All countries · CMR
Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · capital Yaounde
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old64.0years
Ranks 194 of 217 in 2024
14% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old64.8per 1,000 live births
Ranks 181 of 196 in 2024
3.3× above world median · 33% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old258per 100,000 live births
Ranks 168 of 194 in 2023
4.5× above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2018 · 8 years old28.9% of under-5s
Ranks 30 of 48 in 2018
26% above world median · 9% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 48 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old4.55% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
28% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old4.26births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
1.2× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2018 · 8 years old72.6% of adults 15+
Ranks 40 of 49 in 2018
22% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 49 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old114.4% gross
Ranks 14 of 134 in 2024
15% above world median · 16% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old2.84% of GDP
Ranks 87 of 121 in 2023
22% below world median · 15% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old1,972current US$
Ranks 154 of 186 in 2025
75% below world median · 46% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old5,788international $
Ranks 150 of 185 in 2025
71% below world median · 31% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2021 · 5 years old26.7% of population
Ranks 71 of 81 in 2021
28.7× above world median · 31% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2021 · 5 years old42.2index, 0–100
Ranks 71 of 81 in 2021
23% above world median · 17% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old3.6% of labour force
Ranks 61 of 182 in 2025
29% below world median · 30% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old3.4% per year
Not ranked — no better end
12% above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old1.01% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
36% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old72.0% of population
Ranks 176 of 215 in 2024
28% below world median · 25% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old46.3% of population
Ranks 149 of 182 in 2024
44% below world median · 26% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.35t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
86% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old29.9mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
3.6× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Cameroon has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.