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Cameroon vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 52nd vs. 103rd).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Cuba
Population
30491011
10937204
Population rank 51/197 89/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$107B
2020
GDP rank 92/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 159/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$752
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 152/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Cameroon and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Cuba
Year GDP
Cameroon Cuba
1960 $614,206,068 -
1961 $652,777,608 -
1962 $694,247,864 -
1963 $718,320,845 -
1964 $776,650,177 -
1965 $814,083,266 -
1966 $851,112,535 -
1967 $936,175,260 -
1968 $1,046,191,218 -
1969 $1,100,551,489 -
1970 $1,151,216,993 $5,693,005,200
1971 $1,236,941,394 $6,914,658,400
1972 $1,498,251,890 $8,135,150,892
1973 $1,901,393,361 $9,987,709,650
1974 $2,157,415,533 $11,405,957,317
1975 $2,857,037,371 $13,027,415,244
1976 $2,898,090,002 $13,789,579,903
1977 $3,394,664,024 $14,206,158,675
1978 $4,662,852,583 $17,844,705,325
1979 $5,919,002,983 $19,584,443,288
1980 $6,674,569,047 $19,912,889,861
1981 $6,610,938,617 $20,150,254,096
1982 $6,611,255,964 $20,953,510,235
1983 $6,870,200,010 $22,204,940,512
1984 $7,311,938,026 $24,039,383,608
1985 $8,544,810,498 $22,920,490,774
1986 $11,857,056,199 $24,226,574,634
1987 $13,049,659,981 $25,213,935,012
1988 $12,236,057,362 $27,458,999,472
1989 $11,012,566,195 $27,023,468,666
1990 $12,314,482,628 $28,645,436,569
1991 $11,840,192,296 $24,316,556,026
1992 $12,071,775,335 $22,085,858,243
1993 $16,181,814,713 $22,367,254,865
1994 $8,902,446,252 $28,448,326,757
1995 $10,864,772,471 $30,429,803,651
1996 $11,093,538,846 $25,017,368,700
1997 $10,789,458,433 $25,365,908,100
1998 $11,298,144,990 $25,736,331,200
1999 $11,565,826,465 $28,364,615,200
2000 $10,566,579,295 $30,565,400,000
2001 $10,953,485,349 $31,682,400,000
2002 $12,417,251,350 $33,590,500,000
2003 $15,970,315,035 $35,901,200,000
2004 $18,826,214,136 $38,203,000,000
2005 $19,509,852,207 $42,643,836,100
2006 $20,910,512,975 $48,835,925,926
2007 $23,928,250,433 $54,262,870,370
2008 $27,715,142,033 $56,302,129,630
2009 $27,932,970,317 $57,481,481,481
2010 $27,507,501,821 $59,562,962,963
2011 $30,630,910,495 $68,990,000,000
2012 $30,155,062,329 $73,141,000,000
2013 $33,728,621,180 $77,148,000,000
2014 $36,386,544,706 $80,656,100,000
2015 $32,210,233,020 $87,132,800,000
2016 $33,814,337,044 $91,370,407,864
2017 $36,098,547,033 $96,850,649,692
2018 $39,955,552,190 $100,050,036,096
2019 $39,667,757,528 $103,427,600,000
2020 $40,773,241,177 $107,351,800,000
2021 $45,011,937,347 -
2022 $44,347,206,073 -
2023 $49,279,410,983 -
2024 $51,326,764,685 -

Cameroon and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Cuba
1960 $119.1 -
1961 $124.6 -
1962 $130 -
1963 $131.6 -
1964 $139.2 -
1965 $142.7 -
1966 $145.8 -
1967 $156.6 -
1968 $170.8 -
1969 $175.2 -
1970 $178.5 $645
1971 $186.7 $770
1972 $220.1 $892
1973 $271.8 $1,079
1974 $299.9 $1,217
1975 $386 $1,374
1976 $381 $1,441
1977 $435 $1,472
1978 $582 $1,837
1979 $718 $2,006
1980 $784 $2,031
1981 $750 $2,046
1982 $732 $2,114
1983 $746 $2,222
1984 $772 $2,386
1985 $875 $2,257
1986 $1,179 $2,365
1987 $1,258 $2,440
1988 $1,145 $2,632
1989 $1,001 $2,566
1990 $1,087 $2,694
1991 $1,015 $2,269
1992 $1,005 $2,048
1993 $1,310 $2,063
1994 $701 $2,613
1995 $832 $2,785
1996 $827 $2,282
1997 $783 $2,306
1998 $799 $2,332
1999 $796 $2,562
2000 $709 $2,751
2001 $715 $2,843
2002 $790 $3,005
2003 $988 $3,203
2004 $1,133 $3,399
2005 $1,143 $3,786
2006 $1,191 $4,330
2007 $1,326 $4,807
2008 $1,492 $4,986
2009 $1,461 $5,089
2010 $1,399 $5,272
2011 $1,514 $6,104
2012 $1,449 $6,471
2013 $1,576 $6,828
2014 $1,649 $7,147
2015 $1,415 $7,728
2016 $1,442 $8,111
2017 $1,496 $8,611
2018 $1,611 $8,911
2019 $1,555 $9,232
2020 $1,556 $9,605
2021 $1,672 -
2022 $1,605 -
2023 $1,737 -
2024 $1,762 -

Cameroon vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Cuba
1950 33.1 59
1951 33.9 59.4
1952 34.6 59.8
1953 35.5 60.2
1954 36.5 60.7
1955 37.5 61.2
1956 38.4 61.5
1957 38.3 61.9
1958 39.1 62.3
1959 39.8 62.8
1960 34.7 63.3
1961 35.2 63.7
1962 42.6 64.4
1963 43.1 64.3
1964 43.6 65.3
1965 44.2 65.6
1966 44.8 66.1
1967 45.6 66.5
1968 46.4 66.9
1969 47.2 67.4
1970 48 67.9
1971 48.6 68.4
1972 49.1 68.9
1973 49.5 69.3
1974 49.7 69.9
1975 49.9 70.4
1976 50 70.9
1977 50.1 71.4
1978 50.3 71.9
1979 50.5 72.3
1980 50.9 72.6
1981 51.2 73
1982 51.8 73.4
1983 52.4 73.6
1984 52.9 73.6
1985 53.5 73.5
1986 53.6 73.6
1987 54.2 73.6
1988 54.4 73.7
1989 54.4 73.7
1990 54.3 73.8
1991 54.2 73.8
1992 54.1 73.8
1993 53.9 73.9
1994 53.5 74.1
1995 53.3 74.3
1996 53.2 74.7
1997 53.1 75.1
1998 53 75.4
1999 53.2 75.7
2000 53.3 75.9
2001 53.6 76.4
2002 53.9 76.8
2003 54.3 77.4
2004 54.6 77.3
2005 54.9 77.5
2006 55.3 77.4
2007 55.7 77.6
2008 56.1 77.6
2009 56.5 77.6
2010 57 77.9
2011 57.5 78.1
2012 58.2 78.2
2013 58.7 78
2014 59.1 77.8
2015 59.7 77.7
2016 60.3 77.6
2017 60.8 77.3
2018 61.2 77.4
2019 61.7 77.4
2020 61.7 77.4
2021 61.1 73.2
2022 62.4 77.6
2023 63.7 78.1
2024 64 78.3
2025 64.2 78.4

Cameroon and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Cuba
Year Population
Cameroon Cuba
1960 5,159,057 7,238,081
1961 5,239,273 7,387,117
1962 5,338,620 7,541,098
1963 5,456,623 7,701,660
1964 5,578,257 7,866,020
1965 5,704,686 8,030,797
1966 5,837,295 8,193,450
1967 5,977,318 8,352,625
1968 6,125,863 8,509,522
1969 6,283,462 8,666,640
1970 6,449,793 8,824,382
1971 6,624,408 8,979,085
1972 6,806,872 9,123,891
1973 6,996,660 9,255,328
1974 7,193,583 9,374,183
1975 7,397,120 9,479,726
1976 7,597,962 9,571,242
1977 7,796,501 9,648,440
1978 8,011,921 9,711,980
1979 8,239,641 9,763,355
1980 8,512,219 9,804,796
1981 8,816,377 9,849,320
1982 9,028,678 9,912,681
1983 9,215,397 9,991,026
1984 9,475,078 10,073,299
1985 9,761,730 10,157,228
1986 10,060,342 10,244,247
1987 10,370,749 10,335,342
1988 10,684,968 10,432,585
1989 11,002,745 10,533,243
1990 11,331,821 10,631,799
1991 11,667,180 10,717,640
1992 12,006,353 10,785,801
1993 12,353,131 10,841,031
1994 12,704,903 10,886,021
1995 13,058,516 10,925,362
1996 13,414,757 10,962,010
1997 13,775,214 10,997,934
1998 14,144,860 11,034,712
1999 14,525,140 11,072,230
2000 14,912,631 11,109,109
2001 15,309,490 11,144,132
2002 15,725,528 11,177,418
2003 16,160,340 11,209,383
2004 16,610,487 11,238,756
2005 17,074,594 11,262,554
2006 17,550,407 11,278,550
2007 18,049,896 11,287,272
2008 18,574,056 11,291,762
2009 19,113,974 11,294,719
2010 19,668,066 11,297,409
2011 20,232,304 11,301,571
2012 20,809,529 11,303,175
2013 21,402,376 11,298,167
2014 22,059,893 11,285,775
2015 22,763,414 11,275,065
2016 23,454,161 11,265,612
2017 24,128,601 11,247,829
2018 24,806,383 11,227,118
2019 25,506,095 11,202,846
2020 26,210,558 11,176,354
2021 26,915,758 11,122,168
2022 27,632,771 11,059,820
2023 28,372,687 11,019,931
2024 29,123,744 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Cuba

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Cuba
1960 5.73 4.13
1961 5.73 4.26
1962 5.73 4.42
1963 5.73 4.56
1964 5.74 4.53
1965 5.8 4.5
1966 5.85 4.4
1967 5.95 4.29
1968 6.04 4.19
1969 6.14 4.12
1970 6.2 3.98
1971 6.26 3.8
1972 6.29 3.61
1973 6.33 3.4
1974 6.36 3.16
1975 6.4 2.82
1976 6.45 2.51
1977 6.51 2.21
1978 6.55 1.88
1979 6.58 1.77
1980 6.61 1.64
1981 6.61 1.59
1982 6.59 1.78
1983 6.58 1.8
1984 6.56 1.77
1985 6.56 1.77
1986 6.57 1.78
1987 6.54 1.8
1988 6.48 1.85
1989 6.41 1.83
1990 6.36 1.81
1991 6.32 1.66
1992 6.26 1.56
1993 6.16 1.49
1994 6.04 1.47
1995 5.92 1.48
1996 5.8 1.46
1997 5.71 1.59
1998 5.66 1.62
1999 5.6 1.64
2000 5.51 1.61
2001 5.44 1.6
2002 5.44 1.65
2003 5.43 1.63
2004 5.44 1.55
2005 5.42 1.49
2006 5.37 1.4
2007 5.34 1.44
2008 5.29 1.58
2009 5.24 1.68
2010 5.15 1.67
2011 5.05 1.73
2012 4.98 1.67
2013 4.91 1.68
2014 4.84 1.66
2015 4.84 1.69
2016 4.84 1.6
2017 4.8 1.59
2018 4.74 1.61
2019 4.65 1.54
2020 4.56 1.49
2021 4.47 1.43
2022 4.4 1.41
2023 4.32 1.44

Cameroon and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Cuba
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Cuba
1960 20.5 22.5
1961 20.3 22.5
1962 20.1 22.4
1963 20.1 22.3
1964 20 22.2
1965 19.9 22.1
1966 19.8 22
1967 19.7 21.9
1968 19.5 21.9
1969 19.4 21.8
1970 19.2 21.8
1971 19 21.9
1972 18.9 21.9
1973 18.8 22.1
1974 18.6 22.2
1975 18.5 22.5
1976 18.3 22.7
1977 18.2 23
1978 18 23.4
1979 17.9 23.7
1980 17.8 24.1
1981 17.8 24.5
1982 17.5 24.8
1983 17.3 25.1
1984 17.1 25.5
1985 17.1 25.9
1986 17 26.3
1987 16.9 26.7
1988 16.9 27.1
1989 16.8 27.5
1990 16.8 27.9
1991 16.8 28.3
1992 16.8 28.7
1993 16.8 29.2
1994 16.9 29.7
1995 16.9 30.3
1996 17 30.9
1997 17.1 31.4
1998 17.1 32
1999 17.2 32.5
2000 17.3 33.1
2001 17.4 33.6
2002 17.5 34.2
2003 17.5 34.7
2004 17.6 35.2
2005 17.6 35.7
2006 17.7 36.2
2007 17.7 36.8
2008 17.8 37.3
2009 17.8 37.7
2010 17.9 38.2
2011 17.9 38.6
2012 18 39.1
2013 18.1 39.7
2014 18.2 40.2
2015 18.3 40.6
2016 18.3 40.9
2017 18.4 41.3
2018 18.4 41.6
2019 18.5 41.9
2020 18.5 42.1
2021 18.6 42.3
2022 18.7 42.5
2023 18.8 42.8
2024 19 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
25.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
1,086,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Cameroon Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
816 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
20.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.73%
2022
0.34%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-28.7%
2022
62.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
283.7 kWh
2022
1,102 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
53.9%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cameroon Cuba
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
99.7%
2021
English speaking
38%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
71.3%
2023

Health

Cameroon Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$107
2020
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
9.43
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Cuba
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025

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