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Cameroon vs Nigeria

Cameroon and Nigeria side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$65.14B vs $377.37BCameroon vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$2,125 vs $1,556Cameroon vs Nigeria
Population29.88M vs 237.53MCameroon vs Nigeria

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Indicator Cameroon NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$65.14B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,125$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy3.5%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy4.5%26.5%2025/2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.7%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.6%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy39.3%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-4.25B$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy3.3%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,860$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$5,700$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$172.94B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy16.8%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy24.8%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.6%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy50.4%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy19.3%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$690.15M$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.3%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy31.3%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$5.06B$46.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy14.1%9.6%2019/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy11.3%—2021
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy65.2%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy56.6%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy42.233.92021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy26.7%41.8%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy60.9%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy23.2%11.9%2021/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy33.4%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.8%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$437M$321M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.02M5.27M2019/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-5.1%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$925.28M$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.7%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy6.4%5.4%2021/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy28.930.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy5.5%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy2.4%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.6%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$33$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy—14%2023
Real Interest RateEconomy—2.9%2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.5%—2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,377$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy41.9%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy14.6%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy43.5%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy67.6%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy75.8%—2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy5.4%7.5%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.23.32020/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy5.112.82020/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.6%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.2%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy41.3%64%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy74%92.9%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$7.71B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$11.96B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7780.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3760.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade18.520.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade54.1%88.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade6%3.5%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade22.8%6%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.1%2.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade13.1%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade20.3%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5880.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5580.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3610.3792023
PopulationDemographics29.88M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.6%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics64 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.2 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.264.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics44.3%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics41.1%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics55.7%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics65.7/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics32.431.82026
Death RateDemographics6.8111.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.62-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics66.2 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.8 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth40.269.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth2.5%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.6%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.140.382022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth10.617.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth24.3%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth67.7%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth258.2992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth67.2104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth25.233.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1322192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth75%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth83%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.9%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.650.52016/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth19.3%21.6%2018/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth69%50.7%2018/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.661.652022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth105.4842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$79$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth35.7%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.7%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth87%67%2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare27.2%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare4.3%11.6%2018/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare61.9%39.7%2018/2024 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare29.8%33.4%2018/2024 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare11%1.5%2018/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.8%0.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation16.7%9.7%2024/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation72.6%70.4%2018/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.9%81.4%2018/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation74%77.4%2018/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47.2%74.1%2018/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation96.2%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation52.9%—2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation35.2%—2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation23%68.5%2018/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation72.3%62.2%2023/2018 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation44.8%46.9%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security4.8%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.75M16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture20.9%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture107.8119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture6.66M t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture29.77K t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture320K t350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.2M t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture100K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture2.2M t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture345.58K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture615.64 t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,833 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,160 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,337 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture5.9M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance6.815.72022/2023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.260.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1140.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.9390.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.22-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.8-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.25-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.56-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.73-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.24-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian408.61K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian1M3.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.55K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology46.3%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology108.270.82024
4G CoverageTechnology75.4%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology2.10.12022/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology5.7%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology80.5%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology17.2%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology6.4%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.3%2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure72%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure331.03K5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure32.7%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.5K MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy89.6 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.4K MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy79.2%80.3%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy30.7%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy226 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy22%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy27.5 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy42.7%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.6%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy72%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy26.9%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy7.3 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy226 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,252 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.35 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate61.9%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate42.7%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate11%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.4%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate55.6 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Cameroon or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $65.14B for Cameroon versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Cameroon and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Cameroon and Nigeria on 202 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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