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Cameroon vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 52nd vs. 160th).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Lebanon
Population
30491011
5888008
Population rank 51/197 115/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 92/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 159/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 152/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Cameroon and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Lebanon
Year GDP
Cameroon Lebanon
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 -
1986 $11,857,056,199 -
1987 $13,049,659,981 -
1988 $12,236,057,362 $3,313,540,068
1989 $11,012,566,195 $2,717,998,688
1990 $12,314,482,628 $2,838,485,354
1991 $11,840,192,296 $4,690,415,093
1992 $12,071,775,335 $5,843,579,161
1993 $16,181,814,713 $7,941,744,492
1994 $8,902,446,252 $9,599,127,050
1995 $10,864,772,471 $11,718,795,529
1996 $11,093,538,846 $13,690,217,334
1997 $10,789,458,433 $15,751,867,489
1998 $11,298,144,990 $17,247,179,006
1999 $11,565,826,465 $17,391,056,369
2000 $10,566,579,295 $17,260,364,842
2001 $10,953,485,349 $17,649,751,244
2002 $12,417,251,350 $19,152,238,806
2003 $15,970,315,035 $20,082,918,740
2004 $18,826,214,136 $21,159,827,992
2005 $19,509,852,207 $21,497,336,499
2006 $20,910,512,975 $22,022,709,851
2007 $23,928,250,433 $24,827,355,015
2008 $27,715,142,033 $29,118,916,105
2009 $27,932,970,317 $35,399,582,929
2010 $27,507,501,821 $38,443,907,042
2011 $30,630,910,495 $39,927,125,962
2012 $30,155,062,329 $44,016,799,516
2013 $33,728,621,180 $46,880,103,081
2014 $36,386,544,706 $48,095,213,747
2015 $32,210,233,020 $49,929,337,837
2016 $33,814,337,044 $51,147,308,774
2017 $36,098,547,033 $53,027,680,686
2018 $39,955,552,190 $54,901,519,156
2019 $39,667,757,528 $51,605,959,131
2020 $40,773,241,177 $31,712,128,254
2021 $45,011,937,347 $23,131,941,557
2022 $44,347,206,073 $20,992,421,949
2023 $49,279,410,983 $20,078,620,357
2024 $51,326,764,685 -

Cameroon and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Lebanon
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 -
1986 $1,179 -
1987 $1,258 -
1988 $1,145 $959
1989 $1,001 $771
1990 $1,087 $790
1991 $1,015 $1,278
1992 $1,005 $1,559
1993 $1,310 $2,079
1994 $701 $2,468
1995 $832 $2,959
1996 $827 $3,393
1997 $783 $3,834
1998 $799 $4,125
1999 $796 $4,087
2000 $709 $3,987
2001 $715 $4,010
2002 $790 $4,291
2003 $988 $4,438
2004 $1,133 $4,601
2005 $1,143 $4,602
2006 $1,191 $4,635
2007 $1,326 $5,125
2008 $1,492 $5,912
2009 $1,461 $7,091
2010 $1,399 $7,626
2011 $1,514 $7,835
2012 $1,449 $8,407
2013 $1,576 $8,162
2014 $1,649 $7,578
2015 $1,415 $7,714
2016 $1,442 $8,089
2017 $1,496 $8,608
2018 $1,611 $9,175
2019 $1,555 $8,906
2020 $1,556 $5,561
2021 $1,672 $4,045
2022 $1,605 $3,654
2023 $1,737 $3,478
2024 $1,762 -

Cameroon vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Lebanon
1950 33.1 59.9
1951 33.9 60.3
1952 34.6 60.8
1953 35.5 61.2
1954 36.5 61.6
1955 37.5 61.5
1956 38.4 62.2
1957 38.3 62.8
1958 39.1 61.2
1959 39.8 63.6
1960 34.7 63.9
1961 35.2 64.3
1962 42.6 64.6
1963 43.1 64.9
1964 43.6 65.1
1965 44.2 65.3
1966 44.8 65.5
1967 45.6 65.7
1968 46.4 65.8
1969 47.2 65.9
1970 48 66
1971 48.6 66.1
1972 49.1 66.2
1973 49.5 66.3
1974 49.7 66.4
1975 49.9 57.7
1976 50 36.4
1977 50.1 60.3
1978 50.3 60
1979 50.5 59.6
1980 50.9 59.9
1981 51.2 60.3
1982 51.8 47.2
1983 52.4 60.8
1984 52.9 61.2
1985 53.5 61.6
1986 53.6 62
1987 54.2 62.5
1988 54.4 62.9
1989 54.4 65.1
1990 54.3 65.5
1991 54.2 70.9
1992 54.1 71.2
1993 53.9 71.6
1994 53.5 72
1995 53.3 72.4
1996 53.2 72.6
1997 53.1 72.9
1998 53 73.2
1999 53.2 73.5
2000 53.3 73.9
2001 53.6 74.4
2002 53.9 74.8
2003 54.3 75.3
2004 54.6 75.7
2005 54.9 76.1
2006 55.3 75.7
2007 55.7 76.7
2008 56.1 77
2009 56.5 77.3
2010 57 77.5
2011 57.5 77.8
2012 58.2 77.9
2013 58.7 78
2014 59.1 78.1
2015 59.7 78.3
2016 60.3 78.3
2017 60.8 78.2
2018 61.2 78.3
2019 61.7 78.2
2020 61.7 76.3
2021 61.1 73.6
2022 62.4 78
2023 63.7 77.8
2024 64 77.9
2025 64.2 78.1

Cameroon and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Lebanon
Year Population
Cameroon Lebanon
1960 5,159,057 1,794,406
1961 5,239,273 1,850,084
1962 5,338,620 1,909,578
1963 5,456,623 1,970,316
1964 5,578,257 2,030,543
1965 5,704,686 2,088,831
1966 5,837,295 2,148,260
1967 5,977,318 2,206,731
1968 6,125,863 2,266,368
1969 6,283,462 2,328,159
1970 6,449,793 2,386,114
1971 6,624,408 2,446,314
1972 6,806,872 2,509,729
1973 6,996,660 2,572,935
1974 7,193,583 2,635,185
1975 7,397,120 2,693,191
1976 7,597,962 2,726,469
1977 7,796,501 2,762,155
1978 8,011,921 2,822,682
1979 8,239,641 2,882,635
1980 8,512,219 2,944,763
1981 8,816,377 3,008,981
1982 9,028,678 3,054,931
1983 9,215,397 3,094,996
1984 9,475,078 3,152,744
1985 9,761,730 3,217,376
1986 10,060,342 3,300,365
1987 10,370,749 3,385,555
1988 10,684,968 3,454,649
1989 11,002,745 3,525,285
1990 11,331,821 3,595,175
1991 11,667,180 3,668,912
1992 12,006,353 3,747,371
1993 12,353,131 3,820,647
1994 12,704,903 3,889,799
1995 13,058,516 3,960,735
1996 13,414,757 4,034,781
1997 13,775,214 4,108,405
1998 14,144,860 4,181,281
1999 14,525,140 4,255,277
2000 14,912,631 4,329,340
2001 15,309,490 4,401,918
2002 15,725,528 4,463,504
2003 16,160,340 4,525,508
2004 16,610,487 4,599,279
2005 17,074,594 4,671,102
2006 17,550,407 4,751,136
2007 18,049,896 4,844,118
2008 18,574,056 4,925,354
2009 19,113,974 4,992,287
2010 19,668,066 5,041,288
2011 20,232,304 5,096,020
2012 20,809,529 5,235,742
2013 21,402,376 5,743,436
2014 22,059,893 6,346,990
2015 22,763,414 6,472,469
2016 23,454,161 6,323,060
2017 24,128,601 6,160,128
2018 24,806,383 5,984,119
2019 25,506,095 5,794,594
2020 26,210,558 5,702,398
2021 26,915,758 5,718,122
2022 27,632,771 5,744,489
2023 28,372,687 5,773,493
2024 29,123,744 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Lebanon
1960 5.73 5.88
1961 5.73 5.89
1962 5.73 5.9
1963 5.73 5.91
1964 5.74 5.85
1965 5.8 5.77
1966 5.85 5.68
1967 5.95 5.57
1968 6.04 5.45
1969 6.14 5.32
1970 6.2 5.19
1971 6.26 5.05
1972 6.29 4.91
1973 6.33 4.79
1974 6.36 4.65
1975 6.4 4.52
1976 6.45 4.39
1977 6.51 4.28
1978 6.55 4.18
1979 6.58 4.08
1980 6.61 4.01
1981 6.61 3.95
1982 6.59 3.86
1983 6.58 3.73
1984 6.56 3.66
1985 6.56 3.53
1986 6.57 3.47
1987 6.54 3.42
1988 6.48 3.39
1989 6.41 3.36
1990 6.36 3.27
1991 6.32 3.16
1992 6.26 3.05
1993 6.16 2.94
1994 6.04 2.82
1995 5.92 2.73
1996 5.8 2.7
1997 5.71 2.67
1998 5.66 2.65
1999 5.6 2.63
2000 5.51 2.6
2001 5.44 2.58
2002 5.44 2.52
2003 5.43 2.46
2004 5.44 2.38
2005 5.42 2.29
2006 5.37 2.24
2007 5.34 2.2
2008 5.29 2.17
2009 5.24 2.19
2010 5.15 2.26
2011 5.05 2.32
2012 4.98 2.35
2013 4.91 2.36
2014 4.84 2.38
2015 4.84 2.38
2016 4.84 2.39
2017 4.8 2.37
2018 4.74 2.35
2019 4.65 2.33
2020 4.56 2.31
2021 4.47 2.28
2022 4.4 2.26
2023 4.32 2.24

Cameroon and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Lebanon
1960 20.5 19.9
1961 20.3 19.5
1962 20.1 19.1
1963 20.1 18.7
1964 20 18.4
1965 19.9 18.2
1966 19.8 18.1
1967 19.7 18
1968 19.5 18
1969 19.4 18.1
1970 19.2 18.2
1971 19 18.3
1972 18.9 18.5
1973 18.8 18.7
1974 18.6 18.9
1975 18.5 19
1976 18.3 19.1
1977 18.2 19.2
1978 18 19.4
1979 17.9 19.6
1980 17.8 19.8
1981 17.8 19.9
1982 17.5 20.1
1983 17.3 20.3
1984 17.1 20.5
1985 17.1 20.7
1986 17 20.8
1987 16.9 21
1988 16.9 21.2
1989 16.8 21.4
1990 16.8 21.6
1991 16.8 21.8
1992 16.8 22
1993 16.8 22.3
1994 16.9 22.5
1995 16.9 22.8
1996 17 23.1
1997 17.1 23.4
1998 17.1 23.7
1999 17.2 24
2000 17.3 24.3
2001 17.4 24.6
2002 17.5 24.9
2003 17.5 25.2
2004 17.6 25.6
2005 17.6 26
2006 17.7 26.3
2007 17.7 26.7
2008 17.8 27.1
2009 17.8 27.5
2010 17.9 27.9
2011 17.9 28.2
2012 18 28.6
2013 18.1 28.9
2014 18.2 29.2
2015 18.3 29.4
2016 18.3 29.5
2017 18.4 29.4
2018 18.4 29.3
2019 18.5 29
2020 18.5 28.9
2021 18.6 29
2022 18.7 29.2
2023 18.8 29.4
2024 19 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Cameroon Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.73%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-28.7%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
283.7 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
53.9%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cameroon Lebanon
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
92%
2019
English speaking
38%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Cameroon Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Lebanon
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
13,487 mi
2017

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