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Cameroon vs Chad statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 20.3M in Chad (ranked 65/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 486,180 sq mi for Chad (ranked 52nd vs. 21st).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Chad
Population
30491011
21450865
Population rank 51/197 64/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$20.6B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 127/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$1,016
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 175/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$2,962
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$6.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
33.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$343
2024
Government debt per person rank 152/185 175/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$1,511
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
486,180 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
6.12
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
16.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
55.4 years
2025

Cameroon and Chad: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Chad economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Chad
Year GDP
Cameroon Chad
1960 $614,206,068 $313,582,728
1961 $652,777,608 $333,975,336
1962 $694,247,864 $357,635,713
1963 $718,320,845 $371,767,002
1964 $776,650,177 $392,247,518
1965 $814,083,266 $416,926,303
1966 $851,112,535 $432,794,922
1967 $936,175,260 $449,826,323
1968 $1,046,191,218 $453,980,096
1969 $1,100,551,489 $471,635,622
1970 $1,151,216,993 $469,266,737
1971 $1,236,941,394 $501,866,730
1972 $1,498,251,890 $585,427,547
1973 $1,901,393,361 $647,199,483
1974 $2,157,415,533 $652,532,795
1975 $2,857,037,371 $864,602,105
1976 $2,898,090,002 $866,044,962
1977 $3,394,664,024 $935,360,465
1978 $4,662,852,583 $1,113,920,124
1979 $5,919,002,983 $1,004,316,496
1980 $6,674,569,047 $1,033,002,404
1981 $6,610,938,617 $876,937,558
1982 $6,611,255,964 $834,369,860
1983 $6,870,200,010 $832,415,806
1984 $7,311,938,026 $919,103,735
1985 $8,544,810,498 $1,033,069,709
1986 $11,857,056,199 $1,067,828,246
1987 $13,049,659,981 $1,163,426,852
1988 $12,236,057,362 $1,482,597,298
1989 $11,012,566,195 $1,433,686,312
1990 $12,314,482,628 $1,738,605,558
1991 $11,840,192,296 $1,877,137,982
1992 $12,071,775,335 $1,881,847,670
1993 $16,181,814,713 $1,463,251,164
1994 $8,902,446,252 $1,179,837,963
1995 $10,864,772,471 $1,445,919,895
1996 $11,093,538,846 $1,607,345,356
1997 $10,789,458,433 $1,544,689,577
1998 $11,298,144,990 $1,744,794,531
1999 $11,565,826,465 $1,534,673,583
2000 $10,566,579,295 $1,388,506,772
2001 $10,953,485,349 $1,710,843,377
2002 $12,417,251,350 $1,997,005,709
2003 $15,970,315,035 $2,742,815,072
2004 $18,826,214,136 $4,422,855,661
2005 $19,509,852,207 $8,655,892,393
2006 $20,910,512,975 $9,709,626,596
2007 $23,928,250,433 $10,865,385,132
2008 $27,715,142,033 $13,385,593,990
2009 $27,932,970,317 $12,317,614,054
2010 $27,507,501,821 $14,058,506,664
2011 $30,630,910,495 $16,685,349,674
2012 $30,155,062,329 $17,892,228,570
2013 $33,728,621,180 $17,865,316,886
2014 $36,386,544,706 $18,144,336,904
2015 $32,210,233,020 $14,559,599,500
2016 $33,814,337,044 $13,026,289,836
2017 $36,098,547,033 $13,349,041,409
2018 $39,955,552,190 $15,327,000,249
2019 $39,667,757,528 $14,905,517,743
2020 $40,773,241,177 $14,932,897,821
2021 $45,011,937,347 $16,871,937,698
2022 $44,347,206,073 $17,828,508,290
2023 $49,279,410,983 $19,107,685,021
2024 $51,326,764,685 $20,625,711,665

Cameroon and Chad economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Chad
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Chad
1960 $119.1 $102.8
1961 $124.6 $107.3
1962 $130 $112.6
1963 $131.6 $114.7
1964 $139.2 $118.6
1965 $142.7 $123.6
1966 $145.8 $125.8
1967 $156.6 $128.2
1968 $170.8 $126.9
1969 $175.2 $129.2
1970 $178.5 $125.9
1971 $186.7 $131.8
1972 $220.1 $150.4
1973 $271.8 $162.4
1974 $299.9 $160
1975 $386 $207.5
1976 $381 $203.7
1977 $435 $215.9
1978 $582 $252.5
1979 $718 $222.9
1980 $784 $228.8
1981 $750 $194
1982 $732 $176.1
1983 $746 $167.2
1984 $772 $182.2
1985 $875 $202.7
1986 $1,179 $203.4
1987 $1,258 $213.9
1988 $1,145 $263.5
1989 $1,001 $246.4
1990 $1,087 $290.6
1991 $1,015 $302
1992 $1,005 $290.6
1993 $1,310 $220.7
1994 $701 $173.9
1995 $832 $204
1996 $827 $216.9
1997 $783 $201.4
1998 $799 $219.8
1999 $796 $186.6
2000 $709 $163.1
2001 $715 $194.3
2002 $790 $219.1
2003 $988 $289.1
2004 $1,133 $446
2005 $1,143 $838
2006 $1,191 $907
2007 $1,326 $980
2008 $1,492 $1,166
2009 $1,461 $1,036
2010 $1,399 $1,142
2011 $1,514 $1,308
2012 $1,449 $1,354
2013 $1,576 $1,305
2014 $1,649 $1,279
2015 $1,415 $994
2016 $1,442 $862
2017 $1,496 $854
2018 $1,611 $949
2019 $1,555 $893
2020 $1,556 $867
2021 $1,672 $946
2022 $1,605 $966
2023 $1,737 $989
2024 $1,762 $1,016

Cameroon vs. Chad life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Chad
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Chad
1950 33.1 35.2
1951 33.9 35.5
1952 34.6 35.9
1953 35.5 36.3
1954 36.5 36.8
1955 37.5 37.3
1956 38.4 37.9
1957 38.3 38.3
1958 39.1 38.7
1959 39.8 39
1960 34.7 39.2
1961 35.2 39.4
1962 42.6 39.6
1963 43.1 39.9
1964 43.6 40.1
1965 44.2 40.1
1966 44.8 40.1
1967 45.6 40.4
1968 46.4 40.7
1969 47.2 41
1970 48 41.4
1971 48.6 40.9
1972 49.1 41.9
1973 49.5 42.4
1974 49.7 42.6
1975 49.9 42.7
1976 50 42.7
1977 50.1 42.9
1978 50.3 43
1979 50.5 43.2
1980 50.9 43.5
1981 51.2 43.5
1982 51.8 43.9
1983 52.4 44.4
1984 52.9 44.7
1985 53.5 45.3
1986 53.6 45.6
1987 54.2 43.1
1988 54.4 46.4
1989 54.4 46.4
1990 54.3 45.1
1991 54.2 46.6
1992 54.1 46.8
1993 53.9 47
1994 53.5 47.1
1995 53.3 47.5
1996 53.2 47.6
1997 53.1 47.8
1998 53 47.8
1999 53.2 47.9
2000 53.3 47.9
2001 53.6 48.3
2002 53.9 48.4
2003 54.3 48.6
2004 54.6 48.7
2005 54.9 48.9
2006 55.3 48.7
2007 55.7 49.2
2008 56.1 49.5
2009 56.5 49.8
2010 57 50.1
2011 57.5 50.4
2012 58.2 50.8
2013 58.7 51.1
2014 59.1 51.1
2015 59.7 51.3
2016 60.3 51.6
2017 60.8 51.9
2018 61.2 52.4
2019 61.7 53
2020 61.7 53.1
2021 61.1 53.1
2022 62.4 54.5
2023 63.7 55.1
2024 64 55.2
2025 64.2 55.4

Cameroon and Chad population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Chad
Year Population
Cameroon Chad
1960 5,159,057 3,049,838
1961 5,239,273 3,111,947
1962 5,338,620 3,175,598
1963 5,456,623 3,240,905
1964 5,578,257 3,307,479
1965 5,704,686 3,374,220
1966 5,837,295 3,440,903
1967 5,977,318 3,508,512
1968 6,125,863 3,578,231
1969 6,283,462 3,651,113
1970 6,449,793 3,727,828
1971 6,624,408 3,807,316
1972 6,806,872 3,893,252
1973 6,996,660 3,985,909
1974 7,193,583 4,078,356
1975 7,397,120 4,167,234
1976 7,597,962 4,251,297
1977 7,796,501 4,331,667
1978 8,011,921 4,411,366
1979 8,239,641 4,505,384
1980 8,512,219 4,515,453
1981 8,816,377 4,520,959
1982 9,028,678 4,738,483
1983 9,215,397 4,979,130
1984 9,475,078 5,045,145
1985 9,761,730 5,096,269
1986 10,060,342 5,251,069
1987 10,370,749 5,438,309
1988 10,684,968 5,625,602
1989 11,002,745 5,819,586
1990 11,331,821 5,982,833
1991 11,667,180 6,205,676
1992 12,006,353 6,474,656
1993 12,353,131 6,629,146
1994 12,704,903 6,783,450
1995 13,058,516 7,089,064
1996 13,414,757 7,410,108
1997 13,775,214 7,670,366
1998 14,144,860 7,938,840
1999 14,525,140 8,222,705
2000 14,912,631 8,512,093
2001 15,309,490 8,804,124
2002 15,725,528 9,116,192
2003 16,160,340 9,487,833
2004 16,610,487 9,920,036
2005 17,074,594 10,328,092
2006 17,550,407 10,706,424
2007 18,049,896 11,081,660
2008 18,574,056 11,476,296
2009 19,113,974 11,893,754
2010 19,668,066 12,312,575
2011 20,232,304 12,754,997
2012 20,809,529 13,210,998
2013 21,402,376 13,691,079
2014 22,059,893 14,188,678
2015 22,763,414 14,647,621
2016 23,454,161 15,114,655
2017 24,128,601 15,622,759
2018 24,806,383 16,156,531
2019 25,506,095 16,685,223
2020 26,210,558 17,224,679
2021 26,915,758 17,828,273
2022 27,632,771 18,455,316
2023 28,372,687 19,319,064
2024 29,123,744 20,299,123

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Chad

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Chad
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Chad
1960 5.73 6.25
1961 5.73 6.27
1962 5.73 6.29
1963 5.73 6.3
1964 5.74 6.32
1965 5.8 6.34
1966 5.85 6.36
1967 5.95 6.39
1968 6.04 6.43
1969 6.14 6.48
1970 6.2 6.53
1971 6.26 6.58
1972 6.29 6.85
1973 6.33 6.87
1974 6.36 6.86
1975 6.4 6.88
1976 6.45 6.89
1977 6.51 6.9
1978 6.55 6.89
1979 6.58 6.91
1980 6.61 6.91
1981 6.61 6.94
1982 6.59 6.96
1983 6.58 6.98
1984 6.56 7.02
1985 6.56 7.04
1986 6.57 7.07
1987 6.54 7.11
1988 6.48 7.15
1989 6.41 7.19
1990 6.36 7.22
1991 6.32 7.26
1992 6.26 7.3
1993 6.16 7.34
1994 6.04 7.31
1995 5.92 7.29
1996 5.8 7.29
1997 5.71 7.27
1998 5.66 7.27
1999 5.6 7.26
2000 5.51 7.25
2001 5.44 7.23
2002 5.44 7.2
2003 5.43 7.18
2004 5.44 7.16
2005 5.42 7.13
2006 5.37 7.12
2007 5.34 7.09
2008 5.29 7.06
2009 5.24 7.02
2010 5.15 6.99
2011 5.05 6.95
2012 4.98 6.91
2013 4.91 6.84
2014 4.84 6.78
2015 4.84 6.71
2016 4.84 6.62
2017 4.8 6.54
2018 4.74 6.46
2019 4.65 6.41
2020 4.56 6.35
2021 4.47 6.26
2022 4.4 6.22
2023 4.32 6.12

Cameroon and Chad demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Chad
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Chad
1960 20.5 19.9
1961 20.3 19.8
1962 20.1 19.6
1963 20.1 19.5
1964 20 19.4
1965 19.9 19.2
1966 19.8 19.1
1967 19.7 19
1968 19.5 18.8
1969 19.4 18.7
1970 19.2 18.6
1971 19 18.5
1972 18.9 18.3
1973 18.8 18.2
1974 18.6 18
1975 18.5 17.9
1976 18.3 17.7
1977 18.2 17.5
1978 18 17.3
1979 17.9 17.1
1980 17.8 16.7
1981 17.8 16.2
1982 17.5 16.6
1983 17.3 17
1984 17.1 16.7
1985 17.1 16.3
1986 17 16.3
1987 16.9 16.4
1988 16.9 16.5
1989 16.8 16.5
1990 16.8 16.3
1991 16.8 16.3
1992 16.8 16.4
1993 16.8 16.2
1994 16.9 15.9
1995 16.9 16
1996 17 16.1
1997 17.1 15.9
1998 17.1 15.8
1999 17.2 15.7
2000 17.3 15.6
2001 17.4 15.5
2002 17.5 15.4
2003 17.5 15.5
2004 17.6 15.7
2005 17.6 15.7
2006 17.7 15.7
2007 17.7 15.6
2008 17.8 15.6
2009 17.8 15.6
2010 17.9 15.6
2011 17.9 15.6
2012 18 15.6
2013 18.1 15.7
2014 18.2 15.7
2015 18.3 15.7
2016 18.3 15.7
2017 18.4 15.8
2018 18.4 15.8
2019 18.5 15.9
2020 18.5 16
2021 18.6 16.1
2022 18.7 16.2
2023 18.8 16.5
2024 19 16.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Chad
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$19.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
3.2%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
2.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
45,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
-0.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
1.14%
2018
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
31.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
29.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
52.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
29.5%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$1.05B
2023
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
10,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
20.9%
2024

Energy

Cameroon Chad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
198.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
$14.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
2.57 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
70%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.73%
2022
0.02%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-28.7%
2022
-177.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
283.7 kWh
2022
14.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
53.9%
2021
4.64%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
12%
2023

Society

Cameroon Chad
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.25%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
+204,040
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
24.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.64 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
9.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
32.4
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
27.3%
2022
English speaking
38%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
13.2%
2023

Health

Cameroon Chad
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$40.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$23.4
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
55.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
18.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.09
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
18.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
748
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
101.1
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
7.01%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
7.3%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
1
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
7.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Chad
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
23,951 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
194,353 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
15,368 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
24,855 mi
2018

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