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Cameroon vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 52nd vs. 188th).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Maldives
Population
30491011
531152
Population rank 51/197 168/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 152/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Cameroon and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Maldives
Year GDP
Cameroon Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $1,236,941,394 $21,566,404
1972 $1,498,251,890 $25,177,138
1973 $1,901,393,361 $30,862,042
1974 $2,157,415,533 $39,120,171
1975 $2,857,037,371 $24,540,878
1976 $2,898,090,002 $22,399,467
1977 $3,394,664,024 $20,853,789
1978 $4,662,852,583 $24,369,109
1979 $5,919,002,983 $38,523,364
1980 $6,674,569,047 $42,463,576
1981 $6,610,938,617 $44,781,457
1982 $6,611,255,964 $47,911,340
1983 $6,870,200,010 $57,829,787
1984 $7,311,938,026 $109,503,546
1985 $8,544,810,498 $127,190,758
1986 $11,857,056,199 $141,882,254
1987 $13,049,659,981 $141,223,029
1988 $12,236,057,362 $168,514,513
1989 $11,012,566,195 $189,514,434
1990 $12,314,482,628 $215,043,970
1991 $11,840,192,296 $244,396,762
1992 $12,071,775,335 $284,875,809
1993 $16,181,814,713 $322,417,837
1994 $8,902,446,252 $356,014,932
1995 $10,864,772,471 $398,988,955
1996 $11,093,538,846 $450,382,328
1997 $10,789,458,433 $508,223,602
1998 $11,298,144,990 $540,096,398
1999 $11,565,826,465 $589,239,754
2000 $10,566,579,295 $624,337,145
2001 $10,953,485,349 $870,031,677
2002 $12,417,251,350 $897,031,250
2003 $15,970,315,035 $1,052,121,055
2004 $18,826,214,136 $1,226,829,563
2005 $19,509,852,207 $1,163,362,438
2006 $20,910,512,975 $1,575,200,391
2007 $23,928,250,433 $1,868,383,461
2008 $27,715,142,033 $2,271,646,188
2009 $27,932,970,317 $2,345,294,875
2010 $27,507,501,821 $2,588,176,055
2011 $30,630,910,495 $2,774,350,240
2012 $30,155,062,329 $2,886,163,997
2013 $33,728,621,180 $3,295,009,238
2014 $36,386,544,706 $3,697,353,039
2015 $32,210,233,020 $4,129,505,319
2016 $33,814,337,044 $4,409,942,624
2017 $36,098,547,033 $4,816,426,257
2018 $39,955,552,190 $5,404,344,163
2019 $39,667,757,528 $5,726,094,799
2020 $40,773,241,177 $3,712,604,583
2021 $45,011,937,347 $5,252,457,370
2022 $44,347,206,073 $6,177,118,114
2023 $49,279,410,983 $6,590,894,302
2024 $51,326,764,685 $6,975,146,349

Cameroon and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $186.7 $169.8
1972 $220.1 $192.2
1973 $271.8 $228.7
1974 $299.9 $281.5
1975 $386 $171.4
1976 $381 $151.8
1977 $435 $137.3
1978 $582 $156.1
1979 $718 $240.2
1980 $784 $257.6
1981 $750 $264.1
1982 $732 $274.8
1983 $746 $323
1984 $772 $594
1985 $875 $669
1986 $1,179 $720
1987 $1,258 $692
1988 $1,145 $799
1989 $1,001 $870
1990 $1,087 $957
1991 $1,015 $1,054
1992 $1,005 $1,194
1993 $1,310 $1,317
1994 $701 $1,419
1995 $832 $1,555
1996 $827 $1,717
1997 $783 $1,898
1998 $799 $1,980
1999 $796 $2,124
2000 $709 $2,214
2001 $715 $3,034
2002 $790 $3,076
2003 $988 $3,549
2004 $1,133 $4,070
2005 $1,143 $3,797
2006 $1,191 $5,019
2007 $1,326 $5,758
2008 $1,492 $6,757
2009 $1,461 $6,734
2010 $1,399 $7,174
2011 $1,514 $7,425
2012 $1,449 $7,461
2013 $1,576 $8,236
2014 $1,649 $8,939
2015 $1,415 $9,645
2016 $1,442 $9,948
2017 $1,496 $10,510
2018 $1,611 $11,423
2019 $1,555 $11,740
2020 $1,556 $7,394
2021 $1,672 $10,176
2022 $1,605 $11,786
2023 $1,737 $12,530
2024 $1,762 $13,216

Cameroon vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Maldives
1950 33.1 36.5
1951 33.9 37.1
1952 34.6 37
1953 35.5 36.9
1954 36.5 36.9
1955 37.5 37
1956 38.4 37.1
1957 38.3 37.3
1958 39.1 37.6
1959 39.8 37.9
1960 34.7 38.2
1961 35.2 38.6
1962 42.6 39.1
1963 43.1 39.6
1964 43.6 40.2
1965 44.2 40.8
1966 44.8 41.4
1967 45.6 42.1
1968 46.4 42.9
1969 47.2 43.7
1970 48 44.5
1971 48.6 45.5
1972 49.1 46.4
1973 49.5 47.5
1974 49.7 48.5
1975 49.9 49.6
1976 50 50.8
1977 50.1 51.8
1978 50.3 50.4
1979 50.5 53.9
1980 50.9 54.8
1981 51.2 55.7
1982 51.8 56.6
1983 52.4 57.5
1984 52.9 58.3
1985 53.5 59.2
1986 53.6 60
1987 54.2 60.8
1988 54.4 61.6
1989 54.4 62.4
1990 54.3 63.1
1991 54.2 63.9
1992 54.1 64.7
1993 53.9 65.4
1994 53.5 66.2
1995 53.3 67
1996 53.2 67.7
1997 53.1 68.5
1998 53 69.3
1999 53.2 70.2
2000 53.3 70.9
2001 53.6 71.7
2002 53.9 72.4
2003 54.3 73.3
2004 54.6 73
2005 54.9 74.8
2006 55.3 75.3
2007 55.7 75.7
2008 56.1 76
2009 56.5 76.4
2010 57 76.8
2011 57.5 77.1
2012 58.2 77.5
2013 58.7 77.8
2014 59.1 78.2
2015 59.7 78.6
2016 60.3 78.9
2017 60.8 79.2
2018 61.2 79.4
2019 61.7 79.7
2020 61.7 78.7
2021 61.1 78.1
2022 62.4 80.8
2023 63.7 81
2024 64 81.3
2025 64.2 81.5

Cameroon and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Maldives
Year Population
Cameroon Maldives
1960 5,159,057 91,189
1961 5,239,273 93,450
1962 5,338,620 95,802
1963 5,456,623 98,222
1964 5,578,257 100,662
1965 5,704,686 104,102
1966 5,837,295 108,507
1967 5,977,318 112,528
1968 6,125,863 116,075
1969 6,283,462 119,564
1970 6,449,793 123,219
1971 6,624,408 127,035
1972 6,806,872 130,968
1973 6,996,660 134,952
1974 7,193,583 138,978
1975 7,397,120 143,158
1976 7,597,962 147,525
1977 7,796,501 151,930
1978 8,011,921 156,159
1979 8,239,641 160,360
1980 8,512,219 164,835
1981 8,816,377 169,532
1982 9,028,678 174,333
1983 9,215,397 179,128
1984 9,475,078 184,198
1985 9,761,730 190,169
1986 10,060,342 196,935
1987 10,370,749 203,944
1988 10,684,968 210,885
1989 11,002,745 217,738
1990 11,331,821 224,762
1991 11,667,180 231,802
1992 12,006,353 238,543
1993 12,353,131 244,884
1994 12,704,903 250,822
1995 13,058,516 256,649
1996 13,414,757 262,347
1997 13,775,214 267,707
1998 14,144,860 272,723
1999 14,525,140 277,412
2000 14,912,631 282,019
2001 15,309,490 286,767
2002 15,725,528 291,616
2003 16,160,340 296,491
2004 16,610,487 301,413
2005 17,074,594 306,429
2006 17,550,407 313,851
2007 18,049,896 324,479
2008 18,574,056 336,170
2009 19,113,974 348,275
2010 19,668,066 360,792
2011 20,232,304 373,674
2012 20,809,529 386,818
2013 21,402,376 400,070
2014 22,059,893 413,617
2015 22,763,414 428,154
2016 23,454,161 443,308
2017 24,128,601 458,287
2018 24,806,383 473,099
2019 25,506,095 487,731
2020 26,210,558 502,118
2021 26,915,758 516,154
2022 27,632,771 524,106
2023 28,372,687 525,994
2024 29,123,744 527,799

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Maldives

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Maldives
1960 5.73 6.71
1961 5.73 6.79
1962 5.73 6.89
1963 5.73 6.94
1964 5.74 7
1965 5.8 7.07
1966 5.85 7.15
1967 5.95 7.23
1968 6.04 7.28
1969 6.14 7.33
1970 6.2 7.39
1971 6.26 7.38
1972 6.29 7.37
1973 6.33 7.4
1974 6.36 7.38
1975 6.4 7.32
1976 6.45 7.29
1977 6.51 7.27
1978 6.55 7.23
1979 6.58 7.23
1980 6.61 7.23
1981 6.61 7.19
1982 6.59 7.15
1983 6.58 7.09
1984 6.56 7.03
1985 6.56 6.94
1986 6.57 6.85
1987 6.54 6.73
1988 6.48 6.58
1989 6.41 6.39
1990 6.36 6.13
1991 6.32 5.8
1992 6.26 5.44
1993 6.16 5.06
1994 6.04 4.69
1995 5.92 4.29
1996 5.8 3.86
1997 5.71 3.48
1998 5.66 3.17
1999 5.6 2.9
2000 5.51 2.69
2001 5.44 2.53
2002 5.44 2.42
2003 5.43 2.34
2004 5.44 2.26
2005 5.42 2.2
2006 5.37 2.2
2007 5.34 2.29
2008 5.29 2.37
2009 5.24 2.39
2010 5.15 2.35
2011 5.05 2.31
2012 4.98 2.25
2013 4.91 2.17
2014 4.84 2.09
2015 4.84 2
2016 4.84 1.9
2017 4.8 1.8
2018 4.74 1.71
2019 4.65 1.64
2020 4.56 1.61
2021 4.47 1.6
2022 4.4 1.58
2023 4.32 1.58

Cameroon and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Maldives
1960 20.5 20.6
1961 20.3 20.6
1962 20.1 20.6
1963 20.1 20.6
1964 20 20.5
1965 19.9 19.9
1966 19.8 18.9
1967 19.7 18.2
1968 19.5 17.8
1969 19.4 17.6
1970 19.2 17.4
1971 19 17.3
1972 18.9 17.2
1973 18.8 17.2
1974 18.6 17.2
1975 18.5 17.1
1976 18.3 17
1977 18.2 17
1978 18 17
1979 17.9 16.9
1980 17.8 16.8
1981 17.8 16.8
1982 17.5 16.9
1983 17.3 16.9
1984 17.1 17
1985 17.1 17
1986 17 16.9
1987 16.9 16.7
1988 16.9 16.6
1989 16.8 16.5
1990 16.8 16.4
1991 16.8 16.4
1992 16.8 16.4
1993 16.8 16.5
1994 16.9 16.7
1995 16.9 16.9
1996 17 17.3
1997 17.1 17.6
1998 17.1 18
1999 17.2 18.4
2000 17.3 18.9
2001 17.4 19.3
2002 17.5 19.8
2003 17.5 20.3
2004 17.6 20.9
2005 17.6 21.5
2006 17.7 22.1
2007 17.7 22.7
2008 17.8 23.2
2009 17.8 23.8
2010 17.9 24.4
2011 17.9 25.1
2012 18 25.8
2013 18.1 26.5
2014 18.2 27.1
2015 18.3 27.6
2016 18.3 28
2017 18.4 28.5
2018 18.4 29
2019 18.5 29.5
2020 18.5 30.1
2021 18.6 30.7
2022 18.7 31.4
2023 18.8 32.1
2024 19 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Cameroon Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cameroon Maldives
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
97.9%
2021
English speaking
38%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Cameroon Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Maldives
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
57.8 mi
2018

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