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Cameroon vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 52nd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon North Korea
Population
30491011
26621357
Population rank 51/197 56/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$752
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 152/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Cameroon and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

North Korea
Year GDP
Cameroon North Korea
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 -
1989 $11,012,566,195 -
1990 $12,314,482,628 -
1991 $11,840,192,296 -
1992 $12,071,775,335 -
1993 $16,181,814,713 -
1994 $8,902,446,252 -
1995 $10,864,772,471 -
1996 $11,093,538,846 -
1997 $10,789,458,433 -
1998 $11,298,144,990 -
1999 $11,565,826,465 -
2000 $10,566,579,295 -
2001 $10,953,485,349 -
2002 $12,417,251,350 -
2003 $15,970,315,035 -
2004 $18,826,214,136 -
2005 $19,509,852,207 -
2006 $20,910,512,975 -
2007 $23,928,250,433 -
2008 $27,715,142,033 -
2009 $27,932,970,317 $23,356,470,000
2010 $27,507,501,821 $25,995,513,000
2011 $30,630,910,495 $29,005,020,000
2012 $30,155,062,329 $29,890,710,000
2013 $33,728,621,180 $30,588,922,000
2014 $36,386,544,706 $30,554,460,000
2015 $32,210,233,020 $30,723,030,000
2016 $33,814,337,044 $28,882,640,000
2017 $36,098,547,033 $29,105,440,000
2018 $39,955,552,190 $28,536,400,000
2019 $39,667,757,528 $28,222,880,000
2020 $40,773,241,177 $27,728,240,000
2021 $45,011,937,347 $32,301,720,000
2022 $44,347,206,073 $28,971,360,000
2023 $49,279,410,983 $32,155,360,000
2024 $51,326,764,685 $34,943,120,000

Cameroon and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon North Korea
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 -
1989 $1,001 -
1990 $1,087 -
1991 $1,015 -
1992 $1,005 -
1993 $1,310 -
1994 $701 -
1995 $832 -
1996 $827 -
1997 $783 -
1998 $799 -
1999 $796 -
2000 $709 -
2001 $715 -
2002 $790 -
2003 $988 -
2004 $1,133 -
2005 $1,143 -
2006 $1,191 -
2007 $1,326 -
2008 $1,492 -
2009 $1,461 $939
2010 $1,399 $1,040
2011 $1,514 $1,156
2012 $1,449 $1,186
2013 $1,576 $1,208
2014 $1,649 $1,201
2015 $1,415 $1,201
2016 $1,442 $1,124
2017 $1,496 $1,127
2018 $1,611 $1,100
2019 $1,555 $1,084
2020 $1,556 $1,061
2021 $1,672 $1,231
2022 $1,605 $1,100
2023 $1,737 $1,217
2024 $1,762 $1,319

Cameroon vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon North Korea
1950 33.1 14.2
1951 33.9 17.7
1952 34.6 32.8
1953 35.5 40.3
1954 36.5 50.6
1955 37.5 51.8
1956 38.4 52.8
1957 38.3 53.7
1958 39.1 54.5
1959 39.8 55.2
1960 34.7 55.8
1961 35.2 56.4
1962 42.6 57
1963 43.1 57.6
1964 43.6 58.2
1965 44.2 58.8
1966 44.8 59.4
1967 45.6 60.1
1968 46.4 60.8
1969 47.2 61.4
1970 48 62
1971 48.6 62.7
1972 49.1 63.3
1973 49.5 63.8
1974 49.7 64.3
1975 49.9 64.8
1976 50 65.3
1977 50.1 65.8
1978 50.3 66.3
1979 50.5 66.7
1980 50.9 67.2
1981 51.2 67.7
1982 51.8 68.1
1983 52.4 68.5
1984 52.9 68.9
1985 53.5 69.2
1986 53.6 69.5
1987 54.2 69.8
1988 54.4 70.1
1989 54.4 70.3
1990 54.3 70.5
1991 54.2 70.7
1992 54.1 71
1993 53.9 70.8
1994 53.5 70.5
1995 53.3 60.8
1996 53.2 60.8
1997 53.1 60.9
1998 53 60.9
1999 53.2 60.9
2000 53.3 60.9
2001 53.6 60.9
2002 53.9 60.9
2003 54.3 69.4
2004 54.6 69.3
2005 54.9 69.2
2006 55.3 69.1
2007 55.7 69
2008 56.1 69.3
2009 56.5 69.7
2010 57 70.2
2011 57.5 70.8
2012 58.2 71.3
2013 58.7 71.9
2014 59.1 72.5
2015 59.7 72.8
2016 60.3 73
2017 60.8 73
2018 61.2 73
2019 61.7 72.9
2020 61.7 72.8
2021 61.1 73.4
2022 62.4 73.6
2023 63.7 73.6
2024 64 73.7
2025 64.2 73.9

Cameroon and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

North Korea
Year Population
Cameroon North Korea
1960 5,159,057 11,722,953
1961 5,239,273 11,990,713
1962 5,338,620 12,262,882
1963 5,456,623 12,567,057
1964 5,578,257 12,889,770
1965 5,704,686 13,219,369
1966 5,837,295 13,569,094
1967 5,977,318 13,958,350
1968 6,125,863 14,365,596
1969 6,283,462 14,767,615
1970 6,449,793 15,172,775
1971 6,624,408 15,572,457
1972 6,806,872 15,975,069
1973 6,996,660 16,350,367
1974 7,193,583 16,673,121
1975 7,397,120 16,971,055
1976 7,597,962 17,243,450
1977 7,796,501 17,492,798
1978 8,011,921 17,735,995
1979 8,239,641 17,983,470
1980 8,512,219 18,236,786
1981 8,816,377 18,501,295
1982 9,028,678 18,776,357
1983 9,215,397 19,054,034
1984 9,475,078 19,335,043
1985 9,761,730 19,620,388
1986 10,060,342 19,910,855
1987 10,370,749 20,205,483
1988 10,684,968 20,503,161
1989 11,002,745 20,804,367
1990 11,331,821 21,112,137
1991 11,667,180 21,428,638
1992 12,006,353 21,750,911
1993 12,353,131 22,073,352
1994 12,704,903 22,393,975
1995 13,058,516 22,669,304
1996 13,414,757 22,895,746
1997 13,775,214 23,110,830
1998 14,144,860 23,311,564
1999 14,525,140 23,497,599
2000 14,912,631 23,665,910
2001 15,309,490 23,815,358
2002 15,725,528 23,943,973
2003 16,160,340 24,090,380
2004 16,610,487 24,254,943
2005 17,074,594 24,396,433
2006 17,550,407 24,524,507
2007 18,049,896 24,646,383
2008 18,574,056 24,764,618
2009 19,113,974 24,878,332
2010 19,668,066 24,987,258
2011 20,232,304 25,097,874
2012 20,809,529 25,211,728
2013 21,402,376 25,329,451
2014 22,059,893 25,451,262
2015 22,763,414 25,575,350
2016 23,454,161 25,698,326
2017 24,128,601 25,817,709
2018 24,806,383 25,931,147
2019 25,506,095 26,037,632
2020 26,210,558 26,136,312
2021 26,915,758 26,232,534
2022 27,632,771 26,328,845
2023 28,372,687 26,418,204
2024 29,123,744 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Cameroon and North Korea

Fertility rate
Cameroon

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon North Korea
1960 5.73 3.57
1961 5.73 3.26
1962 5.73 3.41
1963 5.73 3.63
1964 5.74 3.55
1965 5.8 3.56
1966 5.85 3.71
1967 5.95 4.05
1968 6.04 3.87
1969 6.14 3.86
1970 6.2 3.85
1971 6.26 3.74
1972 6.29 3.89
1973 6.33 3.35
1974 6.36 3.14
1975 6.4 3.05
1976 6.45 2.84
1977 6.51 2.77
1978 6.55 2.79
1979 6.58 2.85
1980 6.61 2.84
1981 6.61 2.92
1982 6.59 2.85
1983 6.58 2.78
1984 6.56 2.71
1985 6.56 2.65
1986 6.57 2.59
1987 6.54 2.53
1988 6.48 2.47
1989 6.41 2.41
1990 6.36 2.39
1991 6.32 2.35
1992 6.26 2.29
1993 6.16 2.22
1994 6.04 2.18
1995 5.92 2.15
1996 5.8 2.09
1997 5.71 2.03
1998 5.66 1.99
1999 5.6 1.97
2000 5.51 1.94
2001 5.44 1.94
2002 5.44 1.92
2003 5.43 1.91
2004 5.44 1.9
2005 5.42 1.87
2006 5.37 1.94
2007 5.34 1.94
2008 5.29 1.97
2009 5.24 1.91
2010 5.15 1.89
2011 5.05 1.88
2012 4.98 1.88
2013 4.91 1.88
2014 4.84 1.87
2015 4.84 1.86
2016 4.84 1.86
2017 4.8 1.85
2018 4.74 1.83
2019 4.65 1.83
2020 4.56 1.82
2021 4.47 1.81
2022 4.4 1.8
2023 4.32 1.78

Cameroon and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Cameroon North Korea
1960 20.5 19.9
1961 20.3 20.2
1962 20.1 20.6
1963 20.1 20.8
1964 20 21
1965 19.9 21.2
1966 19.8 21.3
1967 19.7 21.4
1968 19.5 21.4
1969 19.4 21.4
1970 19.2 21.4
1971 19 21.2
1972 18.9 20.9
1973 18.8 20.7
1974 18.6 20.7
1975 18.5 20.9
1976 18.3 21.1
1977 18.2 21.4
1978 18 21.8
1979 17.9 22.2
1980 17.8 22.5
1981 17.8 22.8
1982 17.5 23.1
1983 17.3 23.5
1984 17.1 23.9
1985 17.1 24.2
1986 17 24.5
1987 16.9 24.8
1988 16.9 25.1
1989 16.8 25.6
1990 16.8 26
1991 16.8 26.4
1992 16.8 26.8
1993 16.8 27.2
1994 16.9 27.6
1995 16.9 28
1996 17 28.3
1997 17.1 28.8
1998 17.1 29.2
1999 17.2 29.6
2000 17.3 30.1
2001 17.4 30.5
2002 17.5 31
2003 17.5 31.4
2004 17.6 31.8
2005 17.6 32.1
2006 17.7 32.5
2007 17.7 32.9
2008 17.8 33.3
2009 17.8 33.7
2010 17.9 34
2011 17.9 34.3
2012 18 34.5
2013 18.1 34.7
2014 18.2 35
2015 18.3 35.2
2016 18.3 35.4
2017 18.4 35.7
2018 18.4 35.9
2019 18.5 36.2
2020 18.5 36.4
2021 18.6 36.6
2022 18.7 36.8
2023 18.8 37.1
2024 19 37.3

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GDP

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Population

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Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Cameroon North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.73%
2022
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-28.7%
2022
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
283.7 kWh
2022
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
53.9%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Cameroon North Korea
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
100%
2018
English speaking
38%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Cameroon North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon North Korea
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
15,879 mi
2006

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