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Cameroon vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 52nd vs. 158th).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Qatar
Population
30491011
2964497
Population rank 51/197 137/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 92/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 159/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 152/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Cameroon and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Qatar
Year GDP
Cameroon Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $1,236,941,394 $387,703,106
1972 $1,498,251,890 $510,262,500
1973 $1,901,393,361 $793,885,560
1974 $2,157,415,533 $2,401,403,227
1975 $2,857,037,371 $2,512,773,166
1976 $2,898,090,002 $3,284,273,987
1977 $3,394,664,024 $3,617,564,638
1978 $4,662,852,583 $4,052,000,413
1979 $5,919,002,983 $5,632,962,997
1980 $6,674,569,047 $7,829,165,262
1981 $6,610,938,617 $8,661,263,764
1982 $6,611,255,964 $7,596,703,214
1983 $6,870,200,010 $6,467,582,308
1984 $7,311,938,026 $6,704,395,824
1985 $8,544,810,498 $6,153,296,456
1986 $11,857,056,199 $5,053,021,951
1987 $13,049,659,981 $5,446,428,681
1988 $12,236,057,362 $6,038,187,033
1989 $11,012,566,195 $6,487,912,088
1990 $12,314,482,628 $7,360,439,423
1991 $11,840,192,296 $6,883,516,484
1992 $12,071,775,335 $7,646,153,984
1993 $16,181,814,713 $7,156,593,654
1994 $8,902,446,252 $7,374,450,769
1995 $10,864,772,471 $8,137,911,978
1996 $11,093,538,846 $9,059,340,385
1997 $10,789,458,433 $11,297,802,115
1998 $11,298,144,990 $10,255,495,027
1999 $11,565,826,465 $12,393,131,868
2000 $10,566,579,295 $17,759,890,110
2001 $10,953,485,349 $17,538,461,538
2002 $12,417,251,350 $19,363,736,264
2003 $15,970,315,035 $23,533,791,209
2004 $18,826,214,136 $31,734,065,934
2005 $19,509,852,207 $44,530,494,505
2006 $20,910,512,975 $60,882,142,857
2007 $23,928,250,433 $79,712,087,912
2008 $27,715,142,033 $115,270,054,945
2009 $27,932,970,317 $97,798,351,648
2010 $27,507,501,821 $125,122,306,346
2011 $30,630,910,495 $167,775,268,626
2012 $30,155,062,329 $186,833,502,363
2013 $33,728,621,180 $198,727,642,967
2014 $36,386,544,706 $206,224,598,571
2015 $32,210,233,020 $161,739,955,577
2016 $33,814,337,044 $151,732,181,868
2017 $36,098,547,033 $161,099,122,225
2018 $39,955,552,190 $183,334,953,819
2019 $39,667,757,528 $176,371,267,692
2020 $40,773,241,177 $144,411,363,352
2021 $45,011,937,347 $179,732,009,560
2022 $44,347,206,073 $235,709,325,714
2023 $49,279,410,983 $213,002,809,341
2024 $51,326,764,685 $217,982,967,033

Cameroon and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $186.7 $2,952
1972 $220.1 $3,483
1973 $271.8 $4,905
1974 $299.9 $13,540
1975 $386 $13,014
1976 $381 $15,710
1977 $435 $16,058
1978 $582 $16,757
1979 $718 $21,777
1980 $784 $28,375
1981 $750 $29,505
1982 $732 $24,385
1983 $746 $19,616
1984 $772 $19,272
1985 $875 $16,815
1986 $1,179 $13,213
1987 $1,258 $13,719
1988 $1,145 $14,682
1989 $1,001 $15,243
1990 $1,087 $16,722
1991 $1,015 $15,133
1992 $1,005 $16,280
1993 $1,310 $14,770
1994 $701 $14,765
1995 $832 $15,823
1996 $827 $17,125
1997 $783 $20,523
1998 $799 $17,665
1999 $796 $20,234
2000 $709 $27,535
2001 $715 $25,871
2002 $790 $27,227
2003 $988 $31,602
2004 $1,133 $41,036
2005 $1,143 $53,950
2006 $1,191 $62,582
2007 $1,326 $65,954
2008 $1,492 $80,781
2009 $1,461 $60,786
2010 $1,399 $77,387
2011 $1,514 $103,262
2012 $1,449 $108,470
2013 $1,576 $103,697
2014 $1,649 $95,841
2015 $1,415 $68,985
2016 $1,442 $61,254
2017 $1,496 $63,280
2018 $1,611 $71,040
2019 $1,555 $66,841
2020 $1,556 $51,684
2021 $1,672 $71,752
2022 $1,605 $88,701
2023 $1,737 $80,196
2024 $1,762 $76,276

Cameroon vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Qatar
1950 33.1 50.8
1951 33.9 51.5
1952 34.6 52.1
1953 35.5 52.8
1954 36.5 53.5
1955 37.5 54.2
1956 38.4 54.9
1957 38.3 55.6
1958 39.1 56.3
1959 39.8 57
1960 34.7 57.8
1961 35.2 58.5
1962 42.6 59.2
1963 43.1 60
1964 43.6 60.7
1965 44.2 61.4
1966 44.8 62.2
1967 45.6 62.9
1968 46.4 63.6
1969 47.2 64.2
1970 48 64.9
1971 48.6 65.5
1972 49.1 66.1
1973 49.5 66.6
1974 49.7 67.2
1975 49.9 67.7
1976 50 68.2
1977 50.1 68.6
1978 50.3 69.1
1979 50.5 69.5
1980 50.9 69.9
1981 51.2 70.3
1982 51.8 70.7
1983 52.4 71.1
1984 52.9 71.5
1985 53.5 71.8
1986 53.6 72.2
1987 54.2 72.5
1988 54.4 72.8
1989 54.4 73.1
1990 54.3 73.4
1991 54.2 73.7
1992 54.1 73.9
1993 53.9 74.1
1994 53.5 74.2
1995 53.3 74.4
1996 53.2 74.6
1997 53.1 74.7
1998 53 74.9
1999 53.2 75
2000 53.3 75.3
2001 53.6 75.5
2002 53.9 75.8
2003 54.3 76.1
2004 54.6 76.5
2005 54.9 76.9
2006 55.3 77.3
2007 55.7 77.7
2008 56.1 78.3
2009 56.5 78.8
2010 57 79.4
2011 57.5 80
2012 58.2 80.5
2013 58.7 81
2014 59.1 81.4
2015 59.7 81.8
2016 60.3 82.1
2017 60.8 82.5
2018 61.2 82.7
2019 61.7 82.9
2020 61.7 80.4
2021 61.1 81.1
2022 62.4 81.9
2023 63.7 82.4
2024 64 82.5
2025 64.2 82.7

Cameroon and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Qatar
Year Population
Cameroon Qatar
1960 5,159,057 36,010
1961 5,239,273 39,680
1962 5,338,620 44,630
1963 5,456,623 50,380
1964 5,578,257 56,867
1965 5,704,686 64,065
1966 5,837,295 72,192
1967 5,977,318 81,439
1968 6,125,863 91,749
1969 6,283,462 103,025
1970 6,449,793 116,350
1971 6,624,408 131,346
1972 6,806,872 146,506
1973 6,996,660 161,841
1974 7,193,583 177,362
1975 7,397,120 193,087
1976 7,597,962 209,052
1977 7,796,501 225,285
1978 8,011,921 241,808
1979 8,239,641 258,670
1980 8,512,219 275,913
1981 8,816,377 293,553
1982 9,028,678 311,537
1983 9,215,397 329,709
1984 9,475,078 347,878
1985 9,761,730 365,940
1986 10,060,342 382,422
1987 10,370,749 397,005
1988 10,684,968 411,264
1989 11,002,745 425,646
1990 11,331,821 440,175
1991 11,667,180 454,853
1992 12,006,353 469,657
1993 12,353,131 484,545
1994 12,704,903 499,459
1995 13,058,516 514,325
1996 13,414,757 529,019
1997 13,775,214 550,500
1998 14,144,860 580,540
1999 14,525,140 612,500
2000 14,912,631 644,989
2001 15,309,490 677,925
2002 15,725,528 711,205
2003 16,160,340 744,682
2004 16,610,487 773,332
2005 17,074,594 825,408
2006 17,550,407 972,831
2007 18,049,896 1,208,595
2008 18,574,056 1,426,938
2009 19,113,974 1,608,903
2010 19,668,066 1,616,832
2011 20,232,304 1,624,761
2012 20,809,529 1,722,438
2013 21,402,376 1,916,426
2014 22,059,893 2,151,745
2015 22,763,414 2,344,557
2016 23,454,161 2,477,113
2017 24,128,601 2,545,820
2018 24,806,383 2,580,734
2019 25,506,095 2,638,657
2020 26,210,558 2,794,148
2021 26,915,758 2,504,910
2022 27,632,771 2,657,333
2023 28,372,687 2,656,032
2024 29,123,744 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Qatar

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Qatar
1960 5.73 6.53
1961 5.73 6.53
1962 5.73 6.53
1963 5.73 6.53
1964 5.74 6.53
1965 5.8 6.53
1966 5.85 6.52
1967 5.95 6.46
1968 6.04 6.39
1969 6.14 6.31
1970 6.2 6.23
1971 6.26 6.15
1972 6.29 6.07
1973 6.33 6.01
1974 6.36 5.94
1975 6.4 5.86
1976 6.45 5.78
1977 6.51 5.69
1978 6.55 5.58
1979 6.58 5.46
1980 6.61 5.33
1981 6.61 5.2
1982 6.59 5.04
1983 6.58 4.9
1984 6.56 4.76
1985 6.56 4.64
1986 6.57 4.57
1987 6.54 4.54
1988 6.48 4.51
1989 6.41 4.41
1990 6.36 4.23
1991 6.32 3.99
1992 6.26 3.85
1993 6.16 3.77
1994 6.04 3.67
1995 5.92 3.56
1996 5.8 3.44
1997 5.71 3.33
1998 5.66 3.21
1999 5.6 3.12
2000 5.51 3.07
2001 5.44 3.08
2002 5.44 3.01
2003 5.43 2.93
2004 5.44 2.79
2005 5.42 2.64
2006 5.37 2.51
2007 5.34 2.44
2008 5.29 2.37
2009 5.24 2.25
2010 5.15 2.14
2011 5.05 2.07
2012 4.98 2.04
2013 4.91 2.03
2014 4.84 2.03
2015 4.84 1.98
2016 4.84 1.86
2017 4.8 1.83
2018 4.74 1.76
2019 4.65 1.73
2020 4.56 1.68
2021 4.47 1.61
2022 4.4 1.74
2023 4.32 1.73

Cameroon and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Qatar
1960 20.5 18
1961 20.3 19
1962 20.1 20.1
1963 20.1 21.1
1964 20 21.8
1965 19.9 22.5
1966 19.8 23
1967 19.7 23.5
1968 19.5 24
1969 19.4 24.4
1970 19.2 23.7
1971 19 22.2
1972 18.9 21.3
1973 18.8 20.9
1974 18.6 20.8
1975 18.5 21
1976 18.3 21.3
1977 18.2 21.8
1978 18 22.3
1979 17.9 22.9
1980 17.8 23.5
1981 17.8 24.1
1982 17.5 24.8
1983 17.3 25.6
1984 17.1 26.3
1985 17.1 27
1986 17 27.4
1987 16.9 27.5
1988 16.9 27.5
1989 16.8 27.6
1990 16.8 27.7
1991 16.8 27.9
1992 16.8 28.1
1993 16.8 28.4
1994 16.9 28.7
1995 16.9 29.1
1996 17 29.6
1997 17.1 29.9
1998 17.1 29.8
1999 17.2 29.8
2000 17.3 29.9
2001 17.4 30.1
2002 17.5 30.5
2003 17.5 30.9
2004 17.6 31
2005 17.6 30.9
2006 17.7 30.6
2007 17.7 30.1
2008 17.8 30.1
2009 17.8 30.8
2010 17.9 31.3
2011 17.9 31.2
2012 18 31
2013 18.1 30.9
2014 18.2 31.1
2015 18.3 31.2
2016 18.3 31.4
2017 18.4 31.6
2018 18.4 31.9
2019 18.5 32.3
2020 18.5 32.6
2021 18.6 32.9
2022 18.7 33.4
2023 18.8 34.1
2024 19 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Cameroon Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.73%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-28.7%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
283.7 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
53.9%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cameroon Qatar
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
97.8%
2014
English speaking
38%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Cameroon Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Qatar
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
4,374 mi
2016

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