy75.8%93.4%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy5.4%9.7%2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.26.62020/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy5.137.12020/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.6%2.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.2%8.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy41.3%7.1%2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy74%58.5%2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$7.71B$72.39B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$11.96B$115.11B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7780.5992024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3760.1352024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade18.566.72021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade54.1%12.5%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade6%51.9%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade22.8%21.9%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.1%3.8%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade13.1%19.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade20.3%31.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5880.7542023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5580.3982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3610.5822023
PopulationDemographics29.88M118.37M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.6%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics64 years71.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.2 years24.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.262.742024
Rural PopulationDemographics44.3%57.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics41.1%31.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics55.7%42.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics65.7/km²120.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics32.420.52026
Death RateDemographics6.815.62026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.62-0.442026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics66.2 years74 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.8 years69.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3%1.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth40.220.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth2.5%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.6%4.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.140.672022/2020
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth10.69.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth24.3%26%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth67.7%57.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—57.3%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth258.2172023
Under-Five MortalityHealth67.217.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth25.29.252023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth132102024
Measles ImmunizationHealth75%97%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth83%98%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—18.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—39.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.9%22.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.651.062016/2021 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth19.3%58.5%2018/2014
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth69%97.1%2018/2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.661.792022/2018
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth105.441.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$79$1412023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth35.7%64.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.7%25%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth87%90.3%2018/2014
Child StuntingChild Welfare27.2%12.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare4.3%3.3%2018/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare61.9%99.1%2018/2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare29.8%15.8%2018/2021
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare11%10.1%2018/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.8%3.8%2023/2008 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation16.7%38%2024/2025
Adult Literacy RateEducation72.6%79.5%2018/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.9%95.2%2018/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation74%96.1%2018/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47.2%88.1%2018/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation96.2%96.5%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation52.9%93.4%2023/2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation35.2%70%2023/2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation23%75.7%2018/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation72.3%87.1%2023/2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation44.8%84.8%2023/2024
UndernourishmentFood Security4.8%9.4%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.75M—2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture20.9%4.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture107.8109.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture6.66M t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture29.77K t—2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture320K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.2M t780K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture100K t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture2.2M t7.21M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture345.58K t6.43M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture615.64 t9.4M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,833 kg/ha7,585 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,160 kg/ha9,132 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,337 kg/ha6,778 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture5.9M head2.6M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance6.81.32022/2017 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26302024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.260.1872025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1140.1152025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.9390.7292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.22-0.832024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.8-0.12024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.25-0.752024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.56-0.982024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.73-0.52024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.24-1.62024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian408.61K220.03K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian1M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.55K878.27K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian052025
Internet UsersTechnology46.3%74.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology108.297.12024
4G CoverageTechnology75.4%98%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology2.111.72022/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology5.7%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology80.5%99.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology17.2%2.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology6.4%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure72%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure331.03K16.67M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure32.7%3.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.5K MW9.3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy89.6 MW3.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.4K MW2.8K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy79.2%6.1%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy30.7%99.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy226 kWh1,493 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy22%19.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy27.5 MW35.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy42.7%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.6%3.1%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.8%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy72%6.1%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy26.9%87%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy7.3 TWh244 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy226 gCO₂/kWh563 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,252 kWh9,661 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.35 t2.5 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate61.9%12.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate42.7%0%2023
Protected AreasClimate11%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.4%7,750%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate55.6 µg/m³43.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Cameroon or Egypt have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $65.14B for Cameroon versus $429.65B for Egypt (GDP, current US$).

How do Cameroon and Egypt compare across indicators?

This page compares Cameroon and Egypt on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=CM,EG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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