Cameroon vs Switzerland statistics compared

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 52nd vs. 131st).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Cameroon and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Cameroon

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Cameroon	Switzerland
1960	$614,206,068	$10,412,232,621
1961	$652,777,608	$11,713,348,834
1962	$694,247,864	$12,989,649,694
1963	$718,320,845	$14,283,872,299
1964	$776,650,177	$15,833,133,858
1965	$814,083,266	$16,780,226,225
1966	$851,112,535	$18,019,402,374
1967	$936,175,260	$19,397,044,714
1968	$1,046,191,218	$20,712,102,794
1969	$1,100,551,489	$22,442,043,274
1970	$1,151,216,993	$24,998,066,773
1971	$1,236,941,394	$30,040,171,751
1972	$1,498,251,890	$36,844,318,854
1973	$1,901,393,361	$49,550,006,320
1974	$2,157,415,533	$57,103,011,446
1975	$2,857,037,371	$65,466,081,819
1976	$2,898,090,002	$68,476,524,644
1977	$3,394,664,024	$73,135,771,167
1978	$4,662,852,583	$102,280,472,036
1979	$5,919,002,983	$114,970,094,425
1980	$6,674,569,047	$122,557,843,886
1981	$6,610,938,617	$112,244,805,519
1982	$6,611,255,964	$115,043,365,512
1983	$6,870,200,010	$114,634,358,535
1984	$7,311,938,026	$109,455,312,168
1985	$8,544,810,498	$110,980,314,192
1986	$11,857,056,199	$159,089,921,063
1987	$13,049,659,981	$199,236,370,038
1988	$12,236,057,362	$215,540,625,299
1989	$11,012,566,195	$208,105,846,934
1990	$12,314,482,628	$265,763,573,999
1991	$11,840,192,296	$268,901,693,863
1992	$12,071,775,335	$279,921,425,828
1993	$16,181,814,713	$272,237,527,071
1994	$8,902,446,252	$301,375,055,202
1995	$10,864,772,471	$352,835,806,342
1996	$11,093,538,846	$340,103,959,547
1997	$10,789,458,433	$294,788,198,856
1998	$11,298,144,990	$303,459,014,347
1999	$11,565,826,465	$297,873,643,323
2000	$10,566,579,295	$279,216,033,870
2001	$10,953,485,349	$286,582,672,434
2002	$12,417,251,350	$309,301,422,430
2003	$15,970,315,035	$362,075,086,508
2004	$18,826,214,136	$403,912,891,033
2005	$19,509,852,207	$418,284,865,885
2006	$20,910,512,975	$441,634,672,197
2007	$23,928,250,433	$490,740,715,595
2008	$27,715,142,033	$567,267,767,519
2009	$27,932,970,317	$554,212,916,092
2010	$27,507,501,821	$598,851,027,948
2011	$30,630,910,495	$715,888,126,682
2012	$30,155,062,329	$686,420,221,558
2013	$33,728,621,180	$706,234,937,371
2014	$36,386,544,706	$726,537,809,430
2015	$32,210,233,020	$694,118,186,380
2016	$33,814,337,044	$687,895,460,903
2017	$36,098,547,033	$695,200,834,102
2018	$39,955,552,190	$725,568,717,468
2019	$39,667,757,528	$721,369,112,727
2020	$40,773,241,177	$741,999,406,006
2021	$45,011,937,347	$815,309,330,987
2022	$44,347,206,073	$828,508,926,958
2023	$49,279,410,983	$894,424,821,645
2024	$51,326,764,685	$936,564,198,049

Cameroon and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Cameroon

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Cameroon	Switzerland
1960	$119.1	$1,954
1961	$124.6	$2,155
1962	$130	$2,330
1963	$131.6	$2,508
1964	$139.2	$2,735
1965	$142.7	$2,865
1966	$145.8	$3,045
1967	$156.6	$3,237
1968	$170.8	$3,413
1969	$175.2	$3,657
1970	$178.5	$4,044
1971	$186.7	$4,835
1972	$220.1	$5,885
1973	$271.8	$7,856
1974	$299.9	$9,005
1975	$386	$10,328
1976	$381	$10,865
1977	$435	$11,644
1978	$582	$16,282
1979	$718	$18,266
1980	$784	$19,394
1981	$750	$17,665
1982	$732	$18,000
1983	$746	$17,859
1984	$772	$16,991
1985	$875	$17,152
1986	$1,179	$24,460
1987	$1,258	$30,441
1988	$1,145	$32,690
1989	$1,001	$31,309
1990	$1,087	$39,575
1991	$1,015	$39,544
1992	$1,005	$40,714
1993	$1,310	$39,237
1994	$701	$43,092
1995	$832	$50,114
1996	$827	$48,093
1997	$783	$41,584
1998	$799	$42,681
1999	$796	$41,696
2000	$709	$38,865
2001	$715	$39,639
2002	$790	$42,459
2003	$988	$49,336
2004	$1,133	$54,659
2005	$1,143	$56,243
2006	$1,191	$59,011
2007	$1,326	$64,989
2008	$1,492	$74,175
2009	$1,461	$71,568
2010	$1,399	$76,531
2011	$1,514	$90,477
2012	$1,449	$85,836
2013	$1,576	$87,304
2014	$1,649	$88,725
2015	$1,415	$83,806
2016	$1,442	$82,153
2017	$1,496	$82,254
2018	$1,611	$85,217
2019	$1,555	$84,122
2020	$1,556	$85,898
2021	$1,672	$93,665
2022	$1,605	$94,395
2023	$1,737	$100,632
2024	$1,762	$103,670

Cameroon vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Cameroon

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Cameroon	Switzerland
1950	33.1	68.9
1951	33.9	68.7
1952	34.6	69.6
1953	35.5	69.5
1954	36.5	70
1955	37.5	70.1
1956	38.4	70.2
1957	38.3	70.5
1958	39.1	71.3
1959	39.8	71.5
1960	34.7	71.4
1961	35.2	71.7
1962	42.6	71.3
1963	43.1	71.3
1964	43.6	72.2
1965	44.2	72.3
1966	44.8	72.4
1967	45.6	72.7
1968	46.4	72.7
1969	47.2	72.7
1970	48	73.1
1971	48.6	73.2
1972	49.1	73.8
1973	49.5	74.1
1974	49.7	74.4
1975	49.9	74.8
1976	50	74.9
1977	50.1	75.4
1978	50.3	75.3
1979	50.5	75.6
1980	50.9	75.6
1981	51.2	75.8
1982	51.8	76.2
1983	52.4	76.2
1984	52.9	76.8
1985	53.5	76.9
1986	53.6	77
1987	54.2	77.3
1988	54.4	77.4
1989	54.4	77.6
1990	54.3	77.4
1991	54.2	77.6
1992	54.1	77.9
1993	53.9	78.2
1994	53.5	78.5
1995	53.3	78.6
1996	53.2	79
1997	53.1	79.2
1998	53	79.5
1999	53.2	79.7
2000	53.3	79.8
2001	53.6	80.3
2002	53.9	80.4
2003	54.3	80.5
2004	54.6	81.1
2005	54.9	81.2
2006	55.3	81.5
2007	55.7	81.7
2008	56.1	82
2009	56.5	82
2010	57	82.3
2011	57.5	82.6
2012	58.2	82.6
2013	58.7	82.7
2014	59.1	83.1
2015	59.7	82.8
2016	60.3	83.4
2017	60.8	83.4
2018	61.2	83.6
2019	61.7	83.8
2020	61.7	83.1
2021	61.1	83.6
2022	62.4	83.2
2023	63.7	84
2024	64	84.1
2025	64.2	84.2

Cameroon and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Cameroon

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Cameroon	Switzerland
1960	5,159,057	5,327,827
1961	5,239,273	5,434,294
1962	5,338,620	5,573,815
1963	5,456,623	5,694,247
1964	5,578,257	5,789,228
1965	5,704,686	5,856,472
1966	5,837,295	5,918,002
1967	5,977,318	5,991,785
1968	6,125,863	6,067,714
1969	6,283,462	6,136,387
1970	6,449,793	6,180,877
1971	6,624,408	6,213,399
1972	6,806,872	6,260,956
1973	6,996,660	6,307,347
1974	7,193,583	6,341,405
1975	7,397,120	6,338,632
1976	7,597,962	6,302,504
1977	7,796,501	6,281,174
1978	8,011,921	6,281,738
1979	8,239,641	6,294,365
1980	8,512,219	6,319,408
1981	8,816,377	6,354,074
1982	9,028,678	6,391,309
1983	9,215,397	6,418,773
1984	9,475,078	6,441,865
1985	9,761,730	6,470,365
1986	10,060,342	6,504,124
1987	10,370,749	6,545,106
1988	10,684,968	6,593,386
1989	11,002,745	6,646,912
1990	11,331,821	6,715,519
1991	11,667,180	6,799,978
1992	12,006,353	6,875,364
1993	12,353,131	6,938,265
1994	12,704,903	6,993,795
1995	13,058,516	7,040,687
1996	13,414,757	7,071,850
1997	13,775,214	7,088,906
1998	14,144,860	7,110,001
1999	14,525,140	7,143,991
2000	14,912,631	7,184,250
2001	15,309,490	7,229,854
2002	15,725,528	7,284,753
2003	16,160,340	7,339,001
2004	16,610,487	7,389,625
2005	17,074,594	7,437,115
2006	17,550,407	7,483,934
2007	18,049,896	7,551,117
2008	18,574,056	7,647,675
2009	19,113,974	7,743,831
2010	19,668,066	7,824,909
2011	20,232,304	7,912,398
2012	20,809,529	7,996,861
2013	21,402,376	8,089,346
2014	22,059,893	8,188,649
2015	22,763,414	8,282,396
2016	23,454,161	8,373,338
2017	24,128,601	8,451,840
2018	24,806,383	8,514,329
2019	25,506,095	8,575,280
2020	26,210,558	8,638,167
2021	26,915,758	8,704,546
2022	27,632,771	8,777,088
2023	28,372,687	8,888,093
2024	29,123,744	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Cameroon

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cameroon	Switzerland
1960	5.73	2.44
1961	5.73	2.52
1962	5.73	2.58
1963	5.73	2.65
1964	5.74	2.66
1965	5.8	2.59
1966	5.85	2.5
1967	5.95	2.39
1968	6.04	2.29
1969	6.14	2.19
1970	6.2	2.1
1971	6.26	2.04
1972	6.29	1.91
1973	6.33	1.81
1974	6.36	1.73
1975	6.4	1.61
1976	6.45	1.55
1977	6.51	1.53
1978	6.55	1.51
1979	6.58	1.52
1980	6.61	1.55
1981	6.61	1.55
1982	6.59	1.56
1983	6.58	1.52
1984	6.56	1.53
1985	6.56	1.52
1986	6.57	1.53
1987	6.54	1.52
1988	6.48	1.57
1989	6.41	1.56
1990	6.36	1.58
1991	6.32	1.58
1992	6.26	1.58
1993	6.16	1.51
1994	6.04	1.49
1995	5.92	1.48
1996	5.8	1.5
1997	5.71	1.48
1998	5.66	1.47
1999	5.6	1.48
2000	5.51	1.5
2001	5.44	1.38
2002	5.44	1.39
2003	5.43	1.39
2004	5.44	1.42
2005	5.42	1.42
2006	5.37	1.44
2007	5.34	1.46
2008	5.29	1.48
2009	5.24	1.5
2010	5.15	1.52
2011	5.05	1.52
2012	4.98	1.52
2013	4.91	1.52
2014	4.84	1.54
2015	4.84	1.54
2016	4.84	1.54
2017	4.8	1.52
2018	4.74	1.52
2019	4.65	1.48
2020	4.56	1.46
2021	4.47	1.52
2022	4.4	1.39
2023	4.32	1.33

Cameroon and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Cameroon

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Cameroon	Switzerland
1960	20.5	32.6
1961	20.3	32.4
1962	20.1	32
1963	20.1	31.7
1964	20	31.5
1965	19.9	31.6
1966	19.8	31.6
1967	19.7	31.6
1968	19.5	31.7
1969	19.4	31.7
1970	19.2	32
1971	19	32.2
1972	18.9	32.3
1973	18.8	32.5
1974	18.6	32.7
1975	18.5	33.1
1976	18.3	33.5
1977	18.2	33.8
1978	18	34.2
1979	17.9	34.5
1980	17.8	34.8
1981	17.8	35
1982	17.5	35.3
1983	17.3	35.6
1984	17.1	35.9
1985	17.1	36.1
1986	17	36.3
1987	16.9	36.5
1988	16.9	36.7
1989	16.8	36.8
1990	16.8	36.9
1991	16.8	36.9
1992	16.8	36.9
1993	16.8	37
1994	16.9	37.1
1995	16.9	37.3
1996	17	37.6
1997	17.1	37.9
1998	17.1	38.2
1999	17.2	38.4
2000	17.3	38.7
2001	17.4	39
2002	17.5	39.3
2003	17.5	39.6
2004	17.6	39.9
2005	17.6	40.3
2006	17.7	40.6
2007	17.7	40.9
2008	17.8	41.1
2009	17.8	41.3
2010	17.9	41.5
2011	17.9	41.6
2012	18	41.8
2013	18.1	42
2014	18.2	42.1
2015	18.3	42.2
2016	18.3	42.3
2017	18.4	42.4
2018	18.4	42.5
2019	18.5	42.6
2020	18.5	42.7
2021	18.6	42.8
2022	18.7	43
2023	18.8	43.4
2024	19	43.7

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