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Cameroon vs Djibouti statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 1.17M in Djibouti (ranked 158/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 8,950 sq mi for Djibouti (ranked 52nd vs. 147th).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Djibouti
Population
30491011
1196428
Population rank 51/197 158/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$4.09B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 165/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$3,496
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 134/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$7,776
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
31.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$1,163
2024
Government debt per person rank 152/185 138/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$2,788
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
8,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
2.61
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
25.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Cameroon and Djibouti: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Djibouti economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Djibouti
Year GDP
Cameroon Djibouti
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 -
1976 $2,898,090,002 -
1977 $3,394,664,024 -
1978 $4,662,852,583 -
1979 $5,919,002,983 -
1980 $6,674,569,047 -
1981 $6,610,938,617 -
1982 $6,611,255,964 -
1983 $6,870,200,010 -
1984 $7,311,938,026 -
1985 $8,544,810,498 $340,989,528
1986 $11,857,056,199 -
1987 $13,049,659,981 $373,371,738
1988 $12,236,057,362 $395,794,539
1989 $11,012,566,195 $409,220,087
1990 $12,314,482,628 $452,328,087
1991 $11,840,192,296 $462,421,999
1992 $12,071,775,335 $478,058,305
1993 $16,181,814,713 $466,048,469
1994 $8,902,446,252 $491,689,221
1995 $10,864,772,471 $497,723,961
1996 $11,093,538,846 $494,004,648
1997 $10,789,458,433 $502,675,542
1998 $11,298,144,990 $514,267,869
1999 $11,565,826,465 $536,080,148
2000 $10,566,579,295 $551,230,862
2001 $10,953,485,349 $572,417,441
2002 $12,417,251,350 $591,122,040
2003 $15,970,315,035 $622,044,666
2004 $18,826,214,136 $666,072,102
2005 $19,509,852,207 $708,633,195
2006 $20,910,512,975 $768,873,684
2007 $23,928,250,433 $847,918,929
2008 $27,715,142,033 $999,105,339
2009 $27,932,970,317 $1,049,110,685
2010 $27,507,501,821 $1,128,611,700
2011 $30,630,910,495 $1,239,144,502
2012 $30,155,062,329 $1,353,632,942
2013 $33,728,621,180 $2,044,440,443
2014 $36,386,544,706 $2,220,637,966
2015 $32,210,233,020 $2,424,391,785
2016 $33,814,337,044 $2,604,955,229
2017 $36,098,547,033 $2,762,581,334
2018 $39,955,552,190 $2,913,464,658
2019 $39,667,757,528 $3,088,851,450
2020 $40,773,241,177 $3,144,136,197
2021 $45,011,937,347 $3,392,796,953
2022 $44,347,206,073 $3,562,814,909
2023 $49,279,410,983 $3,917,150,481
2024 $51,326,764,685 $4,086,402,719

Cameroon and Djibouti economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Djibouti
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Djibouti
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 -
1976 $381 -
1977 $435 -
1978 $582 -
1979 $718 -
1980 $784 -
1981 $750 -
1982 $732 -
1983 $746 -
1984 $772 -
1985 $875 $847
1986 $1,179 $800
1987 $1,258 $822
1988 $1,145 $817
1989 $1,001 $782
1990 $1,087 $780
1991 $1,015 $733
1992 $1,005 $764
1993 $1,310 $759
1994 $701 $785
1995 $832 $786
1996 $827 $762
1997 $783 $748
1998 $799 $735
1999 $796 $740
2000 $709 $738
2001 $715 $742
2002 $790 $743
2003 $988 $765
2004 $1,133 $806
2005 $1,143 $844
2006 $1,191 $898
2007 $1,326 $970
2008 $1,492 $1,119
2009 $1,461 $1,151
2010 $1,399 $1,213
2011 $1,514 $1,306
2012 $1,449 $1,400
2013 $1,576 $2,076
2014 $1,649 $2,215
2015 $1,415 $2,376
2016 $1,442 $2,510
2017 $1,496 $2,619
2018 $1,611 $2,718
2019 $1,555 $2,837
2020 $1,556 $2,845
2021 $1,672 $3,026
2022 $1,605 $3,133
2023 $1,737 $3,398
2024 $1,762 $3,496

Cameroon vs. Djibouti life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Djibouti
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Djibouti
1950 33.1 40.7
1951 33.9 41
1952 34.6 41.2
1953 35.5 41.5
1954 36.5 41.8
1955 37.5 42
1956 38.4 42.3
1957 38.3 42.6
1958 39.1 42.8
1959 39.8 43.1
1960 34.7 43.4
1961 35.2 43.8
1962 42.6 44.1
1963 43.1 44.4
1964 43.6 44.8
1965 44.2 45.2
1966 44.8 45.6
1967 45.6 46.1
1968 46.4 46.6
1969 47.2 47.1
1970 48 47.5
1971 48.6 47.3
1972 49.1 48.5
1973 49.5 49.1
1974 49.7 49.5
1975 49.9 49.9
1976 50 50.3
1977 50.1 50.8
1978 50.3 51.2
1979 50.5 51.6
1980 50.9 52
1981 51.2 52.4
1982 51.8 52.9
1983 52.4 53.3
1984 52.9 53.7
1985 53.5 54.1
1986 53.6 54.5
1987 54.2 54.8
1988 54.4 55.1
1989 54.4 55.4
1990 54.3 55.5
1991 54.2 55.2
1992 54.1 54.4
1993 53.9 55.7
1994 53.5 55.6
1995 53.3 56.2
1996 53.2 56.3
1997 53.1 56.2
1998 53 56.4
1999 53.2 56.6
2000 53.3 56.7
2001 53.6 57.5
2002 53.9 57.8
2003 54.3 58
2004 54.6 58.1
2005 54.9 58.5
2006 55.3 59
2007 55.7 59.4
2008 56.1 59.8
2009 56.5 60.4
2010 57 60.7
2011 57.5 61.3
2012 58.2 61.7
2013 58.7 62.1
2014 59.1 62.4
2015 59.7 62.8
2016 60.3 63.3
2017 60.8 63.7
2018 61.2 64.1
2019 61.7 64.4
2020 61.7 64.2
2021 61.1 63.8
2022 62.4 65.5
2023 63.7 66
2024 64 66.2
2025 64.2 66.4

Cameroon and Djibouti population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Djibouti
Year Population
Cameroon Djibouti
1960 5,159,057 86,024
1961 5,239,273 89,390
1962 5,338,620 93,283
1963 5,456,623 97,872
1964 5,578,257 103,198
1965 5,704,686 109,092
1966 5,837,295 115,269
1967 5,977,318 121,649
1968 6,125,863 128,250
1969 6,283,462 136,078
1970 6,449,793 145,175
1971 6,624,408 155,136
1972 6,806,872 166,256
1973 6,996,660 178,449
1974 7,193,583 192,613
1975 7,397,120 209,908
1976 7,597,962 230,737
1977 7,796,501 254,613
1978 8,011,921 280,031
1979 8,239,641 304,513
1980 8,512,219 325,815
1981 8,816,377 343,047
1982 9,028,678 356,880
1983 9,215,397 369,553
1984 9,475,078 384,053
1985 9,761,730 402,687
1986 10,060,342 426,341
1987 10,370,749 454,399
1988 10,684,968 484,523
1989 11,002,745 523,355
1990 11,331,821 579,538
1991 11,667,180 631,092
1992 12,006,353 626,010
1993 12,353,131 614,245
1994 12,704,903 626,710
1995 13,058,516 633,074
1996 13,414,757 648,348
1997 13,775,214 671,817
1998 14,144,860 699,352
1999 14,525,140 724,218
2000 14,912,631 747,318
2001 15,309,490 771,313
2002 15,725,528 795,574
2003 16,160,340 813,519
2004 16,610,487 826,124
2005 17,074,594 839,167
2006 17,550,407 855,764
2007 18,049,896 874,528
2008 18,574,056 892,734
2009 19,113,974 911,527
2010 19,668,066 930,251
2011 20,232,304 948,558
2012 20,809,529 966,747
2013 21,402,376 984,824
2014 22,059,893 1,002,717
2015 22,763,414 1,020,313
2016 23,454,161 1,037,653
2017 24,128,601 1,054,841
2018 24,806,383 1,071,882
2019 25,506,095 1,088,709
2020 26,210,558 1,105,188
2021 26,915,758 1,121,248
2022 27,632,771 1,137,096
2023 28,372,687 1,152,944
2024 29,123,744 1,168,722

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Djibouti

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Djibouti
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Djibouti
1960 5.73 6.85
1961 5.73 6.85
1962 5.73 6.85
1963 5.73 6.86
1964 5.74 6.87
1965 5.8 6.86
1966 5.85 6.88
1967 5.95 6.87
1968 6.04 6.88
1969 6.14 6.88
1970 6.2 6.88
1971 6.26 6.88
1972 6.29 6.85
1973 6.33 6.82
1974 6.36 6.78
1975 6.4 6.74
1976 6.45 6.69
1977 6.51 6.64
1978 6.55 6.59
1979 6.58 6.52
1980 6.61 6.46
1981 6.61 6.4
1982 6.59 6.34
1983 6.58 6.3
1984 6.56 6.25
1985 6.56 6.19
1986 6.57 6.14
1987 6.54 6.09
1988 6.48 6.03
1989 6.41 5.97
1990 6.36 5.93
1991 6.32 5.86
1992 6.26 5.75
1993 6.16 5.64
1994 6.04 5.51
1995 5.92 5.33
1996 5.8 5.15
1997 5.71 4.97
1998 5.66 4.8
1999 5.6 4.69
2000 5.51 4.6
2001 5.44 4.52
2002 5.44 4.41
2003 5.43 4.3
2004 5.44 4.16
2005 5.42 4.04
2006 5.37 3.9
2007 5.34 3.76
2008 5.29 3.62
2009 5.24 3.52
2010 5.15 3.43
2011 5.05 3.34
2012 4.98 3.26
2013 4.91 3.19
2014 4.84 3.12
2015 4.84 3.04
2016 4.84 2.97
2017 4.8 2.92
2018 4.74 2.86
2019 4.65 2.8
2020 4.56 2.75
2021 4.47 2.7
2022 4.4 2.65
2023 4.32 2.61

Cameroon and Djibouti demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Djibouti
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Djibouti
1960 20.5 17.7
1961 20.3 17.7
1962 20.1 17.8
1963 20.1 17.9
1964 20 17.9
1965 19.9 17.9
1966 19.8 17.9
1967 19.7 17.9
1968 19.5 17.9
1969 19.4 17.8
1970 19.2 17.8
1971 19 17.7
1972 18.9 17.6
1973 18.8 17.5
1974 18.6 17.4
1975 18.5 17.3
1976 18.3 17.3
1977 18.2 17.2
1978 18 17.2
1979 17.9 17.2
1980 17.8 17.2
1981 17.8 17.2
1982 17.5 17.3
1983 17.3 17.3
1984 17.1 17.4
1985 17.1 17.4
1986 17 17.5
1987 16.9 17.6
1988 16.9 17.7
1989 16.8 17.8
1990 16.8 17.9
1991 16.8 18
1992 16.8 18.1
1993 16.8 18.2
1994 16.9 18.3
1995 16.9 18.4
1996 17 18.6
1997 17.1 18.9
1998 17.1 19.3
1999 17.2 19.6
2000 17.3 19.9
2001 17.4 20.2
2002 17.5 20.4
2003 17.5 20.6
2004 17.6 20.6
2005 17.6 20.7
2006 17.7 20.9
2007 17.7 21.1
2008 17.8 21.3
2009 17.8 21.6
2010 17.9 21.8
2011 17.9 22
2012 18 22.3
2013 18.1 22.5
2014 18.2 22.8
2015 18.3 23.1
2016 18.3 23.4
2017 18.4 23.6
2018 18.4 23.9
2019 18.5 24.2
2020 18.5 24.5
2021 18.6 24.8
2022 18.7 25.1
2023 18.8 25.4
2024 19 25.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Djibouti
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$4.14B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
3.75%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
2.63%
2008
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
-3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
40%
2017
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
75.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
55.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
32.3%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
1.9%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$349M
2024
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$56M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
63,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
1.25%
2018
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
12.3%
2011

Energy

Cameroon Djibouti
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
163.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
0.75 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
0.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
26.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.73%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-28.7%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
283.7 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
53.9%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
65.2%
2023

Society

Cameroon Djibouti
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
-11
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
78.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
24.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
6
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
6.48
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
67.9%
2003
English speaking
38%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
65%
2023

Health

Cameroon Djibouti
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$81.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$25.4
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
25.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.2
2014
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
162
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
50.4
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
6.5%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
44
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Djibouti
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
7,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
6,579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
23.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
1,798 mi
2013

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