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Cameroon vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 52nd vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Mali
Population
30491011
25787988
Population rank 51/197 58/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 152/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Cameroon and Mali: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Mali economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Mali
Year GDP
Cameroon Mali
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 $275,494,478
1968 $1,046,191,218 $343,771,973
1969 $1,100,551,489 $339,913,867
1970 $1,151,216,993 $359,772,315
1971 $1,236,941,394 $395,218,629
1972 $1,498,251,890 $486,617,280
1973 $1,901,393,361 $563,683,703
1974 $2,157,415,533 $538,747,340
1975 $2,857,037,371 $830,710,615
1976 $2,898,090,002 $939,228,017
1977 $3,394,664,024 $1,049,838,548
1978 $4,662,852,583 $1,222,702,573
1979 $5,919,002,983 $1,595,422,956
1980 $6,674,569,047 $1,759,691,186
1981 $6,610,938,617 $1,538,972,424
1982 $6,611,255,964 $1,333,754,225
1983 $6,870,200,010 $1,297,765,326
1984 $7,311,938,026 $1,232,932,104
1985 $8,544,810,498 $1,392,196,048
1986 $11,857,056,199 $1,852,163,453
1987 $13,049,659,981 $2,090,629,987
1988 $12,236,057,362 $2,169,040,603
1989 $11,012,566,195 $2,181,821,909
1990 $12,314,482,628 $2,681,912,149
1991 $11,840,192,296 $2,724,131,458
1992 $12,071,775,335 $2,830,673,378
1993 $16,181,814,713 $2,818,281,085
1994 $8,902,446,252 $2,081,846,498
1995 $10,864,772,471 $2,706,425,157
1996 $11,093,538,846 $2,780,422,049
1997 $10,789,458,433 $2,697,105,823
1998 $11,298,144,990 $2,920,358,711
1999 $11,565,826,465 $3,440,724,710
2000 $10,566,579,295 $2,961,484,954
2001 $10,953,485,349 $3,468,337,942
2002 $12,417,251,350 $3,908,121,307
2003 $15,970,315,035 $4,714,071,980
2004 $18,826,214,136 $7,113,132,070
2005 $19,509,852,207 $8,009,875,052
2006 $20,910,512,975 $8,858,863,053
2007 $23,928,250,433 $10,289,243,720
2008 $27,715,142,033 $12,262,134,441
2009 $27,932,970,317 $12,592,138,109
2010 $27,507,501,821 $13,196,527,458
2011 $30,630,910,495 $15,506,843,902
2012 $30,155,062,329 $14,891,957,623
2013 $33,728,621,180 $15,769,357,573
2014 $36,386,544,706 $16,943,434,591
2015 $32,210,233,020 $15,583,181,170
2016 $33,814,337,044 $16,743,796,800
2017 $36,098,547,033 $18,308,362,040
2018 $39,955,552,190 $20,368,015,381
2019 $39,667,757,528 $20,477,421,885
2020 $40,773,241,177 $20,698,560,939
2021 $45,011,937,347 $22,999,245,263
2022 $44,347,206,073 $22,374,051,350
2023 $49,279,410,983 $24,621,545,565
2024 $51,326,764,685 $26,588,067,731

Cameroon and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Mali
1960 $119.1 -
1961 $124.6 -
1962 $130 -
1963 $131.6 -
1964 $139.2 -
1965 $142.7 -
1966 $145.8 -
1967 $156.6 $46
1968 $170.8 $56.5
1969 $175.2 $55
1970 $178.5 $57.3
1971 $186.7 $62
1972 $220.1 $75.1
1973 $271.8 $85.4
1974 $299.9 $80.2
1975 $386 $121.5
1976 $381 $134.9
1977 $435 $148.1
1978 $582 $169.1
1979 $718 $216.3
1980 $784 $233.7
1981 $750 $200.1
1982 $732 $169.7
1983 $746 $161.5
1984 $772 $150.2
1985 $875 $166.2
1986 $1,179 $217.1
1987 $1,258 $240.8
1988 $1,145 $245.5
1989 $1,001 $242.4
1990 $1,087 $292.2
1991 $1,015 $290.9
1992 $1,005 $296.3
1993 $1,310 $288.9
1994 $701 $208.9
1995 $832 $265.7
1996 $827 $267.2
1997 $783 $253.3
1998 $799 $267.4
1999 $796 $306
2000 $709 $256.2
2001 $715 $291.2
2002 $790 $318
2003 $988 $372
2004 $1,133 $543
2005 $1,143 $592
2006 $1,191 $633
2007 $1,326 $712
2008 $1,492 $821
2009 $1,461 $816
2010 $1,399 $828
2011 $1,514 $942
2012 $1,449 $878
2013 $1,576 $903
2014 $1,649 $940
2015 $1,415 $838
2016 $1,442 $872
2017 $1,496 $924
2018 $1,611 $996
2019 $1,555 $972
2020 $1,556 $953
2021 $1,672 $1,027
2022 $1,605 $970
2023 $1,737 $1,036
2024 $1,762 $1,086

Cameroon vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Mali
1950 33.1 28.7
1951 33.9 28.9
1952 34.6 29.1
1953 35.5 29.4
1954 36.5 29.5
1955 37.5 29.7
1956 38.4 29.9
1957 38.3 30.1
1958 39.1 30.2
1959 39.8 30.3
1960 34.7 30.5
1961 35.2 30.6
1962 42.6 30.8
1963 43.1 31
1964 43.6 31.2
1965 44.2 31.5
1966 44.8 31.8
1967 45.6 32.2
1968 46.4 32.6
1969 47.2 32.9
1970 48 33.4
1971 48.6 33.8
1972 49.1 34.5
1973 49.5 35.1
1974 49.7 35.7
1975 49.9 36.5
1976 50 37.2
1977 50.1 38
1978 50.3 38.8
1979 50.5 39.5
1980 50.9 40.3
1981 51.2 41
1982 51.8 41.8
1983 52.4 42.7
1984 52.9 43.4
1985 53.5 43.9
1986 53.6 44.6
1987 54.2 45.2
1988 54.4 45.7
1989 54.4 46.2
1990 54.3 46.5
1991 54.2 46.9
1992 54.1 47.2
1993 53.9 47.6
1994 53.5 47.9
1995 53.3 48.3
1996 53.2 48.5
1997 53.1 49.1
1998 53 49.6
1999 53.2 50.1
2000 53.3 50.6
2001 53.6 51.3
2002 53.9 52
2003 54.3 52.6
2004 54.6 53.3
2005 54.9 53.8
2006 55.3 54.3
2007 55.7 54.8
2008 56.1 55.2
2009 56.5 55.6
2010 57 56
2011 57.5 56.4
2012 58.2 56.7
2013 58.7 57.1
2014 59.1 57.5
2015 59.7 57.9
2016 60.3 58.3
2017 60.8 58.6
2018 61.2 58.9
2019 61.7 59.2
2020 61.7 58.9
2021 61.1 59.1
2022 62.4 60
2023 63.7 60.4
2024 64 60.7
2025 64.2 60.9

Cameroon and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Mali
Year Population
Cameroon Mali
1960 5,159,057 5,402,550
1961 5,239,273 5,482,283
1962 5,338,620 5,563,917
1963 5,456,623 5,646,605
1964 5,578,257 5,730,125
1965 5,704,686 5,815,487
1966 5,837,295 5,902,204
1967 5,977,318 5,990,906
1968 6,125,863 6,082,979
1969 6,283,462 6,177,704
1970 6,449,793 6,276,472
1971 6,624,408 6,377,944
1972 6,806,872 6,483,726
1973 6,996,660 6,597,106
1974 7,193,583 6,715,436
1975 7,397,120 6,837,261
1976 7,597,962 6,960,979
1977 7,796,501 7,090,979
1978 8,011,921 7,229,651
1979 8,239,641 7,375,266
1980 8,512,219 7,530,515
1981 8,816,377 7,692,766
1982 9,028,678 7,860,194
1983 9,215,397 8,034,400
1984 9,475,078 8,208,599
1985 9,761,730 8,374,663
1986 10,060,342 8,531,277
1987 10,370,749 8,681,164
1988 10,684,968 8,833,996
1989 11,002,745 8,999,938
1990 11,331,821 9,178,830
1991 11,667,180 9,362,888
1992 12,006,353 9,553,540
1993 12,353,131 9,754,786
1994 12,704,903 9,967,031
1995 13,058,516 10,185,365
1996 13,414,757 10,407,278
1997 13,775,214 10,646,495
1998 14,144,860 10,919,573
1999 14,525,140 11,227,415
2000 14,912,631 11,559,290
2001 15,309,490 11,912,158
2002 15,725,528 12,288,050
2003 16,160,340 12,684,955
2004 16,610,487 13,102,409
2005 17,074,594 13,538,647
2006 17,550,407 13,990,139
2007 18,049,896 14,457,775
2008 18,574,056 14,940,782
2009 19,113,974 15,435,539
2010 19,668,066 15,945,198
2011 20,232,304 16,469,049
2012 20,809,529 16,957,033
2013 21,402,376 17,459,615
2014 22,059,893 18,020,267
2015 22,763,414 18,593,022
2016 23,454,161 19,191,289
2017 24,128,601 19,813,011
2018 24,806,383 20,442,030
2019 25,506,095 21,068,405
2020 26,210,558 21,713,836
2021 26,915,758 22,388,630
2022 27,632,771 23,072,640
2023 28,372,687 23,769,127
2024 29,123,744 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Mali

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Mali
1960 5.73 7.02
1961 5.73 7.03
1962 5.73 7.04
1963 5.73 7.05
1964 5.74 7.06
1965 5.8 7.08
1966 5.85 7.11
1967 5.95 7.14
1968 6.04 7.16
1969 6.14 7.18
1970 6.2 7.18
1971 6.26 7.2
1972 6.29 7.22
1973 6.33 7.22
1974 6.36 7.23
1975 6.4 7.25
1976 6.45 7.27
1977 6.51 7.3
1978 6.55 7.32
1979 6.58 7.35
1980 6.61 7.37
1981 6.61 7.37
1982 6.59 7.32
1983 6.58 7.28
1984 6.56 7.26
1985 6.56 7.26
1986 6.57 7.31
1987 6.54 7.31
1988 6.48 7.32
1989 6.41 7.33
1990 6.36 7.31
1991 6.32 7.28
1992 6.26 7.24
1993 6.16 7.18
1994 6.04 7.12
1995 5.92 7.05
1996 5.8 7.01
1997 5.71 6.97
1998 5.66 6.94
1999 5.6 6.91
2000 5.51 6.89
2001 5.44 6.85
2002 5.44 6.82
2003 5.43 6.78
2004 5.44 6.74
2005 5.42 6.71
2006 5.37 6.68
2007 5.34 6.65
2008 5.29 6.62
2009 5.24 6.59
2010 5.15 6.58
2011 5.05 6.55
2012 4.98 6.52
2013 4.91 6.49
2014 4.84 6.44
2015 4.84 6.39
2016 4.84 6.32
2017 4.8 6.25
2018 4.74 6.12
2019 4.65 5.89
2020 4.56 5.85
2021 4.47 5.78
2022 4.4 5.69
2023 4.32 5.61

Cameroon and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Mali
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Mali
1960 20.5 19.8
1961 20.3 19.8
1962 20.1 19.8
1963 20.1 19.8
1964 20 19.8
1965 19.9 19.8
1966 19.8 19.7
1967 19.7 19.6
1968 19.5 19.6
1969 19.4 19.5
1970 19.2 19.4
1971 19 19.3
1972 18.9 19.2
1973 18.8 19.1
1974 18.6 19
1975 18.5 18.9
1976 18.3 18.7
1977 18.2 18.6
1978 18 18.4
1979 17.9 18.3
1980 17.8 18.1
1981 17.8 17.9
1982 17.5 17.8
1983 17.3 17.6
1984 17.1 17.5
1985 17.1 17.3
1986 17 17.1
1987 16.9 16.9
1988 16.9 16.8
1989 16.8 16.6
1990 16.8 16.5
1991 16.8 16.4
1992 16.8 16.4
1993 16.8 16.3
1994 16.9 16.3
1995 16.9 16.3
1996 17 16.3
1997 17.1 16.3
1998 17.1 16.4
1999 17.2 16.4
2000 17.3 16.5
2001 17.4 16.5
2002 17.5 16.6
2003 17.5 16.6
2004 17.6 16.6
2005 17.6 16.6
2006 17.7 16.6
2007 17.7 16.6
2008 17.8 16.5
2009 17.8 16.4
2010 17.9 16.4
2011 17.9 16.3
2012 18 16.1
2013 18.1 16
2014 18.2 16
2015 18.3 16
2016 18.3 16
2017 18.4 16
2018 18.4 16
2019 18.5 16.1
2020 18.5 16.2
2021 18.6 16.3
2022 18.7 16.5
2023 18.8 16.6
2024 19 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

Cameroon Mali
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
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
71.1%
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
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Cameroon Mali
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
31%
2020
English speaking
38%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Cameroon Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Mali
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
86,437 mi
2018

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