Cameroon vs Japan statistics compared

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 124M in Japan (ranked 12/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 140,761 sq mi for Japan (ranked 52nd vs. 61st).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476).

Cameroon and Japan: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Japan economies compared

GDP

Cameroon

Japan

Table

Year	GDP
	Cameroon	Japan
1960	$614,206,068	$47,419,238,274
1961	$652,777,608	$57,266,758,180
1962	$694,247,864	$64,987,857,542
1963	$718,320,845	$74,379,284,603
1964	$776,650,177	$87,490,590,818
1965	$814,083,266	$97,338,107,606
1966	$851,112,535	$113,046,784,179
1967	$936,175,260	$132,475,614,227
1968	$1,046,191,218	$156,897,496,759
1969	$1,100,551,489	$184,298,841,305
1970	$1,151,216,993	$217,223,652,719
1971	$1,236,941,394	$245,364,056,622
1972	$1,498,251,890	$324,933,841,269
1973	$1,901,393,361	$441,460,582,536
1974	$2,157,415,533	$490,035,789,970
1975	$2,857,037,371	$532,861,438,885
1976	$2,898,090,002	$598,883,902,156
1977	$3,394,664,024	$737,069,290,928
1978	$4,662,852,583	$1,035,611,588,217
1979	$5,919,002,983	$1,077,910,077,676
1980	$6,674,569,047	$1,129,377,244,854
1981	$6,610,938,617	$1,245,221,410,764
1982	$6,611,255,964	$1,158,731,426,906
1983	$6,870,200,010	$1,270,859,919,743
1984	$7,311,938,026	$1,345,824,500,837
1985	$8,544,810,498	$1,427,019,759,717
1986	$11,857,056,199	$2,120,083,812,110
1987	$13,049,659,981	$2,580,748,422,781
1988	$12,236,057,362	$3,125,724,434,401
1989	$11,012,566,195	$3,109,455,047,824
1990	$12,314,482,628	$3,185,904,656,664
1991	$11,840,192,296	$3,648,065,760,649
1992	$12,071,775,335	$3,980,702,922,118
1993	$16,181,814,713	$4,536,940,479,038
1994	$8,902,446,252	$4,998,797,547,741
1995	$10,864,772,471	$5,545,563,663,890
1996	$11,093,538,846	$4,923,391,533,852
1997	$10,789,458,433	$4,492,448,605,639
1998	$11,298,144,990	$4,098,362,709,531
1999	$11,565,826,465	$4,635,982,224,064
2000	$10,566,579,295	$4,968,359,075,957
2001	$10,953,485,349	$4,374,711,694,091
2002	$12,417,251,350	$4,182,846,045,874
2003	$15,970,315,035	$4,519,561,645,254
2004	$18,826,214,136	$4,893,116,005,657
2005	$19,509,852,207	$4,831,467,035,390
2006	$20,910,512,975	$4,601,663,122,650
2007	$23,928,250,433	$4,579,750,920,355
2008	$27,715,142,033	$5,106,679,115,127
2009	$27,932,970,317	$5,289,493,117,994
2010	$27,507,501,821	$5,759,071,769,013
2011	$30,630,910,495	$6,233,147,172,341
2012	$30,155,062,329	$6,272,362,996,105
2013	$33,728,621,180	$5,212,328,181,166
2014	$36,386,544,706	$4,896,994,405,353
2015	$32,210,233,020	$4,444,930,651,964
2016	$33,814,337,044	$5,003,677,627,544
2017	$36,098,547,033	$4,930,837,369,151
2018	$39,955,552,190	$5,040,880,939,325
2019	$39,667,757,528	$5,117,993,853,017
2020	$40,773,241,177	$5,054,068,005,376
2021	$45,011,937,347	$5,039,148,168,861
2022	$44,347,206,073	$4,262,463,317,797
2023	$49,279,410,983	$4,213,167,237,906
2024	$51,326,764,685	$4,026,210,821,147

Cameroon and Japan economies compared

GDP per capita

Cameroon

Japan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Cameroon	Japan
1960	$119.1	$509
1961	$124.6	$609
1962	$130	$685
1963	$131.6	$776
1964	$139.2	$903
1965	$142.7	$994
1966	$145.8	$1,144
1967	$156.6	$1,326
1968	$170.8	$1,553
1969	$175.2	$1,803
1970	$178.5	$2,101
1971	$186.7	$2,321
1972	$220.1	$3,031
1973	$271.8	$4,061
1974	$299.9	$4,448
1975	$386	$4,776
1976	$381	$5,310
1977	$435	$6,473
1978	$582	$9,012
1979	$718	$9,301
1980	$784	$9,669
1981	$750	$10,583
1982	$732	$9,780
1983	$746	$10,652
1984	$772	$11,207
1985	$875	$11,809
1986	$1,179	$17,452
1987	$1,258	$21,142
1988	$1,145	$25,500
1989	$1,001	$25,266
1990	$1,087	$25,801
1991	$1,015	$29,428
1992	$1,005	$31,993
1993	$1,310	$36,345
1994	$701	$39,934
1995	$832	$44,198
1996	$827	$39,150
1997	$783	$35,638
1998	$799	$32,424
1999	$796	$36,610
2000	$709	$39,169
2001	$715	$34,406
2002	$790	$32,821
2003	$988	$35,387
2004	$1,133	$38,299
2005	$1,143	$37,813
2006	$1,191	$35,992
2007	$1,326	$35,779
2008	$1,492	$39,876
2009	$1,461	$41,309
2010	$1,399	$44,968
2011	$1,514	$48,760
2012	$1,449	$49,145
2013	$1,576	$40,899
2014	$1,649	$38,475
2015	$1,415	$34,961
2016	$1,442	$39,375
2017	$1,496	$38,834
2018	$1,611	$39,751
2019	$1,555	$40,416
2020	$1,556	$40,029
2021	$1,672	$40,095
2022	$1,605	$34,066
2023	$1,737	$33,836
2024	$1,762	$32,476

Cameroon vs. Japan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Cameroon

Japan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Cameroon	Japan
1950	33.1	59.3
1951	33.9	61
1952	34.6	63
1953	35.5	63.3
1954	36.5	64.5
1955	37.5	65.7
1956	38.4	65.6
1957	38.3	65.4
1958	39.1	67
1959	39.8	67.5
1960	34.7	67.7
1961	35.2	68.4
1962	42.6	68.7
1963	43.1	69.7
1964	43.6	70.2
1965	44.2	70.3
1966	44.8	71.1
1967	45.6	71.4
1968	46.4	71.7
1969	47.2	71.9
1970	48	72
1971	48.6	72.8
1972	49.1	73.3
1973	49.5	73.4
1974	49.7	73.8
1975	49.9	74.4
1976	50	74.8
1977	50.1	75.3
1978	50.3	75.7
1979	50.5	76.2
1980	50.9	76.1
1981	51.2	76.6
1982	51.8	77.1
1983	52.4	77.1
1984	52.9	77.5
1985	53.5	77.8
1986	53.6	78.2
1987	54.2	78.6
1988	54.4	78.5
1989	54.4	79
1990	54.3	79
1991	54.2	79.3
1992	54.1	79.3
1993	53.9	79.4
1994	53.5	79.8
1995	53.3	79.7
1996	53.2	80.4
1997	53.1	80.6
1998	53	80.6
1999	53.2	80.6
2000	53.3	81.2
2001	53.6	81.5
2002	53.9	81.8
2003	54.3	81.9
2004	54.6	82.1
2005	54.9	82
2006	55.3	82.4
2007	55.7	82.5
2008	56.1	82.6
2009	56.5	83
2010	57	82.9
2011	57.5	82.7
2012	58.2	83.2
2013	58.7	83.4
2014	59.1	83.6
2015	59.7	83.9
2016	60.3	84.1
2017	60.8	84.2
2018	61.2	84.3
2019	61.7	84.4
2020	61.7	84.7
2021	61.1	84.6
2022	62.4	84.1
2023	63.7	84.7
2024	64	84.9
2025	64.2	85

Cameroon and Japan population clocks and comparison

Population

Cameroon

Japan

Table

Year	Population
	Cameroon	Japan
1960	5,159,057	93,216,000
1961	5,239,273	94,055,000
1962	5,338,620	94,933,000
1963	5,456,623	95,900,000
1964	5,578,257	96,903,000
1965	5,704,686	97,952,000
1966	5,837,295	98,851,000
1967	5,977,318	99,879,000
1968	6,125,863	101,011,000
1969	6,283,462	102,219,000
1970	6,449,793	103,403,000
1971	6,624,408	105,697,000
1972	6,806,872	107,188,000
1973	6,996,660	108,707,000
1974	7,193,583	110,162,000
1975	7,397,120	111,573,000
1976	7,597,962	112,775,000
1977	7,796,501	113,872,000
1978	8,011,921	114,913,000
1979	8,239,641	115,890,000
1980	8,512,219	116,807,000
1981	8,816,377	117,661,000
1982	9,028,678	118,480,000
1983	9,215,397	119,307,000
1984	9,475,078	120,083,000
1985	9,761,730	120,837,000
1986	10,060,342	121,482,000
1987	10,370,749	122,069,000
1988	10,684,968	122,578,000
1989	11,002,745	123,069,000
1990	11,331,821	123,478,000
1991	11,667,180	123,964,000
1992	12,006,353	124,425,000
1993	12,353,131	124,829,000
1994	12,704,903	125,178,000
1995	13,058,516	125,472,000
1996	13,414,757	125,757,000
1997	13,775,214	126,057,000
1998	14,144,860	126,400,000
1999	14,525,140	126,631,000
2000	14,912,631	126,843,000
2001	15,309,490	127,149,000
2002	15,725,528	127,445,000
2003	16,160,340	127,718,000
2004	16,610,487	127,761,000
2005	17,074,594	127,773,000
2006	17,550,407	127,854,000
2007	18,049,896	128,001,000
2008	18,574,056	128,063,000
2009	19,113,974	128,047,000
2010	19,668,066	128,070,000
2011	20,232,304	127,833,000
2012	20,809,529	127,629,000
2013	21,402,376	127,445,000
2014	22,059,893	127,276,000
2015	22,763,414	127,141,000
2016	23,454,161	127,076,000
2017	24,128,601	126,972,000
2018	24,806,383	126,811,000
2019	25,506,095	126,633,000
2020	26,210,558	126,261,000
2021	26,915,758	125,681,593
2022	27,632,771	125,124,989
2023	28,372,687	124,516,650
2024	29,123,744	123,975,371

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Japan

Fertility rate

Cameroon

Japan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cameroon	Japan
1960	5.73	2
1961	5.73	1.96
1962	5.73	1.98
1963	5.73	2
1964	5.74	2.05
1965	5.8	2.14
1966	5.85	1.58
1967	5.95	2.23
1968	6.04	2.13
1969	6.14	2.13
1970	6.2	2.13
1971	6.26	2.16
1972	6.29	2.14
1973	6.33	2.14
1974	6.36	2.05
1975	6.4	1.91
1976	6.45	1.85
1977	6.51	1.8
1978	6.55	1.79
1979	6.58	1.77
1980	6.61	1.75
1981	6.61	1.74
1982	6.59	1.77
1983	6.58	1.8
1984	6.56	1.81
1985	6.56	1.76
1986	6.57	1.72
1987	6.54	1.69
1988	6.48	1.66
1989	6.41	1.57
1990	6.36	1.54
1991	6.32	1.53
1992	6.26	1.5
1993	6.16	1.46
1994	6.04	1.5
1995	5.92	1.42
1996	5.8	1.43
1997	5.71	1.39
1998	5.66	1.38
1999	5.6	1.34
2000	5.51	1.36
2001	5.44	1.33
2002	5.44	1.32
2003	5.43	1.29
2004	5.44	1.29
2005	5.42	1.26
2006	5.37	1.32
2007	5.34	1.34
2008	5.29	1.37
2009	5.24	1.37
2010	5.15	1.39
2011	5.05	1.39
2012	4.98	1.41
2013	4.91	1.43
2014	4.84	1.42
2015	4.84	1.45
2016	4.84	1.44
2017	4.8	1.43
2018	4.74	1.42
2019	4.65	1.36
2020	4.56	1.33
2021	4.47	1.3
2022	4.4	1.26
2023	4.32	1.2

Cameroon and Japan demographics compared

Median age

Cameroon

Japan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Cameroon	Japan
1960	20.5	25.8
1961	20.3	26.2
1962	20.1	26.5
1963	20.1	26.9
1964	20	27.2
1965	19.9	27.6
1966	19.8	28
1967	19.7	28.4
1968	19.5	28.6
1969	19.4	28.9
1970	19.2	29.2
1971	19	29.6
1972	18.9	29.9
1973	18.8	30.2
1974	18.6	30.4
1975	18.5	30.6
1976	18.3	30.9
1977	18.2	31.5
1978	18	32
1979	17.9	32.4
1980	17.8	32.8
1981	17.8	33.1
1982	17.5	33.7
1983	17.3	34.3
1984	17.1	34.9
1985	17.1	35.4
1986	17	35.9
1987	16.9	36.3
1988	16.9	36.8
1989	16.8	37.2
1990	16.8	37.7
1991	16.8	38.2
1992	16.8	38.7
1993	16.8	39.2
1994	16.9	39.6
1995	16.9	40
1996	17	40.3
1997	17.1	40.7
1998	17.1	41
1999	17.2	41.4
2000	17.3	41.8
2001	17.4	42.1
2002	17.5	42.5
2003	17.5	42.8
2004	17.6	43.2
2005	17.6	43.6
2006	17.7	43.9
2007	17.7	44.2
2008	17.8	44.6
2009	17.8	44.9
2010	17.9	45.2
2011	17.9	45.5
2012	18	45.8
2013	18.1	46.2
2014	18.2	46.6
2015	18.3	47
2016	18.3	47.3
2017	18.4	47.6
2018	18.4	48
2019	18.5	48.3
2020	18.5	48.7
2021	18.6	49.1
2022	18.7	49.5
2023	18.8	50
2024	19	50.4

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