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Cameroon vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 52nd vs. 69th).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Poland
Population
30491011
36176920
Population rank 51/197 46/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 152/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
79 years
2025

Cameroon and Poland: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Poland economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Poland
Year GDP
Cameroon Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $11,840,192,296 $85,500,935,935
1992 $12,071,775,335 $94,337,050,693
1993 $16,181,814,713 $96,043,157,273
1994 $8,902,446,252 $110,803,635,288
1995 $10,864,772,471 $142,838,527,115
1996 $11,093,538,846 $160,813,026,223
1997 $10,789,458,433 $159,893,964,917
1998 $11,298,144,990 $175,282,269,667
1999 $11,565,826,465 $170,704,452,715
2000 $10,566,579,295 $172,953,527,033
2001 $10,953,485,349 $191,823,200,371
2002 $12,417,251,350 $199,694,463,256
2003 $15,970,315,035 $218,561,225,998
2004 $18,826,214,136 $256,268,656,145
2005 $19,509,852,207 $306,999,913,151
2006 $20,910,512,975 $345,897,630,736
2007 $23,928,250,433 $429,715,132,138
2008 $27,715,142,033 $535,612,030,672
2009 $27,932,970,317 $440,891,472,247
2010 $27,507,501,821 $478,111,630,684
2011 $30,630,910,495 $527,848,543,023
2012 $30,155,062,329 $498,148,649,703
2013 $33,728,621,180 $518,179,836,405
2014 $36,386,544,706 $542,134,167,179
2015 $32,210,233,020 $480,054,118,583
2016 $33,814,337,044 $473,259,623,976
2017 $36,098,547,033 $528,356,723,263
2018 $39,955,552,190 $594,616,632,477
2019 $39,667,757,528 $602,683,770,145
2020 $40,773,241,177 $605,914,186,118
2021 $45,011,937,347 $689,170,171,187
2022 $44,347,206,073 $695,607,522,885
2023 $49,279,410,983 $812,451,128,979
2024 $51,326,764,685 $914,696,430,325

Cameroon and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $1,015 $2,236
1992 $1,005 $2,459
1993 $1,310 $2,497
1994 $701 $2,875
1995 $832 $3,701
1996 $827 $4,164
1997 $783 $4,137
1998 $799 $4,534
1999 $796 $4,416
2000 $709 $4,521
2001 $715 $5,015
2002 $790 $5,223
2003 $988 $5,721
2004 $1,133 $6,712
2005 $1,143 $8,044
2006 $1,191 $9,069
2007 $1,326 $11,273
2008 $1,492 $14,049
2009 $1,461 $11,556
2010 $1,399 $12,568
2011 $1,514 $13,868
2012 $1,449 $13,087
2013 $1,576 $13,622
2014 $1,649 $14,262
2015 $1,415 $12,638
2016 $1,442 $12,464
2017 $1,496 $13,913
2018 $1,611 $15,658
2019 $1,555 $15,875
2020 $1,556 $16,151
2021 $1,672 $18,636
2022 $1,605 $18,891
2023 $1,737 $22,145
2024 $1,762 $25,023

Cameroon vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Poland
1950 33.1 58.3
1951 33.9 58.9
1952 34.6 59.7
1953 35.5 61.3
1954 36.5 62.3
1955 37.5 63.1
1956 38.4 63.4
1957 38.3 64.4
1958 39.1 64.9
1959 39.8 66.4
1960 34.7 67.1
1961 35.2 67.8
1962 42.6 68
1963 43.1 68.3
1964 43.6 68.9
1965 44.2 69.4
1966 44.8 69.7
1967 45.6 69.9
1968 46.4 69.8
1969 47.2 69.8
1970 48 69.6
1971 48.6 69.8
1972 49.1 70.1
1973 49.5 70.7
1974 49.7 70.7
1975 49.9 70.6
1976 50 70.4
1977 50.1 70.3
1978 50.3 70.4
1979 50.5 70.2
1980 50.9 70.5
1981 51.2 70.6
1982 51.8 70.9
1983 52.4 70.8
1984 52.9 70.6
1985 53.5 70.5
1986 53.6 70.6
1987 54.2 70.8
1988 54.4 70.8
1989 54.4 70.8
1990 54.3 70.6
1991 54.2 70.7
1992 54.1 70.9
1993 53.9 71.3
1994 53.5 71.7
1995 53.3 72
1996 53.2 72.3
1997 53.1 72.6
1998 53 72.8
1999 53.2 73.2
2000 53.3 73.6
2001 53.6 74.2
2002 53.9 74.5
2003 54.3 74.8
2004 54.6 74.9
2005 54.9 75.1
2006 55.3 75.3
2007 55.7 75.4
2008 56.1 75.6
2009 56.5 75.9
2010 57 76.3
2011 57.5 76.6
2012 58.2 76.8
2013 58.7 77.1
2014 59.1 77.3
2015 59.7 77.6
2016 60.3 77.6
2017 60.8 77.7
2018 61.2 77.6
2019 61.7 77.9
2020 61.7 76.6
2021 61.1 75.6
2022 62.4 77.9
2023 63.7 78.6
2024 64 78.8
2025 64.2 79

Cameroon and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Poland
Year Population
Cameroon Poland
1960 5,159,057 29,637,450
1961 5,239,273 29,964,000
1962 5,338,620 30,308,500
1963 5,456,623 30,712,000
1964 5,578,257 31,139,450
1965 5,704,686 31,444,950
1966 5,837,295 31,681,000
1967 5,977,318 31,987,155
1968 6,125,863 32,294,655
1969 6,283,462 32,548,300
1970 6,449,793 32,664,300
1971 6,624,408 32,783,500
1972 6,806,872 33,055,650
1973 6,996,660 33,357,200
1974 7,193,583 33,678,899
1975 7,397,120 34,015,199
1976 7,597,962 34,356,300
1977 7,796,501 34,689,050
1978 8,011,921 34,965,600
1979 8,239,641 35,247,217
1980 8,512,219 35,574,150
1981 8,816,377 35,898,587
1982 9,028,678 36,230,481
1983 9,215,397 36,571,808
1984 9,475,078 36,904,134
1985 9,761,730 37,201,885
1986 10,060,342 37,456,119
1987 10,370,749 37,668,045
1988 10,684,968 37,824,487
1989 11,002,745 37,961,529
1990 11,331,821 38,110,782
1991 11,667,180 38,246,193
1992 12,006,353 38,363,667
1993 12,353,131 38,461,408
1994 12,704,903 38,542,652
1995 13,058,516 38,594,998
1996 13,414,757 38,624,370
1997 13,775,214 38,649,660
1998 14,144,860 38,663,481
1999 14,525,140 38,660,271
2000 14,912,631 38,258,629
2001 15,309,490 38,248,076
2002 15,725,528 38,230,364
2003 16,160,340 38,204,570
2004 16,610,487 38,182,222
2005 17,074,594 38,165,445
2006 17,550,407 38,141,267
2007 18,049,896 38,120,560
2008 18,574,056 38,125,759
2009 19,113,974 38,151,603
2010 19,668,066 38,042,794
2011 20,232,304 38,063,255
2012 20,809,529 38,063,164
2013 21,402,376 38,040,196
2014 22,059,893 38,011,735
2015 22,763,414 37,986,412
2016 23,454,161 37,970,087
2017 24,128,601 37,974,826
2018 24,806,383 37,974,750
2019 25,506,095 37,965,475
2020 26,210,558 37,515,748
2021 26,915,758 36,981,559
2022 27,632,771 36,821,749
2023 28,372,687 36,687,353
2024 29,123,744 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Poland

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Poland
1960 5.73 2.98
1961 5.73 2.83
1962 5.73 2.72
1963 5.73 2.7
1964 5.74 2.57
1965 5.8 2.52
1966 5.85 2.34
1967 5.95 2.33
1968 6.04 2.24
1969 6.14 2.2
1970 6.2 2.2
1971 6.26 2.25
1972 6.29 2.24
1973 6.33 2.26
1974 6.36 2.26
1975 6.4 2.27
1976 6.45 2.3
1977 6.51 2.23
1978 6.55 2.21
1979 6.58 2.28
1980 6.61 2.28
1981 6.61 2.24
1982 6.59 2.34
1983 6.58 2.42
1984 6.56 2.37
1985 6.56 2.33
1986 6.57 2.22
1987 6.54 2.15
1988 6.48 2.13
1989 6.41 2.08
1990 6.36 2.06
1991 6.32 2.07
1992 6.26 1.95
1993 6.16 1.87
1994 6.04 1.81
1995 5.92 1.62
1996 5.8 1.59
1997 5.71 1.51
1998 5.66 1.44
1999 5.6 1.37
2000 5.51 1.37
2001 5.44 1.31
2002 5.44 1.25
2003 5.43 1.22
2004 5.44 1.23
2005 5.42 1.24
2006 5.37 1.27
2007 5.34 1.31
2008 5.29 1.39
2009 5.24 1.4
2010 5.15 1.41
2011 5.05 1.33
2012 4.98 1.33
2013 4.91 1.29
2014 4.84 1.32
2015 4.84 1.32
2016 4.84 1.39
2017 4.8 1.48
2018 4.74 1.46
2019 4.65 1.44
2020 4.56 1.39
2021 4.47 1.33
2022 4.4 1.29
2023 4.32 1.16

Cameroon and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Poland
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Poland
1960 20.5 26.6
1961 20.3 26.8
1962 20.1 26.9
1963 20.1 27.1
1964 20 27.3
1965 19.9 27.5
1966 19.8 27.7
1967 19.7 27.8
1968 19.5 28
1969 19.4 28.1
1970 19.2 28.2
1971 19 28.4
1972 18.9 28.5
1973 18.8 28.5
1974 18.6 28.6
1975 18.5 28.6
1976 18.3 28.7
1977 18.2 28.9
1978 18 29.1
1979 17.9 29.3
1980 17.8 29.5
1981 17.8 29.8
1982 17.5 30.1
1983 17.3 30.3
1984 17.1 30.6
1985 17.1 30.8
1986 17 31.1
1987 16.9 31.4
1988 16.9 31.7
1989 16.8 32.1
1990 16.8 32.4
1991 16.8 32.6
1992 16.8 32.9
1993 16.8 33.2
1994 16.9 33.5
1995 16.9 33.9
1996 17 34.2
1997 17.1 34.4
1998 17.1 34.7
1999 17.2 35
2000 17.3 35.2
2001 17.4 35.5
2002 17.5 35.8
2003 17.5 36
2004 17.6 36.3
2005 17.6 36.6
2006 17.7 36.9
2007 17.7 37.2
2008 17.8 37.5
2009 17.8 37.8
2010 17.9 38.1
2011 17.9 38.2
2012 18 38.4
2013 18.1 38.7
2014 18.2 39
2015 18.3 39.3
2016 18.3 39.7
2017 18.4 40
2018 18.4 40.4
2019 18.5 40.8
2020 18.5 41.1
2021 18.6 41.5
2022 18.7 41.9
2023 18.8 42.4
2024 19 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Cameroon Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.73%
2022
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-28.7%
2022
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
283.7 kWh
2022
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
53.9%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cameroon Poland
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
99.8%
2021
English speaking
38%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Cameroon Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Poland
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
267,065 mi
2024

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