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Cameroon vs Liberia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 5.61M in Liberia (ranked 117/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 37,189 sq mi for Liberia (ranked 52nd vs. 106th).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Liberia
Population
30491011
5829811
Population rank 51/197 116/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$4.75B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 163/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$846
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 185/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$1,885
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$2.68B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
56.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$478
2024
Government debt per person rank 152/185 167/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$1,418
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
37,189 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
3.95
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
19.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
62.5 years
2025

Cameroon and Liberia: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Liberia economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Liberia
Year GDP
Cameroon Liberia
1960 $614,206,068 $190,495,600
1961 $652,777,608 $183,920,900
1962 $694,247,864 $191,861,800
1963 $718,320,845 $200,229,600
1964 $776,650,177 $218,929,100
1965 $814,083,266 $229,260,800
1966 $851,112,535 $244,459,500
1967 $936,175,260 $261,024,300
1968 $1,046,191,218 $276,820,700
1969 $1,100,551,489 $306,961,800
1970 $1,151,216,993 $323,099,700
1971 $1,236,941,394 $341,543,100
1972 $1,498,251,890 $368,098,000
1973 $1,901,393,361 $386,968,300
1974 $2,157,415,533 $486,955,000
1975 $2,857,037,371 $577,549,300
1976 $2,898,090,002 $596,675,700
1977 $3,394,664,024 $673,010,600
1978 $4,662,852,583 $717,240,400
1979 $5,919,002,983 $814,067,900
1980 $6,674,569,047 $854,711,500
1981 $6,610,938,617 $846,514,500
1982 $6,611,255,964 $863,933,200
1983 $6,870,200,010 $823,374,900
1984 $7,311,938,026 $848,478,300
1985 $8,544,810,498 $851,296,100
1986 $11,857,056,199 $840,964,400
1987 $13,049,659,981 $972,800,000
1988 $12,236,057,362 $1,038,300,000
1989 $11,012,566,195 $786,300,000
1990 $12,314,482,628 $384,400,000
1991 $11,840,192,296 $348,000,000
1992 $12,071,775,335 $223,500,000
1993 $16,181,814,713 $160,400,000
1994 $8,902,446,252 $132,200,000
1995 $10,864,772,471 $134,800,000
1996 $11,093,538,846 $159,400,000
1997 $10,789,458,433 $295,900,000
1998 $11,298,144,990 $359,600,000
1999 $11,565,826,465 $441,800,000
2000 $10,566,579,295 $874,000,000
2001 $10,953,485,349 $906,000,000
2002 $12,417,251,350 $927,000,000
2003 $15,970,315,035 $748,000,000
2004 $18,826,214,136 $897,000,000
2005 $19,509,852,207 $949,000,000
2006 $20,910,512,975 $1,119,000,000
2007 $23,928,250,433 $1,373,000,000
2008 $27,715,142,033 $1,726,000,000
2009 $27,932,970,317 $1,768,000,000
2010 $27,507,501,821 $1,998,000,000
2011 $30,630,910,495 $2,398,000,000
2012 $30,155,062,329 $2,791,614,000
2013 $33,728,621,180 $3,177,198,100
2014 $36,386,544,706 $3,225,652,000
2015 $32,210,233,020 $3,227,075,700
2016 $33,814,337,044 $3,398,419,600
2017 $36,098,547,033 $3,390,703,400
2018 $39,955,552,190 $3,422,754,800
2019 $39,667,757,528 $3,319,596,500
2020 $40,773,241,177 $3,176,126,300
2021 $45,011,937,347 $3,513,049,500
2022 $44,347,206,073 $4,001,047,000
2023 $49,279,410,983 $4,390,000,000
2024 $51,326,764,685 $4,750,000,000

Cameroon and Liberia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Liberia
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Liberia
1960 $119.1 $167.2
1961 $124.6 $157.5
1962 $130 $160.3
1963 $131.6 $163.1
1964 $139.2 $173.9
1965 $142.7 $177.6
1966 $145.8 $184.6
1967 $156.6 $192.2
1968 $170.8 $198.6
1969 $175.2 $214.7
1970 $178.5 $220.3
1971 $186.7 $227.1
1972 $220.1 $238.6
1973 $271.8 $244.4
1974 $299.9 $299.4
1975 $386 $346
1976 $381 $347
1977 $435 $381
1978 $582 $394
1979 $718 $435
1980 $784 $443
1981 $750 $426
1982 $732 $422
1983 $746 $391
1984 $772 $390
1985 $875 $380
1986 $1,179 $364
1987 $1,258 $409
1988 $1,145 $424
1989 $1,001 $312
1990 $1,087 $172.9
1991 $1,015 $177.9
1992 $1,005 $107.8
1993 $1,310 $74.4
1994 $701 $61.5
1995 $832 $62.1
1996 $827 $71.4
1997 $783 $122.6
1998 $799 $134.7
1999 $796 $156.6
2000 $709 $298.5
2001 $715 $300
2002 $790 $299.5
2003 $988 $239.8
2004 $1,133 $284.1
2005 $1,143 $287.5
2006 $1,191 $321
2007 $1,326 $374
2008 $1,492 $452
2009 $1,461 $448
2010 $1,399 $492
2011 $1,514 $568
2012 $1,449 $638
2013 $1,576 $711
2014 $1,649 $707
2015 $1,415 $693
2016 $1,442 $715
2017 $1,496 $699
2018 $1,611 $692
2019 $1,555 $658
2020 $1,556 $617
2021 $1,672 $668
2022 $1,605 $745
2023 $1,737 $799
2024 $1,762 $846

Cameroon vs. Liberia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Liberia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Liberia
1950 33.1 38
1951 33.9 38
1952 34.6 38.1
1953 35.5 38.1
1954 36.5 38.1
1955 37.5 38.1
1956 38.4 38.1
1957 38.3 38.1
1958 39.1 38.1
1959 39.8 38.1
1960 34.7 38.1
1961 35.2 38.1
1962 42.6 38.2
1963 43.1 38.3
1964 43.6 38.5
1965 44.2 38.7
1966 44.8 39
1967 45.6 39.3
1968 46.4 39.6
1969 47.2 40
1970 48 40.4
1971 48.6 40.7
1972 49.1 41.2
1973 49.5 41.6
1974 49.7 42.1
1975 49.9 42.5
1976 50 42.9
1977 50.1 43.2
1978 50.3 43.6
1979 50.5 43.9
1980 50.9 44.1
1981 51.2 44.3
1982 51.8 44.4
1983 52.4 44.6
1984 52.9 44.7
1985 53.5 44
1986 53.6 44.5
1987 54.2 44.3
1988 54.4 44.1
1989 54.4 43.9
1990 54.3 37.6
1991 54.2 43.6
1992 54.1 43.6
1993 53.9 43
1994 53.5 42.6
1995 53.3 44.6
1996 53.2 44.9
1997 53.1 48.3
1998 53 49.4
1999 53.2 50.4
2000 53.3 51.9
2001 53.6 53.1
2002 53.9 54.1
2003 54.3 53
2004 54.6 55.9
2005 54.9 56.8
2006 55.3 57.5
2007 55.7 58.1
2008 56.1 58.7
2009 56.5 59.1
2010 57 59.4
2011 57.5 59.5
2012 58.2 59.8
2013 58.7 60
2014 59.1 59.2
2015 59.7 59.2
2016 60.3 60.5
2017 60.8 60.8
2018 61.2 61
2019 61.7 61.2
2020 61.7 61.3
2021 61.1 61.2
2022 62.4 61.9
2023 63.7 62.2
2024 64 62.3
2025 64.2 62.5

Cameroon and Liberia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Liberia
Year Population
Cameroon Liberia
1960 5,159,057 1,139,522
1961 5,239,273 1,167,717
1962 5,338,620 1,197,039
1963 5,456,623 1,227,414
1964 5,578,257 1,258,745
1965 5,704,686 1,291,156
1966 5,837,295 1,324,383
1967 5,977,318 1,358,435
1968 6,125,863 1,393,530
1969 6,283,462 1,429,605
1970 6,449,793 1,466,676
1971 6,624,408 1,504,077
1972 6,806,872 1,542,670
1973 6,996,660 1,583,588
1974 7,193,583 1,626,362
1975 7,397,120 1,670,913
1976 7,597,962 1,717,060
1977 7,796,501 1,766,019
1978 8,011,921 1,818,247
1979 8,239,641 1,872,713
1980 8,512,219 1,929,253
1981 8,816,377 1,986,867
1982 9,028,678 2,045,073
1983 9,215,397 2,107,113
1984 9,475,078 2,173,312
1985 9,761,730 2,240,539
1986 10,060,342 2,308,511
1987 10,370,749 2,377,229
1988 10,684,968 2,446,941
1989 11,002,745 2,517,858
1990 11,331,821 2,223,667
1991 11,667,180 1,956,518
1992 12,006,353 2,072,461
1993 12,353,131 2,155,126
1994 12,704,903 2,149,928
1995 13,058,516 2,169,162
1996 13,414,757 2,232,289
1997 13,775,214 2,412,989
1998 14,144,860 2,670,124
1999 14,525,140 2,821,684
2000 14,912,631 2,928,117
2001 15,309,490 3,015,338
2002 15,725,528 3,094,782
2003 16,160,340 3,119,532
2004 16,610,487 3,156,892
2005 17,074,594 3,301,015
2006 17,550,407 3,490,787
2007 18,049,896 3,669,050
2008 18,574,056 3,821,003
2009 19,113,974 3,943,028
2010 19,668,066 4,058,890
2011 20,232,304 4,221,178
2012 20,809,529 4,373,043
2013 21,402,376 4,470,239
2014 22,059,893 4,564,293
2015 22,763,414 4,659,431
2016 23,454,161 4,755,608
2017 24,128,601 4,848,925
2018 24,806,383 4,944,726
2019 25,506,095 5,043,721
2020 26,210,558 5,149,463
2021 26,915,758 5,259,323
2022 27,632,771 5,373,294
2023 28,372,687 5,493,031
2024 29,123,744 5,612,817

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Liberia

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Liberia
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Liberia
1960 5.73 6.39
1961 5.73 6.45
1962 5.73 6.5
1963 5.73 6.56
1964 5.74 6.59
1965 5.8 6.62
1966 5.85 6.63
1967 5.95 6.65
1968 6.04 6.66
1969 6.14 6.64
1970 6.2 6.58
1971 6.26 6.54
1972 6.29 6.6
1973 6.33 6.65
1974 6.36 6.69
1975 6.4 6.74
1976 6.45 6.79
1977 6.51 6.84
1978 6.55 6.88
1979 6.58 6.92
1980 6.61 6.87
1981 6.61 6.83
1982 6.59 6.79
1983 6.58 6.76
1984 6.56 6.73
1985 6.56 6.69
1986 6.57 6.64
1987 6.54 6.57
1988 6.48 6.51
1989 6.41 6.43
1990 6.36 6.37
1991 6.32 6.32
1992 6.26 6.28
1993 6.16 6.25
1994 6.04 6.21
1995 5.92 6.17
1996 5.8 6.13
1997 5.71 6.08
1998 5.66 6.02
1999 5.6 5.95
2000 5.51 5.88
2001 5.44 5.77
2002 5.44 5.65
2003 5.43 5.55
2004 5.44 5.51
2005 5.42 5.52
2006 5.37 5.53
2007 5.34 5.46
2008 5.29 5.33
2009 5.24 5.17
2010 5.15 5.06
2011 5.05 4.97
2012 4.98 4.88
2013 4.91 4.75
2014 4.84 4.62
2015 4.84 4.52
2016 4.84 4.46
2017 4.8 4.4
2018 4.74 4.34
2019 4.65 4.26
2020 4.56 4.17
2021 4.47 4.09
2022 4.4 4.02
2023 4.32 3.95

Cameroon and Liberia demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Liberia
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Liberia
1960 20.5 19.3
1961 20.3 19.3
1962 20.1 19.3
1963 20.1 19.3
1964 20 19.2
1965 19.9 19.2
1966 19.8 19.2
1967 19.7 19.1
1968 19.5 19
1969 19.4 18.8
1970 19.2 18.7
1971 19 18.6
1972 18.9 18.6
1973 18.8 18.5
1974 18.6 18.4
1975 18.5 18.3
1976 18.3 18.2
1977 18.2 18.2
1978 18 18.1
1979 17.9 18
1980 17.8 18
1981 17.8 17.9
1982 17.5 17.9
1983 17.3 17.9
1984 17.1 17.9
1985 17.1 17.9
1986 17 17.9
1987 16.9 17.9
1988 16.9 17.9
1989 16.8 17.9
1990 16.8 17.9
1991 16.8 17.9
1992 16.8 17.9
1993 16.8 17.9
1994 16.9 18
1995 16.9 18
1996 17 18.1
1997 17.1 18.1
1998 17.1 18.2
1999 17.2 18.2
2000 17.3 18.3
2001 17.4 18.3
2002 17.5 18.3
2003 17.5 18.4
2004 17.6 18.4
2005 17.6 18.4
2006 17.7 18.4
2007 17.7 18.4
2008 17.8 18.4
2009 17.8 18.4
2010 17.9 18.4
2011 17.9 18.6
2012 18 18.8
2013 18.1 18.7
2014 18.2 18.7
2015 18.3 18.7
2016 18.3 18.7
2017 18.4 18.7
2018 18.4 18.8
2019 18.5 18.8
2020 18.5 19
2021 18.6 19.1
2022 18.7 19.2
2023 18.8 19.4
2024 19 19.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Liberia
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$4.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
22.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
2.27%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
2.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
-3.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
5.93%
2017
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
48.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
27.1%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.9%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$600M
2022
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$680M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
27.1%
2009
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
52.2%
2024

Energy

Cameroon Liberia
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
1.64 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
92.8%
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
57.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
55.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
32.5%
2023

Society

Cameroon Liberia
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
-7,779
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
54.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
24.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
3.12
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
38.9
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
48.3%
2017
English speaking
38%
2023
82.7%
2023
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
23.5%
2023

Health

Cameroon Liberia
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$99.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$62
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
62.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
19.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
628
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
72.9
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
17.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
9.2%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
2.86 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Liberia
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
6,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
7,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
29,061 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
6,587 mi
2018

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