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Cameroon vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a population of 29.1M (ranked 52/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Cameroon's land area is 182,514 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 52nd vs. 87th).

By GDP, Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Cameroon Syria
Population
30491011
26304877
Population rank 51/197 57/197
GDP
$51.3B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 92/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 159/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 152/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$731
2025
Land area
182,514 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
73 years
2025

Cameroon and Syria: Comparison Charts

Cameroon and Syria economies compared

GDP
Cameroon

Syria
Year GDP
Cameroon Syria
1960 $614,206,068 $857,704,413
1961 $652,777,608 $945,244,972
1962 $694,247,864 $1,110,565,881
1963 $718,320,845 $1,200,447,408
1964 $776,650,177 $1,339,494,267
1965 $814,083,266 $1,472,036,540
1966 $851,112,535 $1,342,287,553
1967 $936,175,260 $1,580,229,799
1968 $1,046,191,218 $1,753,746,430
1969 $1,100,551,489 $2,245,011,515
1970 $1,151,216,993 $2,140,384,010
1971 $1,236,941,394 $2,589,851,325
1972 $1,498,251,890 $3,059,681,698
1973 $1,901,393,361 $3,239,487,516
1974 $2,157,415,533 $5,159,557,148
1975 $2,857,037,371 $6,826,980,444
1976 $2,898,090,002 $7,633,528,867
1977 $3,394,664,024 $7,696,011,396
1978 $4,662,852,583 $9,275,200,458
1979 $5,919,002,983 $9,929,681,529
1980 $6,674,569,047 $13,062,420,382
1981 $6,610,938,617 $15,518,201,335
1982 $6,611,255,964 $16,298,929,011
1983 $6,870,200,010 $17,589,277,143
1984 $7,311,938,026 $17,503,078,174
1985 $8,544,810,498 $16,403,539,893
1986 $11,857,056,199 $13,293,205,278
1987 $13,049,659,981 $11,356,215,543
1988 $12,236,057,362 $10,577,041,645
1989 $11,012,566,195 $9,853,395,762
1990 $12,314,482,628 $12,308,624,418
1991 $11,840,192,296 $12,981,833,333
1992 $12,071,775,335 $13,253,565,861
1993 $16,181,814,713 $13,695,962,055
1994 $8,902,446,252 $10,122,020,000
1995 $10,864,772,471 $11,396,706,587
1996 $11,093,538,846 $13,789,560,878
1997 $10,789,458,433 $14,505,233,463
1998 $11,298,144,990 $15,200,846,154
1999 $11,565,826,465 $15,873,875,969
2000 $10,566,579,295 $18,937,052,543
2001 $10,953,485,349 $20,237,024,725
2002 $12,417,251,350 $20,669,357,462
2003 $15,970,315,035 $21,828,144,686
2004 $18,826,214,136 $25,086,950,495
2005 $19,509,852,207 $28,858,965,517
2006 $20,910,512,975 $33,751,788,856
2007 $23,928,250,433 $40,465,318,382
2008 $27,715,142,033 $52,557,913,569
2009 $27,932,970,317 $54,111,735,629
2010 $27,507,501,821 $61,390,830,875
2011 $30,630,910,495 $67,539,428,159
2012 $30,155,062,329 $43,190,318,033
2013 $33,728,621,180 $21,361,254,635
2014 $36,386,544,706 $21,502,061,466
2015 $32,210,233,020 $16,466,863,117
2016 $33,814,337,044 $12,597,854,877
2017 $36,098,547,033 $16,369,843,352
2018 $39,955,552,190 $21,497,782,868
2019 $39,667,757,528 $22,583,045,060
2020 $40,773,241,177 $12,047,752,036
2021 $45,011,937,347 $14,353,205,678
2022 $44,347,206,073 $23,622,827,080
2023 $49,279,410,983 $19,993,439,950
2024 $51,326,764,685 -

Cameroon and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Cameroon

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Cameroon Syria
1960 $119.1 $183.5
1961 $124.6 $196.3
1962 $130 $223.9
1963 $131.6 $234.9
1964 $139.2 $254.2
1965 $142.7 $270.8
1966 $145.8 $239.3
1967 $156.6 $272.9
1968 $170.8 $293.3
1969 $175.2 $364
1970 $178.5 $335
1971 $186.7 $393
1972 $220.1 $448
1973 $271.8 $459
1974 $299.9 $707
1975 $386 $904
1976 $381 $976
1977 $435 $951
1978 $582 $1,108
1979 $718 $1,146
1980 $784 $1,458
1981 $750 $1,676
1982 $732 $1,703
1983 $746 $1,776
1984 $772 $1,706
1985 $875 $1,544
1986 $1,179 $1,208
1987 $1,258 $997
1988 $1,145 $898
1989 $1,001 $809
1990 $1,087 $978
1991 $1,015 $1,000
1992 $1,005 $990
1993 $1,310 $993
1994 $701 $712
1995 $832 $780
1996 $827 $918
1997 $783 $941
1998 $799 $961
1999 $796 $978
2000 $709 $1,138
2001 $715 $1,187
2002 $790 $1,183
2003 $988 $1,220
2004 $1,133 $1,368
2005 $1,143 $1,534
2006 $1,191 $1,719
2007 $1,326 $1,938
2008 $1,492 $2,429
2009 $1,461 $2,462
2010 $1,399 $2,731
2011 $1,514 $2,952
2012 $1,449 $1,898
2013 $1,576 $986
2014 $1,649 $1,061
2015 $1,415 $848
2016 $1,442 $656
2017 $1,496 $852
2018 $1,611 $1,098
2019 $1,555 $1,110
2020 $1,556 $572
2021 $1,672 $664
2022 $1,605 $1,052
2023 $1,737 $847
2024 $1,762 -

Cameroon vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cameroon

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Cameroon Syria
1950 33.1 42.5
1951 33.9 43.4
1952 34.6 44.3
1953 35.5 45.3
1954 36.5 46.4
1955 37.5 47.4
1956 38.4 48.5
1957 38.3 49.6
1958 39.1 50.7
1959 39.8 51.7
1960 34.7 52.7
1961 35.2 53.7
1962 42.6 54.6
1963 43.1 55.4
1964 43.6 56.2
1965 44.2 56.9
1966 44.8 57.6
1967 45.6 58
1968 46.4 59.1
1969 47.2 59.8
1970 48 60.6
1971 48.6 61.3
1972 49.1 62
1973 49.5 60.8
1974 49.7 63.4
1975 49.9 64.2
1976 50 64.8
1977 50.1 65.4
1978 50.3 65.9
1979 50.5 66.2
1980 50.9 66.5
1981 51.2 64.6
1982 51.8 60.8
1983 52.4 67.4
1984 52.9 67.7
1985 53.5 68
1986 53.6 68.4
1987 54.2 68.8
1988 54.4 69.2
1989 54.4 69.5
1990 54.3 69.8
1991 54.2 70.1
1992 54.1 70.2
1993 53.9 70.3
1994 53.5 70.3
1995 53.3 70.2
1996 53.2 70.2
1997 53.1 70.2
1998 53 70.2
1999 53.2 70.5
2000 53.3 70.9
2001 53.6 71.3
2002 53.9 71.7
2003 54.3 72.2
2004 54.6 72.5
2005 54.9 72.8
2006 55.3 73
2007 55.7 73.3
2008 56.1 73.4
2009 56.5 73.5
2010 57 73.5
2011 57.5 72.3
2012 58.2 66.2
2013 58.7 65.1
2014 59.1 65.5
2015 59.7 63.3
2016 60.3 65.2
2017 60.8 65.7
2018 61.2 67.4
2019 61.7 71
2020 61.7 71.9
2021 61.1 72.4
2022 62.4 72.8
2023 63.7 72.1
2024 64 72.6
2025 64.2 73

Cameroon and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Cameroon

Syria
Year Population
Cameroon Syria
1960 5,159,057 4,673,500
1961 5,239,273 4,815,466
1962 5,338,620 4,959,340
1963 5,456,623 5,110,467
1964 5,578,257 5,269,087
1965 5,704,686 5,435,267
1966 5,837,295 5,609,047
1967 5,977,318 5,790,198
1968 6,125,863 5,978,742
1969 6,283,462 6,175,166
1970 6,449,793 6,380,609
1971 6,624,408 6,598,094
1972 6,806,872 6,826,024
1973 6,996,660 7,060,321
1974 7,193,583 7,302,160
1975 7,397,120 7,554,364
1976 7,597,962 7,817,320
1977 7,796,501 8,090,501
1978 8,011,921 8,372,759
1979 8,239,641 8,661,909
1980 8,512,219 8,957,663
1981 8,816,377 9,260,189
1982 9,028,678 9,572,511
1983 9,215,397 9,904,809
1984 9,475,078 10,258,398
1985 9,761,730 10,625,672
1986 10,060,342 11,002,844
1987 10,370,749 11,388,923
1988 10,684,968 11,782,264
1989 11,002,745 12,179,060
1990 11,331,821 12,579,208
1991 11,667,180 12,980,821
1992 12,006,353 13,385,571
1993 12,353,131 13,795,686
1994 12,704,903 14,208,583
1995 13,058,516 14,616,801
1996 13,414,757 15,018,104
1997 13,775,214 15,417,542
1998 14,144,860 15,820,413
1999 14,525,140 16,228,061
2000 14,912,631 16,637,888
2001 15,309,490 17,051,338
2002 15,725,528 17,468,332
2003 16,160,340 17,889,296
2004 16,610,487 18,336,875
2005 17,074,594 18,814,091
2006 17,550,407 19,637,022
2007 18,049,896 20,884,125
2008 18,574,056 21,636,564
2009 19,113,974 21,976,969
2010 19,668,066 22,482,421
2011 20,232,304 22,878,098
2012 20,809,529 22,759,763
2013 21,402,376 21,666,917
2014 22,059,893 20,273,659
2015 22,763,414 19,424,618
2016 23,454,161 19,193,834
2017 24,128,601 19,224,668
2018 24,806,383 19,577,845
2019 25,506,095 20,353,534
2020 26,210,558 21,049,429
2021 26,915,758 21,628,839
2022 27,632,771 22,462,173
2023 28,372,687 23,594,623
2024 29,123,744 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Cameroon and Syria

Fertility rate
Cameroon

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Cameroon Syria
1960 5.73 7.51
1961 5.73 7.5
1962 5.73 7.51
1963 5.73 7.51
1964 5.74 7.53
1965 5.8 7.53
1966 5.85 7.55
1967 5.95 7.56
1968 6.04 7.57
1969 6.14 7.59
1970 6.2 7.62
1971 6.26 7.6
1972 6.29 7.57
1973 6.33 7.55
1974 6.36 7.52
1975 6.4 7.49
1976 6.45 7.45
1977 6.51 7.42
1978 6.55 7.35
1979 6.58 7.25
1980 6.61 7.12
1981 6.61 6.97
1982 6.59 6.81
1983 6.58 6.69
1984 6.56 6.59
1985 6.56 6.48
1986 6.57 6.37
1987 6.54 6.2
1988 6.48 6
1989 6.41 5.78
1990 6.36 5.56
1991 6.32 5.34
1992 6.26 5.14
1993 6.16 4.99
1994 6.04 4.86
1995 5.92 4.7
1996 5.8 4.54
1997 5.71 4.37
1998 5.66 4.25
1999 5.6 4.14
2000 5.51 4.07
2001 5.44 3.98
2002 5.44 3.87
2003 5.43 3.76
2004 5.44 3.68
2005 5.42 3.61
2006 5.37 3.56
2007 5.34 3.54
2008 5.29 3.48
2009 5.24 3.42
2010 5.15 3.36
2011 5.05 3.29
2012 4.98 3.22
2013 4.91 3.17
2014 4.84 3.12
2015 4.84 3.07
2016 4.84 3.01
2017 4.8 2.97
2018 4.74 2.93
2019 4.65 2.88
2020 4.56 2.84
2021 4.47 2.8
2022 4.4 2.75
2023 4.32 2.71

Cameroon and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Cameroon

Syria
Year Median age, years
Cameroon Syria
1960 20.5 17.6
1961 20.3 17.3
1962 20.1 17.1
1963 20.1 16.9
1964 20 16.7
1965 19.9 16.5
1966 19.8 16.4
1967 19.7 16.2
1968 19.5 16.1
1969 19.4 16
1970 19.2 15.9
1971 19 15.8
1972 18.9 15.8
1973 18.8 15.7
1974 18.6 15.7
1975 18.5 15.7
1976 18.3 15.6
1977 18.2 15.6
1978 18 15.6
1979 17.9 15.6
1980 17.8 15.6
1981 17.8 15.6
1982 17.5 15.7
1983 17.3 15.8
1984 17.1 15.8
1985 17.1 15.9
1986 17 16
1987 16.9 16.1
1988 16.9 16.2
1989 16.8 16.4
1990 16.8 16.5
1991 16.8 16.7
1992 16.8 16.9
1993 16.8 17.1
1994 16.9 17.3
1995 16.9 17.5
1996 17 17.7
1997 17.1 17.9
1998 17.1 18.1
1999 17.2 18.3
2000 17.3 18.5
2001 17.4 18.8
2002 17.5 19
2003 17.5 19.2
2004 17.6 19.5
2005 17.6 19.7
2006 17.7 20.3
2007 17.7 21
2008 17.8 21.3
2009 17.8 21.5
2010 17.9 21.7
2011 17.9 21.9
2012 18 21.8
2013 18.1 21.2
2014 18.2 20.1
2015 18.3 19.5
2016 18.3 19.5
2017 18.4 19.6
2018 18.4 20.1
2019 18.5 20.9
2020 18.5 21.6
2021 18.6 22.2
2022 18.7 22.7
2023 18.8 23.3
2024 19 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cameroon Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.93%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
34,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.84%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
52.1
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$630M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,021,000
2019
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.14%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
60.9%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Cameroon Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
384 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.5
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.8 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.9%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.2%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.73%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-28.7%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
283.7 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
53.9%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2022
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Cameroon Syria
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,892
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.7
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.54
2020
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.2%
2020
94.4%
2021
English speaking
38%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
41.9%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Cameroon Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$72
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$48.7
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
64.2 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
20.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
258
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.2
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
15.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.6 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Cameroon Syria
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
6,267 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38,212 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
77,886 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025

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