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Cameroon vs Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 14.8M in Guinea (ranked 75/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 94,873 sq mi for Guinea (ranked 52nd vs. 77th).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Guinea
Population
30491011
15374667
Population rank 51/197 75/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$25.3B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 117/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$1,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 161/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$4,579
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$12.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
39.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$821
2024
Government debt per person rank 152/185 147/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$23,703
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
94,873 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
4.22
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
19.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Cameroon and Guinea: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Guinea economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Guinea
Year GDP
Cameroon Guinea
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 $3,220,224,608
1971 $1,236,941,394 $3,594,302,908
1972 $1,498,251,890 $4,203,069,035
1973 $1,901,393,361 $5,152,080,388
1974 $2,157,415,533 $5,691,417,541
1975 $2,857,037,371 $6,102,769,605
1976 $2,898,090,002 $6,762,781,871
1977 $3,394,664,024 $6,914,381,291
1978 $4,662,852,583 $8,087,305,999
1979 $5,919,002,983 $8,877,094,497
1980 $6,674,569,047 $9,746,524,915
1981 $6,610,938,617 $9,646,440,667
1982 $6,611,255,964 $11,926,032,493
1983 $6,870,200,010 $15,129,893,722
1984 $7,311,938,026 $18,421,497,251
1985 $8,544,810,498 $22,787,644,566
1986 $11,857,056,199 $2,909,130,355
1987 $13,049,659,981 $2,976,714,019
1988 $12,236,057,362 $3,476,480,303
1989 $11,012,566,195 $3,546,079,263
1990 $12,314,482,628 $3,888,320,666
1991 $11,840,192,296 $4,396,178,694
1992 $12,071,775,335 $4,789,220,417
1993 $16,181,814,713 $4,781,166,117
1994 $8,902,446,252 $4,932,800,407
1995 $10,864,772,471 $5,385,704,166
1996 $11,093,538,846 $5,641,243,100
1997 $10,789,458,433 $5,516,916,163
1998 $11,298,144,990 $5,232,118,046
1999 $11,565,826,465 $5,046,806,783
2000 $10,566,579,295 $4,367,458,867
2001 $10,953,485,349 $4,125,527,603
2002 $12,417,251,350 $4,301,608,753
2003 $15,970,315,035 $5,025,167,975
2004 $18,826,214,136 $5,300,767,961
2005 $19,509,852,207 $4,282,468,637
2006 $20,910,512,975 $4,220,019,845
2007 $23,928,250,433 $6,281,918,226
2008 $27,715,142,033 $6,964,179,983
2009 $27,932,970,317 $6,716,905,340
2010 $27,507,501,821 $6,853,467,146
2011 $30,630,910,495 $6,785,137,203
2012 $30,155,062,329 $7,638,044,557
2013 $33,728,621,180 $8,376,613,539
2014 $36,386,544,706 $8,778,473,373
2015 $32,210,233,020 $8,794,201,743
2016 $33,814,337,044 $8,595,955,222
2017 $36,098,547,033 $10,324,668,271
2018 $39,955,552,190 $11,857,030,367
2019 $39,667,757,528 $13,442,861,496
2020 $40,773,241,177 $14,088,693,743
2021 $45,011,937,347 $17,069,115,738
2022 $44,347,206,073 $19,910,452,542
2023 $49,279,410,983 $22,407,615,556
2024 $51,326,764,685 $25,334,307,879

Cameroon and Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Guinea
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 $753
1971 $186.7 $825
1972 $220.1 $948
1973 $271.8 $1,143
1974 $299.9 $1,243
1975 $386 $1,311
1976 $381 $1,431
1977 $435 $1,440
1978 $582 $1,658
1979 $718 $1,790
1980 $784 $1,931
1981 $750 $1,876
1982 $732 $2,273
1983 $746 $2,823
1984 $772 $3,362
1985 $875 $4,062
1986 $1,179 $506
1987 $1,258 $505
1988 $1,145 $574
1989 $1,001 $570
1990 $1,087 $604
1991 $1,015 $656
1992 $1,005 $693
1993 $1,310 $671
1994 $701 $672
1995 $832 $713
1996 $827 $726
1997 $783 $696
1998 $799 $647
1999 $796 $611
2000 $709 $518
2001 $715 $483
2002 $790 $496
2003 $988 $566
2004 $1,133 $585
2005 $1,143 $463
2006 $1,191 $447
2007 $1,326 $650
2008 $1,492 $704
2009 $1,461 $662
2010 $1,399 $659
2011 $1,514 $637
2012 $1,449 $699
2013 $1,576 $748
2014 $1,649 $765
2015 $1,415 $747
2016 $1,442 $712
2017 $1,496 $834
2018 $1,611 $933
2019 $1,555 $1,031
2020 $1,556 $1,054
2021 $1,672 $1,245
2022 $1,605 $1,417
2023 $1,737 $1,555
2024 $1,762 $1,717

Cameroon vs. Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Guinea
1950 33.1 35.6
1951 33.9 35.6
1952 34.6 35.7
1953 35.5 35.8
1954 36.5 35.9
1955 37.5 36
1956 38.4 36.1
1957 38.3 36.2
1958 39.1 36.4
1959 39.8 36.5
1960 34.7 36.6
1961 35.2 36.8
1962 42.6 37
1963 43.1 37.2
1964 43.6 37.4
1965 44.2 37.7
1966 44.8 38
1967 45.6 38.2
1968 46.4 38.5
1969 47.2 38.8
1970 48 39.1
1971 48.6 39.4
1972 49.1 39.7
1973 49.5 39.9
1974 49.7 40.2
1975 49.9 40.6
1976 50 41
1977 50.1 41.4
1978 50.3 41.9
1979 50.5 42.3
1980 50.9 42.8
1981 51.2 43.3
1982 51.8 43.9
1983 52.4 44.2
1984 52.9 44.9
1985 53.5 45.3
1986 53.6 45.7
1987 54.2 46.1
1988 54.4 46.5
1989 54.4 46.9
1990 54.3 47.3
1991 54.2 47.8
1992 54.1 48.3
1993 53.9 48.8
1994 53.5 49.2
1995 53.3 49.8
1996 53.2 50.5
1997 53.1 51.1
1998 53 51.6
1999 53.2 52
2000 53.3 52.4
2001 53.6 52.7
2002 53.9 53.2
2003 54.3 53.6
2004 54.6 54
2005 54.9 54.4
2006 55.3 54.9
2007 55.7 55.2
2008 56.1 55.7
2009 56.5 56.1
2010 57 56.4
2011 57.5 56.8
2012 58.2 57.1
2013 58.7 57.5
2014 59.1 57.6
2015 59.7 57.9
2016 60.3 58.5
2017 60.8 58.7
2018 61.2 59
2019 61.7 59.4
2020 61.7 59.3
2021 61.1 59.4
2022 62.4 60.4
2023 63.7 60.7
2024 64 60.9
2025 64.2 61.1

Cameroon and Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Guinea
Year Population
Cameroon Guinea
1960 5,159,057 3,556,749
1961 5,239,273 3,619,551
1962 5,338,620 3,684,273
1963 5,456,623 3,750,954
1964 5,578,257 3,819,722
1965 5,704,686 3,890,716
1966 5,837,295 3,964,155
1967 5,977,318 4,040,153
1968 6,125,863 4,118,550
1969 6,283,462 4,198,300
1970 6,449,793 4,277,535
1971 6,624,408 4,355,200
1972 6,806,872 4,431,292
1973 6,996,660 4,506,324
1974 7,193,583 4,580,510
1975 7,397,120 4,653,876
1976 7,597,962 4,727,022
1977 7,796,501 4,801,128
1978 8,011,921 4,877,854
1979 8,239,641 4,959,283
1980 8,512,219 5,047,419
1981 8,816,377 5,143,288
1982 9,028,678 5,247,672
1983 9,215,397 5,359,814
1984 9,475,078 5,480,096
1985 9,761,730 5,610,373
1986 10,060,342 5,750,668
1987 10,370,749 5,900,198
1988 10,684,968 6,056,574
1989 11,002,745 6,215,811
1990 11,331,821 6,434,374
1991 11,667,180 6,697,166
1992 12,006,353 6,914,366
1993 12,353,131 7,128,177
1994 12,704,903 7,345,107
1995 13,058,516 7,553,249
1996 13,414,757 7,770,035
1997 13,775,214 7,931,370
1998 14,144,860 8,081,990
1999 14,525,140 8,265,123
2000 14,912,631 8,428,832
2001 15,309,490 8,539,960
2002 15,725,528 8,674,066
2003 16,160,340 8,870,781
2004 16,610,487 9,062,726
2005 17,074,594 9,245,844
2006 17,550,407 9,441,171
2007 18,049,896 9,662,281
2008 18,574,056 9,898,870
2009 19,113,974 10,143,534
2010 19,668,066 10,396,086
2011 20,232,304 10,656,810
2012 20,809,529 10,921,581
2013 21,402,376 11,191,873
2014 22,059,893 11,472,924
2015 22,763,414 11,767,070
2016 23,454,161 12,073,030
2017 24,128,601 12,385,659
2018 24,806,383 12,704,774
2019 25,506,095 13,034,346
2020 26,210,558 13,371,183
2021 26,915,758 13,710,513
2022 27,632,771 14,055,137
2023 28,372,687 14,405,468
2024 29,123,744 14,754,785

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Guinea

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Guinea
1960 5.73 6.11
1961 5.73 6.13
1962 5.73 6.14
1963 5.73 6.15
1964 5.74 6.17
1965 5.8 6.18
1966 5.85 6.19
1967 5.95 6.2
1968 6.04 6.21
1969 6.14 6.23
1970 6.2 6.24
1971 6.26 6.26
1972 6.29 6.28
1973 6.33 6.31
1974 6.36 6.34
1975 6.4 6.37
1976 6.45 6.4
1977 6.51 6.43
1978 6.55 6.44
1979 6.58 6.45
1980 6.61 6.46
1981 6.61 6.46
1982 6.59 6.49
1983 6.58 6.49
1984 6.56 6.51
1985 6.56 6.53
1986 6.57 6.55
1987 6.54 6.57
1988 6.48 6.56
1989 6.41 6.55
1990 6.36 6.52
1991 6.32 6.48
1992 6.26 6.45
1993 6.16 6.41
1994 6.04 6.36
1995 5.92 6.29
1996 5.8 6.21
1997 5.71 6.12
1998 5.66 6.05
1999 5.6 5.99
2000 5.51 5.92
2001 5.44 5.83
2002 5.44 5.78
2003 5.43 5.74
2004 5.44 5.73
2005 5.42 5.73
2006 5.37 5.7
2007 5.34 5.66
2008 5.29 5.6
2009 5.24 5.53
2010 5.15 5.44
2011 5.05 5.34
2012 4.98 5.23
2013 4.91 5.15
2014 4.84 5.07
2015 4.84 5
2016 4.84 4.92
2017 4.8 4.79
2018 4.74 4.67
2019 4.65 4.58
2020 4.56 4.49
2021 4.47 4.4
2022 4.4 4.3
2023 4.32 4.22

Cameroon and Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
17.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
1.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
5.02%
2019
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
25.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
54.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
23.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.5%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$1.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$616M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
99,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
0.01%
2020
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
36%
2024

Energy

Cameroon Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
3.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
66.6%
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
88.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
87.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Cameroon Guinea
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
-12,024
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
38.5%
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
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
29.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
28
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
1
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
8.82
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
63
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
45.3%
2021
English speaking
38%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
26.5%
2023

Health

Cameroon Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$55
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$30.5
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
20.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
494
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
95
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
9.74%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
0.52 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Guinea
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
6,430 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
69,475 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
23,433 sq mi
2025

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