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Cameroon vs Cyprus statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 1.36M in Cyprus (ranked 155/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 3,568 sq mi for Cyprus (ranked 52nd vs. 163rd).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Cyprus
Population
30491011
1380052
Population rank 51/197 153/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$36.3B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 104/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$26,749
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 45/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$61,240
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$23.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
60.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$17,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 152/185 34/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$24,086
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
3,568 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
381 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
82 years
2025

Cameroon and Cyprus: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Cyprus economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Cyprus
Year GDP
Cameroon Cyprus
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 -
1971 $1,236,941,394 -
1972 $1,498,251,890 -
1973 $1,901,393,361 -
1974 $2,157,415,533 -
1975 $2,857,037,371 $489,912,574
1976 $2,898,090,002 $576,090,074
1977 $3,394,664,024 $734,876,021
1978 $4,662,852,583 $964,024,364
1979 $5,919,002,983 $1,288,699,776
1980 $6,674,569,047 $2,154,311,277
1981 $6,610,938,617 $2,087,496,374
1982 $6,611,255,964 $2,159,242,417
1983 $6,870,200,010 $2,160,364,071
1984 $7,311,938,026 $2,278,248,953
1985 $8,544,810,498 $2,430,411,900
1986 $11,857,056,199 $3,090,734,463
1987 $13,049,659,981 $3,704,813,886
1988 $12,236,057,362 $4,278,792,597
1989 $11,012,566,195 $4,563,482,604
1990 $12,314,482,628 $5,591,130,218
1991 $11,840,192,296 $5,770,197,348
1992 $12,071,775,335 $6,912,150,456
1993 $16,181,814,713 $6,590,291,048
1994 $8,902,446,252 $7,425,703,929
1995 $10,864,772,471 $9,933,137,128
1996 $11,093,538,846 $10,011,914,680
1997 $10,789,458,433 $9,547,816,420
1998 $11,298,144,990 $10,248,618,778
1999 $11,565,826,465 $10,497,907,228
2000 $10,566,579,295 $9,985,847,314
2001 $10,953,485,349 $10,397,898,907
2002 $12,417,251,350 $11,420,228,846
2003 $15,970,315,035 $14,547,329,558
2004 $18,826,214,136 $17,320,551,250
2005 $19,509,852,207 $18,433,412,511
2006 $20,910,512,975 $20,072,754,987
2007 $23,928,250,433 $23,968,727,074
2008 $27,715,142,033 $27,844,646,258
2009 $27,932,970,317 $26,048,179,949
2010 $27,507,501,821 $25,799,940,078
2011 $30,630,910,495 $27,641,547,910
2012 $30,155,062,329 $25,047,436,975
2013 $33,728,621,180 $23,959,712,861
2014 $36,386,544,706 $23,225,918,260
2015 $32,210,233,020 $19,909,278,417
2016 $33,814,337,044 $21,046,462,281
2017 $36,098,547,033 $22,946,570,629
2018 $39,955,552,190 $25,754,001,368
2019 $39,667,757,528 $26,196,667,100
2020 $40,773,241,177 $25,555,093,854
2021 $45,011,937,347 $30,372,642,502
2022 $44,347,206,073 $30,935,566,077
2023 $49,279,410,983 $33,886,930,712
2024 $51,326,764,685 $36,333,022,329

Cameroon and Cyprus economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Cyprus
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Cyprus
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 -
1971 $186.7 -
1972 $220.1 -
1973 $271.8 -
1974 $299.9 -
1975 $386 $743
1976 $381 $870
1977 $435 $1,102
1978 $582 $1,434
1979 $718 $1,902
1980 $784 $3,154
1981 $750 $3,030
1982 $732 $3,100
1983 $746 $3,055
1984 $772 $3,167
1985 $875 $3,324
1986 $1,179 $4,159
1987 $1,258 $4,908
1988 $1,145 $5,584
1989 $1,001 $5,870
1990 $1,087 $7,092
1991 $1,015 $7,222
1992 $1,005 $8,530
1993 $1,310 $7,978
1994 $701 $8,791
1995 $832 $11,514
1996 $827 $11,373
1997 $783 $10,637
1998 $799 $11,206
1999 $796 $11,273
2000 $709 $10,537
2001 $715 $10,785
2002 $790 $11,636
2003 $988 $14,553
2004 $1,133 $17,016
2005 $1,143 $17,790
2006 $1,191 $19,037
2007 $1,326 $22,344
2008 $1,492 $25,522
2009 $1,461 $23,480
2010 $1,399 $22,876
2011 $1,514 $24,110
2012 $1,449 $21,493
2013 $1,576 $20,238
2014 $1,649 $19,326
2015 $1,415 $16,326
2016 $1,442 $17,013
2017 $1,496 $18,295
2018 $1,611 $20,267
2019 $1,555 $20,360
2020 $1,556 $19,624
2021 $1,672 $23,057
2022 $1,605 $23,236
2023 $1,737 $25,195
2024 $1,762 $26,749

Cameroon vs. Cyprus life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Cyprus
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Cyprus
1950 33.1 55.8
1951 33.9 56.8
1952 34.6 57.7
1953 35.5 58.4
1954 36.5 59.3
1955 37.5 59.7
1956 38.4 60.4
1957 38.3 61
1958 39.1 61.6
1959 39.8 62.3
1960 34.7 63.3
1961 35.2 64.1
1962 42.6 64.7
1963 43.1 61.8
1964 43.6 62.2
1965 44.2 66.1
1966 44.8 66.5
1967 45.6 66.9
1968 46.4 67.3
1969 47.2 67.6
1970 48 68.1
1971 48.6 68.4
1972 49.1 68.6
1973 49.5 69
1974 49.7 54.6
1975 49.9 70.3
1976 50 70.8
1977 50.1 71.3
1978 50.3 71.7
1979 50.5 72.2
1980 50.9 72.8
1981 51.2 73.1
1982 51.8 73.5
1983 52.4 73.7
1984 52.9 74
1985 53.5 74.6
1986 53.6 74.9
1987 54.2 75.3
1988 54.4 75.4
1989 54.4 75.8
1990 54.3 76
1991 54.2 76.2
1992 54.1 76.3
1993 53.9 76.3
1994 53.5 76.4
1995 53.3 76.6
1996 53.2 76.9
1997 53.1 77.1
1998 53 77.2
1999 53.2 77.6
2000 53.3 77.9
2001 53.6 78.2
2002 53.9 78.8
2003 54.3 78.9
2004 54.6 79
2005 54.9 79.2
2006 55.3 79.5
2007 55.7 79.8
2008 56.1 79.9
2009 56.5 80.4
2010 57 80.6
2011 57.5 80.9
2012 58.2 81.1
2013 58.7 81.3
2014 59.1 81.3
2015 59.7 81.5
2016 60.3 81.5
2017 60.8 81.5
2018 61.2 81.6
2019 61.7 81.5
2020 61.7 81.2
2021 61.1 80.6
2022 62.4 80.4
2023 63.7 81.6
2024 64 81.8
2025 64.2 82

Cameroon and Cyprus population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Cyprus
Year Population
Cameroon Cyprus
1960 5,159,057 586,490
1961 5,239,273 595,514
1962 5,338,620 601,466
1963 5,456,623 607,252
1964 5,578,257 612,521
1965 5,704,686 617,736
1966 5,837,295 623,390
1967 5,977,318 629,251
1968 6,125,863 635,157
1969 6,283,462 641,189
1970 6,449,793 647,446
1971 6,624,408 654,050
1972 6,806,872 661,063
1973 6,996,660 665,937
1974 7,193,583 663,254
1975 7,397,120 659,405
1976 7,597,962 662,032
1977 7,796,501 667,101
1978 8,011,921 672,249
1979 8,239,641 677,549
1980 8,512,219 683,076
1981 8,816,377 688,893
1982 9,028,678 696,497
1983 9,215,397 707,225
1984 9,475,078 719,334
1985 9,761,730 731,277
1986 10,060,342 743,105
1987 10,370,749 754,785
1988 10,684,968 766,235
1989 11,002,745 777,420
1990 11,331,821 788,351
1991 11,667,180 798,944
1992 12,006,353 810,341
1993 12,353,131 826,034
1994 12,704,903 844,667
1995 13,058,516 862,695
1996 13,414,757 880,290
1997 13,775,214 897,568
1998 14,144,860 914,548
1999 14,525,140 931,234
2000 14,912,631 947,667
2001 15,309,490 964,127
2002 15,725,528 981,440
2003 16,160,340 999,590
2004 16,610,487 1,017,875
2005 17,074,594 1,036,151
2006 17,550,407 1,054,418
2007 18,049,896 1,072,714
2008 18,574,056 1,091,026
2009 19,113,974 1,109,371
2010 19,668,066 1,127,816
2011 20,232,304 1,146,493
2012 20,809,529 1,165,397
2013 21,402,376 1,183,895
2014 22,059,893 1,201,801
2015 22,763,414 1,219,502
2016 23,454,161 1,237,112
2017 24,128,601 1,254,275
2018 24,806,383 1,270,737
2019 25,506,095 1,286,671
2020 26,210,558 1,302,247
2021 26,915,758 1,317,309
2022 27,632,771 1,331,370
2023 28,372,687 1,344,976
2024 29,123,744 1,358,282

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Cyprus

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Cyprus
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Cyprus
1960 5.73 3.39
1961 5.73 3.62
1962 5.73 3.51
1963 5.73 3.49
1964 5.74 3.41
1965 5.8 3.47
1966 5.85 3.4
1967 5.95 3.32
1968 6.04 3.27
1969 6.14 3.19
1970 6.2 3.07
1971 6.26 3.04
1972 6.29 2.99
1973 6.33 2.4
1974 6.36 2.28
1975 6.4 2.11
1976 6.45 2.33
1977 6.51 2.09
1978 6.55 2.08
1979 6.58 2.14
1980 6.61 2.3
1981 6.61 2.15
1982 6.59 2.49
1983 6.58 2.49
1984 6.56 2.51
1985 6.56 2.43
1986 6.57 2.45
1987 6.54 2.39
1988 6.48 2.47
1989 6.41 2.37
1990 6.36 2.4
1991 6.32 2.34
1992 6.26 2.46
1993 6.16 2.25
1994 6.04 2.16
1995 5.92 2.03
1996 5.8 1.95
1997 5.71 1.86
1998 5.66 1.76
1999 5.6 1.67
2000 5.51 1.64
2001 5.44 1.57
2002 5.44 1.5
2003 5.43 1.51
2004 5.44 1.51
2005 5.42 1.48
2006 5.37 1.51
2007 5.34 1.45
2008 5.29 1.48
2009 5.24 1.48
2010 5.15 1.43
2011 5.05 1.36
2012 4.98 1.38
2013 4.91 1.3
2014 4.84 1.31
2015 4.84 1.32
2016 4.84 1.36
2017 4.8 1.32
2018 4.74 1.32
2019 4.65 1.33
2020 4.56 1.36
2021 4.47 1.39
2022 4.4 1.39
2023 4.32 1.39

Cameroon and Cyprus demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Cyprus
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Cyprus
1960 20.5 23.1
1961 20.3 23.1
1962 20.1 23.3
1963 20.1 23.5
1964 20 23.7
1965 19.9 23.9
1966 19.8 24
1967 19.7 24.2
1968 19.5 24.3
1969 19.4 24.5
1970 19.2 24.7
1971 19 24.9
1972 18.9 25.1
1973 18.8 25.3
1974 18.6 25.4
1975 18.5 25.5
1976 18.3 25.9
1977 18.2 26.3
1978 18 26.8
1979 17.9 27.2
1980 17.8 27.7
1981 17.8 28.2
1982 17.5 28.5
1983 17.3 28.7
1984 17.1 28.8
1985 17.1 28.9
1986 17 29.1
1987 16.9 29.2
1988 16.9 29.4
1989 16.8 29.6
1990 16.8 29.8
1991 16.8 30.1
1992 16.8 30.3
1993 16.8 30.4
1994 16.9 30.5
1995 16.9 30.6
1996 17 30.8
1997 17.1 31
1998 17.1 31.2
1999 17.2 31.4
2000 17.3 31.6
2001 17.4 31.8
2002 17.5 32
2003 17.5 32.2
2004 17.6 32.4
2005 17.6 32.6
2006 17.7 32.8
2007 17.7 33.1
2008 17.8 33.4
2009 17.8 33.6
2010 17.9 33.9
2011 17.9 34.2
2012 18 34.5
2013 18.1 34.8
2014 18.2 35.2
2015 18.3 35.6
2016 18.3 36
2017 18.4 36.4
2018 18.4 36.8
2019 18.5 37.2
2020 18.5 37.6
2021 18.6 38
2022 18.7 38.4
2023 18.8 38.8
2024 19 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Cyprus
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
40.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
4.74%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
1.82%
2023
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
+3.84%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
4.86%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
76.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
10.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
73.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
26.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$2.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$661M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
4,117,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
3.25%
2020
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
96.1%
2024

Energy

Cameroon Cyprus
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
1,673 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
$23.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
7.18 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
5.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
86.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
15.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.73%
2022
7.44%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-28.7%
2022
117%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
283.7 kWh
2022
3,842 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
53.9%
2021
15.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cameroon Cyprus
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
+8,138
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
67.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.67 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
80.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
71
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
0.82
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
5.8
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
99.4%
2021
English speaking
38%
2023
75.1%
2023
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
91.2%
2023

Health

Cameroon Cyprus
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$2,864
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$417
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
82 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
1.17%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
3.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
3.5
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
23.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
35.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
6.36 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Cyprus
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.006%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
2,627 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
498 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
666 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
12,366 mi
2016

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