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Cameroon vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 52nd vs. 187th).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Malta
Population
30491011
583596
Population rank 51/197 167/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 152/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Cameroon and Malta: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Malta economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Malta
Year GDP
Cameroon Malta
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 $250,728,796
1971 $1,236,941,394 $264,578,485
1972 $1,498,251,890 $295,106,628
1973 $1,901,393,361 $345,616,106
1974 $2,157,415,533 $376,081,124
1975 $2,857,037,371 $474,618,321
1976 $2,898,090,002 $527,936,989
1977 $3,394,664,024 $625,563,171
1978 $4,662,852,583 $793,673,402
1979 $5,919,002,983 $1,001,288,847
1980 $6,674,569,047 $1,250,198,601
1981 $6,610,938,617 $1,243,509,394
1982 $6,611,255,964 $1,234,474,404
1983 $6,870,200,010 $1,165,729,707
1984 $7,311,938,026 $1,101,807,023
1985 $8,544,810,498 $1,117,797,439
1986 $11,857,056,199 $1,435,038,441
1987 $13,049,659,981 $1,751,293,461
1988 $12,236,057,362 $2,019,503,068
1989 $11,012,566,195 $2,118,655,677
1990 $12,314,482,628 $2,547,328,748
1991 $11,840,192,296 $2,750,216,747
1992 $12,071,775,335 $3,021,942,759
1993 $16,181,814,713 $2,709,193,538
1994 $8,902,446,252 $2,998,505,428
1995 $10,864,772,471 $3,709,360,097
1996 $11,093,538,846 $3,822,489,746
1997 $10,789,458,433 $3,787,070,704
1998 $11,298,144,990 $4,010,092,091
1999 $11,565,826,465 $4,111,891,845
2000 $10,566,579,295 $4,036,809,865
2001 $10,953,485,349 $4,070,867,153
2002 $12,417,251,350 $4,455,127,398
2003 $15,970,315,035 $5,418,315,225
2004 $18,826,214,136 $6,104,141,501
2005 $19,509,852,207 $6,393,234,965
2006 $20,910,512,975 $6,749,838,862
2007 $23,928,250,433 $7,908,412,374
2008 $27,715,142,033 $9,135,419,490
2009 $27,932,970,317 $8,734,745,632
2010 $27,507,501,821 $9,097,044,182
2011 $30,630,910,495 $9,789,361,705
2012 $30,155,062,329 $9,609,532,106
2013 $33,728,621,180 $10,796,782,634
2014 $36,386,544,706 $11,888,032,862
2015 $32,210,233,020 $11,340,795,033
2016 $33,814,337,044 $12,025,782,885
2017 $36,098,547,033 $14,161,366,733
2018 $39,955,552,190 $16,153,779,511
2019 $39,667,757,528 $16,337,793,531
2020 $40,773,241,177 $16,409,900,599
2021 $45,011,937,347 $19,723,563,355
2022 $44,347,206,073 $19,239,187,084
2023 $49,279,410,983 $22,210,718,401
2024 $51,326,764,685 $24,322,006,608

Cameroon and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Malta
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 $828
1971 $186.7 $874
1972 $220.1 $976
1973 $271.8 $1,144
1974 $299.9 $1,245
1975 $386 $1,560
1976 $381 $1,727
1977 $435 $2,038
1978 $582 $2,559
1979 $718 $3,196
1980 $784 $3,948
1981 $750 $3,898
1982 $732 $3,788
1983 $746 $3,527
1984 $772 $3,333
1985 $875 $3,322
1986 $1,179 $4,195
1987 $1,258 $5,084
1988 $1,145 $5,814
1989 $1,001 $6,041
1990 $1,087 $7,192
1991 $1,015 $7,559
1992 $1,005 $8,220
1993 $1,310 $7,296
1994 $701 $8,000
1995 $832 $9,828
1996 $827 $10,062
1997 $783 $9,893
1998 $799 $10,408
1999 $796 $10,609
2000 $709 $10,348
2001 $715 $10,358
2002 $790 $11,251
2003 $988 $13,594
2004 $1,133 $15,212
2005 $1,143 $15,831
2006 $1,191 $16,654
2007 $1,326 $19,444
2008 $1,492 $22,315
2009 $1,461 $21,176
2010 $1,399 $21,947
2011 $1,514 $23,517
2012 $1,449 $22,878
2013 $1,576 $25,416
2014 $1,649 $27,425
2015 $1,415 $25,530
2016 $1,442 $26,459
2017 $1,496 $30,317
2018 $1,611 $33,382
2019 $1,555 $32,422
2020 $1,556 $31,834
2021 $1,672 $38,065
2022 $1,605 $36,224
2023 $1,737 $40,182
2024 $1,762 $42,347

Cameroon vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Malta
1950 33.1 63.5
1951 33.9 63.9
1952 34.6 64.1
1953 35.5 64.3
1954 36.5 65.1
1955 37.5 66.3
1956 38.4 66.8
1957 38.3 67.5
1958 39.1 67.8
1959 39.8 68.4
1960 34.7 68.4
1961 35.2 68.4
1962 42.6 69.2
1963 43.1 69.2
1964 43.6 69.3
1965 44.2 69.5
1966 44.8 69.7
1967 45.6 69.8
1968 46.4 69.9
1969 47.2 70.1
1970 48 70.4
1971 48.6 70.1
1972 49.1 70.7
1973 49.5 71.3
1974 49.7 71.9
1975 49.9 72.1
1976 50 72.2
1977 50.1 72.3
1978 50.3 72.3
1979 50.5 72.5
1980 50.9 72.3
1981 51.2 72.4
1982 51.8 72.8
1983 52.4 73.1
1984 52.9 73.3
1985 53.5 73.9
1986 53.6 74.5
1987 54.2 75.3
1988 54.4 75.9
1989 54.4 76.2
1990 54.3 76.2
1991 54.2 76.5
1992 54.1 76.7
1993 53.9 76.8
1994 53.5 76.9
1995 53.3 77
1996 53.2 76.3
1997 53.1 77.3
1998 53 77.8
1999 53.2 77.8
2000 53.3 77.9
2001 53.6 78.9
2002 53.9 78.5
2003 54.3 78.7
2004 54.6 79.2
2005 54.9 79.5
2006 55.3 79.6
2007 55.7 79.7
2008 56.1 79.7
2009 56.5 80.4
2010 57 81.4
2011 57.5 80.8
2012 58.2 81.1
2013 58.7 81.8
2014 59.1 82.3
2015 59.7 82.6
2016 60.3 82.7
2017 60.8 83.1
2018 61.2 82.9
2019 61.7 82.8
2020 61.7 82.3
2021 61.1 82.3
2022 62.4 82.2
2023 63.7 83.3
2024 64 83.5
2025 64.2 83.6

Cameroon and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Malta
Year Population
Cameroon Malta
1960 5,159,057 326,550
1961 5,239,273 325,250
1962 5,338,620 323,900
1963 5,456,623 322,550
1964 5,578,257 321,250
1965 5,704,686 318,800
1966 5,837,295 315,200
1967 5,977,318 311,550
1968 6,125,863 307,900
1969 6,283,462 304,300
1970 6,449,793 302,650
1971 6,624,408 302,700
1972 6,806,872 302,450
1973 6,996,660 302,200
1974 7,193,583 301,996
1975 7,397,120 304,222
1976 7,597,962 305,774
1977 7,796,501 306,970
1978 8,011,921 310,182
1979 8,239,641 313,342
1980 8,512,219 316,645
1981 8,816,377 318,982
1982 9,028,678 325,898
1983 9,215,397 330,524
1984 9,475,078 330,593
1985 9,761,730 336,452
1986 10,060,342 342,121
1987 10,370,749 344,485
1988 10,684,968 347,325
1989 11,002,745 350,722
1990 11,331,821 354,170
1991 11,667,180 363,845
1992 12,006,353 367,618
1993 12,353,131 371,308
1994 12,704,903 374,797
1995 13,058,516 377,419
1996 13,414,757 379,905
1997 13,775,214 382,791
1998 14,144,860 385,287
1999 14,525,140 387,578
2000 14,912,631 390,087
2001 15,309,490 393,028
2002 15,725,528 395,969
2003 16,160,340 398,582
2004 16,610,487 401,268
2005 17,074,594 403,834
2006 17,550,407 405,308
2007 18,049,896 406,724
2008 18,574,056 409,379
2009 19,113,974 412,477
2010 19,668,066 414,508
2011 20,232,304 416,268
2012 20,809,529 420,028
2013 21,402,376 424,810
2014 22,059,893 433,481
2015 22,763,414 444,220
2016 23,454,161 454,505
2017 24,128,601 467,106
2018 24,806,383 483,903
2019 25,506,095 503,912
2020 26,210,558 515,490
2021 26,915,758 518,150
2022 27,632,771 531,113
2023 28,372,687 552,747
2024 29,123,744 574,346

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Malta

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Malta
1960 5.73 3.62
1961 5.73 3.27
1962 5.73 3.24
1963 5.73 2.9
1964 5.74 2.79
1965 5.8 2.52
1966 5.85 2.33
1967 5.95 2.24
1968 6.04 2.12
1969 6.14 2.02
1970 6.2 2.03
1971 6.26 2.06
1972 6.29 2.01
1973 6.33 1.65
1974 6.36 1.64
1975 6.4 2.27
1976 6.45 2.21
1977 6.51 2.14
1978 6.55 2.05
1979 6.58 2.1
1980 6.61 1.99
1981 6.61 1.87
1982 6.59 1.9
1983 6.58 1.92
1984 6.56 1.95
1985 6.56 1.95
1986 6.57 1.93
1987 6.54 1.97
1988 6.48 2.06
1989 6.41 2.1
1990 6.36 2.02
1991 6.32 1.99
1992 6.26 2.07
1993 6.16 1.96
1994 6.04 1.84
1995 5.92 1.77
1996 5.8 1.99
1997 5.71 1.93
1998 5.66 1.84
1999 5.6 1.73
2000 5.51 1.68
2001 5.44 1.48
2002 5.44 1.45
2003 5.43 1.48
2004 5.44 1.4
2005 5.42 1.38
2006 5.37 1.36
2007 5.34 1.35
2008 5.29 1.43
2009 5.24 1.42
2010 5.15 1.36
2011 5.05 1.45
2012 4.98 1.42
2013 4.91 1.36
2014 4.84 1.38
2015 4.84 1.37
2016 4.84 1.37
2017 4.8 1.26
2018 4.74 1.23
2019 4.65 1.14
2020 4.56 1.13
2021 4.47 1.13
2022 4.4 1.08
2023 4.32 1.06

Cameroon and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Malta
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Malta
1960 20.5 23.6
1961 20.3 23.8
1962 20.1 24
1963 20.1 24.2
1964 20 24.4
1965 19.9 24.5
1966 19.8 24.6
1967 19.7 24.8
1968 19.5 25
1969 19.4 25.5
1970 19.2 25.9
1971 19 26.3
1972 18.9 26.8
1973 18.8 27.2
1974 18.6 27.6
1975 18.5 28
1976 18.3 28.4
1977 18.2 28.7
1978 18 29.2
1979 17.9 29.6
1980 17.8 30
1981 17.8 30.3
1982 17.5 30.6
1983 17.3 30.9
1984 17.1 31.2
1985 17.1 31.4
1986 17 31.7
1987 16.9 32
1988 16.9 32.4
1989 16.8 32.7
1990 16.8 33
1991 16.8 33.3
1992 16.8 33.7
1993 16.8 34
1994 16.9 34.3
1995 16.9 34.7
1996 17 35.1
1997 17.1 35.5
1998 17.1 35.8
1999 17.2 36.1
2000 17.3 36.4
2001 17.4 36.7
2002 17.5 37
2003 17.5 37.4
2004 17.6 37.7
2005 17.6 38.1
2006 17.7 38.4
2007 17.7 38.7
2008 17.8 39
2009 17.8 39.3
2010 17.9 39.6
2011 17.9 39.9
2012 18 40.2
2013 18.1 40.4
2014 18.2 40.6
2015 18.3 40.6
2016 18.3 40.6
2017 18.4 40.5
2018 18.4 40.2
2019 18.5 39.9
2020 18.5 39.9
2021 18.6 40.2
2022 18.7 40.8
2023 18.8 41.4
2024 19 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Cameroon Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.73%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-28.7%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
283.7 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
53.9%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cameroon Malta
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
94.9%
2021
English speaking
38%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Cameroon Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Malta
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
1,401 mi
2001

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