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Cameroon vs Haiti statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 11.8M in Haiti (ranked 83/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 10,641 sq mi for Haiti (ranked 52nd vs. 142nd).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Haiti
Population
30491011
12011655
Population rank 51/197 82/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$25.2B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 118/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$2,143
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 154/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$3,183
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$3.77B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
11.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$320
2024
Government debt per person rank 152/185 177/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$2,081
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
10,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
2.66
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
24.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
65.3 years
2025

Cameroon and Haiti: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Haiti economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Haiti
Year GDP
Cameroon Haiti
1960 $614,206,068 $273,187,200
1961 $652,777,608 $271,066,000
1962 $694,247,864 $281,896,800
1963 $718,320,845 $294,883,400
1964 $776,650,177 $325,281,200
1965 $814,083,266 $353,251,800
1966 $851,112,535 $368,948,600
1967 $936,175,260 $369,124,200
1968 $1,046,191,218 $367,968,800
1969 $1,100,551,489 $391,820,400
1970 $1,151,216,993 $331,200,000
1971 $1,236,941,394 $362,800,000
1972 $1,498,251,890 $371,998,958
1973 $1,901,393,361 $466,798,973
1974 $2,157,415,533 $565,399,322
1975 $2,857,037,371 $681,400,000
1976 $2,898,090,002 $879,000,000
1977 $3,394,664,024 $947,000,000
1978 $4,662,852,583 $974,200,000
1979 $5,919,002,983 $1,080,600,000
1980 $6,674,569,047 $1,383,800,000
1981 $6,610,938,617 $1,479,400,000
1982 $6,611,255,964 $1,474,200,000
1983 $6,870,200,010 $1,623,600,000
1984 $7,311,938,026 $1,816,200,000
1985 $8,544,810,498 $2,009,400,000
1986 $11,857,056,199 $2,318,000,000
1987 $13,049,659,981 $2,047,200,000
1988 $12,236,057,362 $2,613,926,800
1989 $11,012,566,195 $2,736,243,800
1990 $12,314,482,628 $3,096,289,800
1991 $11,840,192,296 $3,473,562,628
1992 $12,071,775,335 $2,257,129,792
1993 $16,181,814,713 $1,878,253,767
1994 $8,902,446,252 $2,167,569,046
1995 $10,864,772,471 $2,813,313,279
1996 $11,093,538,846 $2,907,517,604
1997 $10,789,458,433 $3,338,949,152
1998 $11,298,144,990 $3,723,903,724
1999 $11,565,826,465 $4,153,725,884
2000 $10,566,579,295 $6,813,566,099
2001 $10,953,485,349 $6,331,970,324
2002 $12,417,251,350 $6,205,847,214
2003 $15,970,315,035 $5,071,947,798
2004 $18,826,214,136 $6,087,360,684
2005 $19,509,852,207 $7,030,149,730
2006 $20,910,512,975 $7,638,739,123
2007 $23,928,250,433 $9,228,637,768
2008 $27,715,142,033 $10,432,962,635
2009 $27,932,970,317 $11,597,002,835
2010 $27,507,501,821 $11,859,312,725
2011 $30,630,910,495 $13,008,746,039
2012 $30,155,062,329 $13,708,925,477
2013 $33,728,621,180 $14,902,488,604
2014 $36,386,544,706 $15,146,883,498
2015 $32,210,233,020 $14,849,629,309
2016 $33,814,337,044 $14,069,277,526
2017 $36,098,547,033 $15,093,357,161
2018 $39,955,552,190 $16,403,864,618
2019 $39,667,757,528 $15,016,090,930
2020 $40,773,241,177 $14,508,222,518
2021 $45,011,937,347 $20,877,414,953
2022 $44,347,206,073 $20,253,551,921
2023 $49,279,410,983 $19,850,585,722
2024 $51,326,764,685 $25,224,154,991

Cameroon and Haiti economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Haiti
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Haiti
1960 $119.1 $70.8
1961 $124.6 $69
1962 $130 $70.4
1963 $131.6 $72.4
1964 $139.2 $78.5
1965 $142.7 $83.6
1966 $145.8 $85.7
1967 $156.6 $84.2
1968 $170.8 $82.4
1969 $175.2 $86.1
1970 $178.5 $71.5
1971 $186.7 $76.8
1972 $220.1 $77.3
1973 $271.8 $95.1
1974 $299.9 $113
1975 $386 $133.6
1976 $381 $169.1
1977 $435 $178.7
1978 $582 $180.3
1979 $718 $196.2
1980 $784 $246.5
1981 $750 $258.5
1982 $732 $252.6
1983 $746 $272.8
1984 $772 $299.2
1985 $875 $325
1986 $1,179 $367
1987 $1,258 $318
1988 $1,145 $397
1989 $1,001 $407
1990 $1,087 $452
1991 $1,015 $497
1992 $1,005 $316
1993 $1,310 $258.1
1994 $701 $292.1
1995 $832 $372
1996 $827 $377
1997 $783 $425
1998 $799 $465
1999 $796 $510
2000 $709 $821
2001 $715 $749
2002 $790 $721
2003 $988 $579
2004 $1,133 $683
2005 $1,143 $776
2006 $1,191 $829
2007 $1,326 $985
2008 $1,492 $1,095
2009 $1,461 $1,197
2010 $1,399 $1,210
2011 $1,514 $1,312
2012 $1,449 $1,361
2013 $1,576 $1,458
2014 $1,649 $1,460
2015 $1,415 $1,411
2016 $1,442 $1,318
2017 $1,496 $1,395
2018 $1,611 $1,496
2019 $1,555 $1,352
2020 $1,556 $1,290
2021 $1,672 $1,835
2022 $1,605 $1,761
2023 $1,737 $1,706
2024 $1,762 $2,143

Cameroon vs. Haiti life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Haiti
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Haiti
1950 33.1 37.2
1951 33.9 38.1
1952 34.6 38.8
1953 35.5 39.5
1954 36.5 40.1
1955 37.5 41
1956 38.4 41.6
1957 38.3 42.1
1958 39.1 42.6
1959 39.8 43
1960 34.7 43.4
1961 35.2 43.8
1962 42.6 44.2
1963 43.1 42.7
1964 43.6 44.9
1965 44.2 45.4
1966 44.8 45.6
1967 45.6 46.1
1968 46.4 46.5
1969 47.2 46.9
1970 48 47.3
1971 48.6 47.6
1972 49.1 47.9
1973 49.5 48.2
1974 49.7 48.5
1975 49.9 48.7
1976 50 49
1977 50.1 49.2
1978 50.3 49.5
1979 50.5 49.7
1980 50.9 50
1981 51.2 50.3
1982 51.8 50.6
1983 52.4 50.9
1984 52.9 51.3
1985 53.5 51.6
1986 53.6 51.9
1987 54.2 52.2
1988 54.4 52.6
1989 54.4 52.9
1990 54.3 53.2
1991 54.2 53.5
1992 54.1 54
1993 53.9 54.5
1994 53.5 54.7
1995 53.3 55.6
1996 53.2 56.1
1997 53.1 56.7
1998 53 57.1
1999 53.2 57.7
2000 53.3 58.2
2001 53.6 58.6
2002 53.9 59
2003 54.3 59.4
2004 54.6 58.5
2005 54.9 60.3
2006 55.3 60.7
2007 55.7 61.1
2008 56.1 61.3
2009 56.5 61.7
2010 57 45.6
2011 57.5 61.6
2012 58.2 62.3
2013 58.7 62.6
2014 59.1 63
2015 59.7 63.2
2016 60.3 63.3
2017 60.8 63.8
2018 61.2 64.1
2019 61.7 64.3
2020 61.7 63.8
2021 61.1 62.6
2022 62.4 63.9
2023 63.7 64.9
2024 64 65.1
2025 64.2 65.3

Cameroon and Haiti population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Haiti
Year Population
Cameroon Haiti
1960 5,159,057 3,858,443
1961 5,239,273 3,929,030
1962 5,338,620 4,001,575
1963 5,456,623 4,073,068
1964 5,578,257 4,146,244
1965 5,704,686 4,223,820
1966 5,837,295 4,302,639
1967 5,977,318 4,382,999
1968 6,125,863 4,465,328
1969 6,283,462 4,549,334
1970 6,449,793 4,635,124
1971 6,624,408 4,723,244
1972 6,806,872 4,813,868
1973 6,996,660 4,906,743
1974 7,193,583 5,001,796
1975 7,397,120 5,099,086
1976 7,597,962 5,198,357
1977 7,796,501 5,299,476
1978 8,011,921 5,402,580
1979 8,239,641 5,507,590
1980 8,512,219 5,614,493
1981 8,816,377 5,723,725
1982 9,028,678 5,835,937
1983 9,215,397 5,951,096
1984 9,475,078 6,069,230
1985 9,761,730 6,190,862
1986 10,060,342 6,316,122
1987 10,370,749 6,445,123
1988 10,684,968 6,578,145
1989 11,002,745 6,714,730
1990 11,331,821 6,854,441
1991 11,667,180 6,995,450
1992 12,006,353 7,136,571
1993 12,353,131 7,278,181
1994 12,704,903 7,419,771
1995 13,058,516 7,562,546
1996 13,414,757 7,707,557
1997 13,775,214 7,854,298
1998 14,144,860 8,002,143
1999 14,525,140 8,151,296
2000 14,912,631 8,303,151
2001 15,309,490 8,455,918
2002 15,725,528 8,607,641
2003 16,160,340 8,759,912
2004 16,610,487 8,910,263
2005 17,074,594 9,061,273
2006 17,550,407 9,216,562
2007 18,049,896 9,373,296
2008 18,574,056 9,530,774
2009 19,113,974 9,689,581
2010 19,668,066 9,803,294
2011 20,232,304 9,914,904
2012 20,809,529 10,069,771
2013 21,402,376 10,222,362
2014 22,059,893 10,373,235
2015 22,763,414 10,523,242
2016 23,454,161 10,671,457
2017 24,128,601 10,817,754
2018 24,806,383 10,962,362
2019 25,506,095 11,105,163
2020 26,210,558 11,243,848
2021 26,915,758 11,374,586
2022 27,632,771 11,503,606
2023 28,372,687 11,637,398
2024 29,123,744 11,772,557

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Haiti

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Haiti
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Haiti
1960 5.73 6.18
1961 5.73 6.18
1962 5.73 6.18
1963 5.73 6.17
1964 5.74 6.16
1965 5.8 6.13
1966 5.85 6.09
1967 5.95 6.05
1968 6.04 6.01
1969 6.14 5.96
1970 6.2 5.91
1971 6.26 5.88
1972 6.29 5.85
1973 6.33 5.81
1974 6.36 5.78
1975 6.4 5.75
1976 6.45 5.71
1977 6.51 5.67
1978 6.55 5.64
1979 6.58 5.59
1980 6.61 5.56
1981 6.61 5.53
1982 6.59 5.53
1983 6.58 5.51
1984 6.56 5.51
1985 6.56 5.5
1986 6.57 5.48
1987 6.54 5.47
1988 6.48 5.47
1989 6.41 5.44
1990 6.36 5.41
1991 6.32 5.32
1992 6.26 5.21
1993 6.16 5.1
1994 6.04 4.99
1995 5.92 4.88
1996 5.8 4.78
1997 5.71 4.67
1998 5.66 4.56
1999 5.6 4.45
2000 5.51 4.39
2001 5.44 4.25
2002 5.44 4.13
2003 5.43 4.05
2004 5.44 3.94
2005 5.42 3.84
2006 5.37 3.76
2007 5.34 3.69
2008 5.29 3.62
2009 5.24 3.57
2010 5.15 3.5
2011 5.05 3.43
2012 4.98 3.32
2013 4.91 3.22
2014 4.84 3.16
2015 4.84 3.11
2016 4.84 3.05
2017 4.8 2.99
2018 4.74 2.92
2019 4.65 2.86
2020 4.56 2.8
2021 4.47 2.75
2022 4.4 2.7
2023 4.32 2.66

Cameroon and Haiti demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Haiti
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Haiti
1960 20.5 19.5
1961 20.3 19.5
1962 20.1 19.5
1963 20.1 19.5
1964 20 19.5
1965 19.9 19.5
1966 19.8 19.4
1967 19.7 19.4
1968 19.5 19.4
1969 19.4 19.4
1970 19.2 19.4
1971 19 19.4
1972 18.9 19.3
1973 18.8 19.3
1974 18.6 19.3
1975 18.5 19.3
1976 18.3 19.3
1977 18.2 19.3
1978 18 19.3
1979 17.9 19.2
1980 17.8 19.2
1981 17.8 19.2
1982 17.5 19.2
1983 17.3 19.1
1984 17.1 19.1
1985 17.1 19.1
1986 17 19
1987 16.9 19
1988 16.9 19
1989 16.8 18.9
1990 16.8 18.9
1991 16.8 18.9
1992 16.8 18.9
1993 16.8 18.9
1994 16.9 18.9
1995 16.9 19
1996 17 19
1997 17.1 19.1
1998 17.1 19.2
1999 17.2 19.3
2000 17.3 19.4
2001 17.4 19.5
2002 17.5 19.7
2003 17.5 19.8
2004 17.6 20
2005 17.6 20.2
2006 17.7 20.4
2007 17.7 20.6
2008 17.8 20.9
2009 17.8 21.1
2010 17.9 21.3
2011 17.9 21.6
2012 18 21.8
2013 18.1 22
2014 18.2 22.3
2015 18.3 22.5
2016 18.3 22.8
2017 18.4 23
2018 18.4 23.3
2019 18.5 23.5
2020 18.5 23.8
2021 18.6 24
2022 18.7 24.3
2023 18.8 24.5
2024 19 24.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Haiti
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$20.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
6.09%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
0.96%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
0.05%
2023
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
-0.12%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
14.1%
2012
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
48.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
33.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
46.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
31.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.1%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$2.72B
2024
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$3.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
938,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
34.8%
2018
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
32.6%
2017

Energy

Cameroon Haiti
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
378 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
$8.65
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
3.54 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
21.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
76.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.73%
2022
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-28.7%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
283.7 kWh
2022
74.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
53.9%
2021
19.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
18.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
51.3%
2023

Society

Cameroon Haiti
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.14%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
-31,747
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
60.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
15.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
16
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
41.2
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
18.8
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
68%
2017
English speaking
38%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
39.3%
2019

Health

Cameroon Haiti
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$52.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$25.2
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
65.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
31%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.24
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
22.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
328
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
94
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
8.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
3.11 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Haiti
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
6,931 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
1,305 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,651 mi
2009

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