Independent rankings built from public data — every figure traceable to the body that published it.

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Cameroon places highest on Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence (top 3% worldwide) and lowest on Social Institutions and Gender Index (bottom 1%).
Population
28,372,687
people
since 1950
Land area
472,710
km²
since 1961
GDP per person
4,946
international $, PPP
since 1990
Life expectancy
63.7
years at birth
since 1950
Human development
0.588
HDI, 0–1
since 1990
Unemployment
3.602
% of the labour force
since 1991
The newest published figure for each, the year it describes and who published it, with a line showing how it has moved.
01The country
As Wikidata records them. Official languages are the least consistent — some countries list only a national language, others every regional one. Sources and licences.
02Country Index 2026
Strongest first. Each position is Cameroon’s place among the countries with a standing on that topic, built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things.
66thof 161
From 3 of 3 key statistics
97thof 182
From 4 of 4 key statistics
joint117thof 193
From 5 of 5 key statistics
joint119thof 177
From 3 of 3 key statistics
joint134thof 191
From 3 of 3 key statistics
joint107thof 147
From 2 of 3 key statistics
138thof 182
From 4 of 4 key statistics
122ndof 150
From 3 of 3 key statistics
160thof 194
From 3 of 3 key statistics
171stof 201
From 4 of 4 key statistics
172ndof 198
From 3 of 3 key statistics
169thof 178
From 3 of 3 key statistics
Each standing is built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things. Select a subject for Cameroon’s readings on it, or see every statistic held for Cameroon in the table further down this page.
03Highs and lows
The two ends of its own record: every statistic on which Cameroon sits within ten places of the best or worst in the world, plus its strongest and weakest readings overall. Each is turned into a percentile — its place among every country measured — which is what lets a hunger score and a press-freedom rank be compared at all.
In the top third of all countries measured.
Not ranked by the publisher · 1.4 · 2024
world median 34.1 (better)
Position · derived 38th of 44 · 1 = worst · 11 · 2024
world median 22 (better) · ▲ 16 pts since 2016
Position · derived 151st of 177 · 1 = worst · 1.56 · 2023
world median 10 (better)
Position · derived 102nd of 126 · 1 = worst · 1.027 · 2025
world median 2.296 (better) · ▲ 5 pts since 2015
Position · derived 145th of 182 · 1 = worst · 6.548 · 2025
world median 12.83 (better) · ▼ 4 pts since 2015
In the bottom third of all countries measured. 2 are within ten places of the worst in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
Position · derived 2nd of 140 · 1 = worst · 66.9 · 2023
world median 25.2 (worse)
Rank 135th of 139 · 2.1 · 2023
world median 2.9 (worse) · ▼ 8 pts since 2014
Position · derived 16th of 200 · 1 = worst · 64.84 · 2024
world median 14.54 (worse)
Position · derived 14th of 169 · 1 = worst · 37.51 · 2023
world median 17.05 (worse) · ▼ 4 pts since 2013
Position · derived 18th of 191 · 1 = worst · 6.8 · 2025
world median 3.7 (worse)
A band is a place among the countries each publisher scores, so Cameroon can move because other countries moved. See the Country Index for the full method.
04Over time
The published rank in widely quoted reports, edition by edition — each end with the size of that year’s field — and the statistics, not already named above, on which it has gained or lost the most ground.
UNDP Human Development Report Office
111th
of 141 · 1990
155th
of 193 · 2023
Ranked in 34 of 34 editions
Transparency International
143rd
of 173 · 2012
142nd
of 181 · 2025
Ranked in 14 of 14 editions
UNDP Human Development Report Office
92nd
of 101 · 1995
148th
of 172 · 2023
Ranked in 29 of 34 editions
World Intellectual Property Organization
121st
of 132 · 2022
116th
of 139 · 2025
Ranked in 4 of 4 editions
Growth Lab at Harvard University
123rd
of 140 · 1995
132nd
of 145 · 2024
Ranked in 30 of 30 editions
Oxford Insights
145th
of 172 · 2020
116th
of 195 · 2025
Ranked in 6 of 6 editions
Where Cameroon has climbed against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
Where Cameroon has slipped against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
05In context
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place in the world ranking of 174, not within the region.
Every country in the sub-region, by its position in the world (of 174 placed).
06The evidence
Grouped by topic. Each row gives the newest edition’s rank or position, the published value and the year the numbers describe — select a row for the world median, the best in the world and the trend.
Bottom fifth · bottom 18% of 198 countries measured
CIVICUS · Civic space score (0–100)
Cameroon 22.5 · world median 50.46 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
Bottom fifth · bottom 12% of 185 countries measured
UNICEF · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%)
Cameroon 61.9 · world median 98.4 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (53 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Lower middle · bottom 21% of 182 countries measured · 182 share 181 positions
Transparency International · CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Cameroon 26 · world median 39 (worse)
Best in the world 89 (Denmark)
No real change since 2015
Upper middle · top 35% of 78 countries measured
World Bank Group · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high)
Cameroon 3.325 · world median 3.246 (better)
Best in the world 4.225 (Rwanda)
▲ +24 percentile points since 2015
Upper middle · top 26% of 110 countries measured
World Bank Group · External debt stocks (% of GNI)
Cameroon 31.29 · world median 43.94 (better)
Best in the world 2.213 (Iran)
▼ -15 percentile points since 2014
Bottom fifth · bottom 19% of 132 countries measured
World Bank Group · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Cameroon 11.15 · world median 16.21
Highest 38.94 (Ukraine)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2015
Middle · bottom 41% of 195 countries measured
Oxford Insights · AI readiness score (0–100)
Cameroon 34.91 · world median 40.19 (worse)
Best in the world 88.36 (United States)
▲ +25 percentile points since 2020
Lower middle · bottom 20% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Cameroon -0.801 · world median 0.01 (worse)
Best in the world 2.28 (Singapore)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2014
Lower middle · bottom 28% of 123 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Cameroon 2.839 · world median 3.709 (worse)
Best in the world 16.39 (Kiribati)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2013
Upper middle · top 34% of 168 countries measured
Open Data Watch · ODIN overall score (0–100)
Cameroon 65 · world median 59 (better)
Best in the world 90 (2 countries tied)
▲ +29 percentile points since 2015
Lower middle · bottom 28% of 135 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector employment (% of total employment)
Cameroon 7.666 · world median 15.01
Highest 47.1 (Maldives)
No earlier reading to compare
Bottom fifth · bottom 15% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)
Cameroon 4.3 · world median 7.975
Highest 42.65 (Nauru)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2012
Lower middle · bottom 25% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)
Cameroon -0.729 · world median -0.09 (worse)
Best in the world 2.132 (Singapore)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2014
Bottom fifth · bottom 10% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Cameroon -1.254 · world median -0.1 (worse)
Best in the world 2.021 (Finland)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2014
Middle · bottom 42% of 188 countries measured
World Bank Group · SPI overall score (0–100)
Cameroon 66.05 · world median 69.3 (worse)
Best in the world 94.14 (Norway)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2016
Bottom fifth · bottom 9% of 139 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employees who are trade union members (%)
Cameroon 5.018 · world median 16.68 (worse)
Best in the world 91.42 (Iceland)
No earlier reading to compare
Lower middle · bottom 29% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Electoral democracy index (0–1)
Cameroon 0.26 · world median 0.497 (worse)
Best in the world 0.913 (Denmark)
No real change since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 208 countries measured
World Bank Group · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Cameroon -1.242 · world median -0.02 (worse)
Best in the world 1.929 (Norway)
No real change since 2014
Bottom fifth · bottom 16% of 190 countries measured
World Bank Group · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
Cameroon 60 · world median 81.25 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (14 countries tied)
No real change since 2014
Lower middle · bottom 36% of 139 countries measured
World Bank Group · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Cameroon 60.87 · world median 72.83 (worse)
Best in the world 99.85 (Iceland)
▲ +31 percentile points since 2014
Bottom fifth · bottom 15% of 118 countries measured
World Bank Group · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI)
Cameroon -1.609 · world median 8.389 (worse)
Best in the world 32.18 (Bangladesh)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2011
Lower middle · bottom 30% of 209 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agricultural land (% of land area)
Cameroon 20.94 · world median 37.96
Highest 86.48 (Côte d’Ivoire)
No real change since 2013
Upper middle · top 20% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP)
Cameroon 16.85 · world median 6.572
Highest 47.59 (Niger)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2015
Lower middle · bottom 26% of 179 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Cameroon 1,770 · world median 3,072 (worse)
Best in the world 29,147 (Oman)
No real change since 2013
Bottom fifth · bottom 16% of 103 countries measured
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units)
Cameroon 350,000 · world median 1,827,788
Highest 299,703,800 (China)
▼ -30 percentile points since 2014
Upper middle · top 39% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Cameroon 108.5 · world median 106.23 (better)
Best in the world 189.93 (Senegal)
▲ +26 percentile points since 2012
Bottom fifth · bottom 9% of 145 countries measured
Growth Lab at Harvard University · ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Cameroon -1.594 · world median 0.131 (worse)
Best in the world 1.729 (Japan)
▼ -21 percentile points since 2014
Bottom fifth · bottom 6% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Cameroon 13.09 · world median 36.34
Highest 199.76 (Hong Kong)
▼ -18 percentile points since 2015
Lower middle · bottom 22% of 191 countries measured · 191 share 188 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)
Cameroon 16.4 · world median 87.36
Highest 2,926 (Malaysia)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2013
Middle · top 46% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Cameroon 107.84 · world median 106.08 (better)
Best in the world 177.49 (Senegal)
▲ +29 percentile points since 2012
Middle · bottom 49% of 186 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP growth (annual %)
Cameroon 3.2 · world median 3.396 (worse)
Best in the world 19.34 (Guyana)
▼ -34 percentile points since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 19% of 185 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Cameroon 4,946 · world median 17,265 (worse)
Best in the world 139,593 (Singapore)
No real change since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 139 countries measured
World Intellectual Property Organization · GII score (0–100)
Cameroon 18.18 · world median 28.52 (worse)
Best in the world 65.96 (Switzerland)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2022
Lower middle · bottom 25% of 102 countries measured
World Bank Group · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Cameroon 4,857 · world median 14,273 (worse)
Best in the world 116,633 (Singapore)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2015
Lower middle · bottom 27% of 131 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
Cameroon 19.34 · world median 22.93
Highest 45.27 (Algeria)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2015
Lower middle · bottom 23% of 146 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gross savings (% of GDP)
Cameroon 15.54 · world median 22.06
Highest 47.82 (Macau)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2014
Upper middle · top 22% of 131 countries measured
World Bank Group · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Cameroon 75.81 · world median 62.04
Highest 133.34 (Somalia)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 12% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Cameroon 20.3 · world median 41.72
Highest 196.89 (Hong Kong)
No real change since 2015
Middle · top 50% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)
Cameroon 24.77 · world median 24.65
Highest 75.09 (Guyana)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · IHDI (0–1)
Cameroon 0.361 · world median 0.609 (worse)
Best in the world 0.923 (Iceland)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
Upper middle · top 31% of 167 countries measured · 167 share 175 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Cameroon 107.37 · world median 56.21 (better)
Best in the world 1,319 (China)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2016
Middle · bottom 47% of 188 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land
Cameroon 0.5 · world median 0.535
Highest 43.97 (Singapore)
No real change since 2013
Middle · top 42% of 194 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Cameroon 110.47 · world median 107.06 (better)
Best in the world 190.08 (Malawi)
▲ +54 percentile points since 2012
Bottom fifth · bottom 3% of 139 countries measured
World Bank Group · LPI score (1–5)
Cameroon 2.1 · world median 2.9 (worse)
Best in the world 4.3 (Singapore)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2014
Upper middle · top 29% of 132 countries measured
World Bank Group · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP)
Cameroon 14.57 · world median 11.26
Highest 43.97 (Puerto Rico)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Middle · bottom 44% of 130 countries measured
OECD Development Assistance Committee · Net ODA received (% of GNI)
Cameroon 1.965 · world median 2.579
Highest 101.78 (Tuvalu)
No real change since 2013
Upper middle · top 33% of 197 countries measured · 197 share 180 positions
World Bank Group · Natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Cameroon 5.526 · world median 1.708
Highest 61.03 (Libya)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2011
Bottom fifth · bottom 5% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Exports plus imports (% of GDP)
Cameroon 33.38 · world median 79.68
Highest 396.65 (Hong Kong)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 13% of 126 countries measured · 126 share 99 positions
World Energy Council · Trilemma score (0–100)
Cameroon 44.7 · world median 63.8 (worse)
Best in the world 83.2 (Denmark)
No earlier reading to compare
Upper middle · top 26% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person
Cameroon 42.3 · world median 38.89
Highest 54.7 (Bhutan)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2015
Top fifth · top 19% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
Cameroon 41.85 · world median 14.38
Highest 85.34 (Burundi)
No real change since 2015
Lower middle · bottom 22% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Cameroon 14.61 · world median 18.88
Highest 39.44 (Oman)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 20% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in services (% of total employment)
Cameroon 43.53 · world median 59.51
Highest 92.17 (Djibouti)
No real change since 2015
Upper middle · top 27% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Cameroon 62.82 · world median 57.72 (better)
Best in the world 86.9 (Qatar)
▼ -12 percentile points since 2015
Upper middle · top 38% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
Cameroon 56.59 · world median 53.36 (better)
Best in the world 82.91 (Madagascar)
▼ -25 percentile points since 2015
Upper middle · top 40% of 179 countries measured
World Bank Group · Firms with a female top manager (%)
Cameroon 21.18 · world median 19.16 (better)
Best in the world 62.9 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
Bottom fifth · bottom 19% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $)
Cameroon 13,370 · world median 47,384 (worse)
Best in the world 262,554 (Luxembourg)
No real change since 2015
Upper middle · top 30% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
Cameroon 65.17 · world median 61.66 (better)
Best in the world 87.01 (Qatar)
▼ -16 percentile points since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP)
Cameroon 6.1 · world median 22.16 (worse)
Best in the world 164.65 (Ireland)
No real change since 2015
Top fifth · top 18% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Self-employed (% of total employment)
Cameroon 69.28 · world median 31.84
Highest 91.56 (Chad)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2015
Upper middle · top 33% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment (% of labour force)
Cameroon 3.602 · world median 5.084 (better)
Best in the world 0.13 (Qatar)
▼ -12 percentile points since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Cameroon 67.56 · world median 28.67 (worse)
Best in the world 0.456 (Qatar)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2015
Lower middle · bottom 30% of 113 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%)
Cameroon 21.66 · world median 4.885 (worse)
Best in the world 0.007 (Bhutan)
No real change since 2015
Upper middle · top 20% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force)
Cameroon 6.548 · world median 12.83 (better)
Best in the world 0.457 (Niger)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2015
Lower middle · bottom 21% of 172 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)
Cameroon 72.55 · world median 93.99 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Bottom fifth · bottom 16% of 195 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Expected years of schooling
Cameroon 10.79 · world median 13.34 (worse)
Best in the world 21.69 (Monaco)
▼ -17 percentile points since 2013
Lower middle · bottom 24% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)
Cameroon 6.574 · world median 9.933 (worse)
Best in the world 14.3 (Germany)
No real change since 2013
Middle · bottom 49% of 121 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Cameroon 3.762 · world median 3.691 (worse)
Best in the world 0.004 (United Arab Emirates)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2014
Bottom fifth · bottom 15% of 120 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%)
Cameroon 30.42 · world median 65.93 (worse)
Best in the world 99.85 (Moldova)
No real change since 2014
Lower middle · bottom 23% of 165 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Primary completion rate (%)
Cameroon 77.78 · world median 97.43 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (5 countries tied)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 18% of 95 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%)
Cameroon 16.66 · world median 52.77 (worse)
Best in the world 141.86 (Macau)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2014
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 164 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Cameroon 22.69 · world median 64.87 (worse)
Best in the world 99.27 (South Korea)
No real change since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 16% of 174 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)
Cameroon 81.89 · world median 98.22 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (6 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Middle · bottom 40% of 155 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
Cameroon 2,851 · world median 2,982 (worse)
Best in the world 3,962 (United States)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2014
Middle · bottom 44% of 136 countries measured
UNICEF · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%)
Cameroon 39.41 · world median 40.74 (worse)
Best in the world 83.3 (Burundi)
No earlier reading to compare
Top fifth · top 3% of 31 countries measured
UNICEF · Women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM (%)
Cameroon 1.4 · world median 34.1 (better)
Best in the world 0.3 (Uganda)
No earlier reading to compare
Bottom fifth · bottom 14% of 172 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality)
Cameroon 0.558 · world median 0.351 (worse)
Best in the world 0.003 (Denmark)
No real change since 2013
Bottom fifth · bottom 19% of 109 countries measured
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) · MPI (0–1)
Cameroon 0.232 · world median 0.039 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (Serbia)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2018
Top fifth · top 13% of 44 countries measured
Food Security Information Network (FSIN) · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population)
Cameroon 11 · world median 22 (better)
Best in the world 3 (El Salvador)
▲ +16 percentile points since 2016
Middle · bottom 41% of 209 countries measured · 209 share 206 positions
Small Arms Survey · Violent deaths per 100,000 people
Cameroon 5.28 · world median 4.02 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (4 countries tied)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2011
Bottom fifth · bottom 15% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · HCI score (0–1)
Cameroon 0.397 · world median 0.564 (worse)
Best in the world 0.879 (Singapore)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2010
Bottom fifth · bottom 20% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · HDI score (0–1)
Cameroon 0.588 · world median 0.762 (worse)
Best in the world 0.972 (Iceland)
No real change since 2013
Lower middle · bottom 21% of 81 countries measured
ACAPS · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis)
Cameroon 4 · world median 3.1 (worse)
Best in the world 1.3 (Trinidad and Tobago)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2020
Bottom fifth · bottom 10% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Cameroon 63.7 · world median 74.63 (worse)
Best in the world 86.37 (Monaco)
No real change since 2013
Bottom fifth · bottom 14% of 195 countries measured
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Cameroon 258.23 · world median 46.65 (worse)
Best in the world 0.11 (Cook Islands)
No real change since 2013
Middle · bottom 41% of 181 countries measured · 181 share 178 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)
Cameroon 1.21 · world median 1.73
Highest 37.72 (Antigua and Barbuda)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2014
Bottom fifth · bottom 11% of 133 countries measured · 133 share 127 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Cameroon 24.7 · world median 4.7 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (7 countries tied)
No real change since 2015
Middle · top 47% of 165 countries measured · 165 share 104 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population undernourished (%)
Cameroon 4.8 · world median 5.2 (better)
Best in the world 2.5 (62 countries tied)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2013
Bottom fifth · bottom 19% of 162 countries measured
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Cameroon 28.93 · world median 13.8 (worse)
Best in the world 0.518 (Latvia)
No earlier reading to compare
Bottom fifth · bottom 8% of 200 countries measured
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Cameroon 64.84 · world median 14.54 (worse)
Best in the world 1.26 (San Marino)
No real change since 2014
Lower middle · bottom 25% of 90 countries measured
UNICEF · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%)
Cameroon 85 · world median 75.8 (worse)
Best in the world 37.6 (Qatar)
No earlier reading to compare
Bottom fifth · bottom 18% of 215 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population with electricity access (%)
Cameroon 72 · world median 100 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (122 countries tied)
No real change since 2014
Upper middle · top 26% of 206 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Arable land (hectares per person)
Cameroon 0.219 · world median 0.109
Highest 1.459 (Kazakhstan)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2013
Middle · bottom 41% of 161 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%)
Cameroon 34.6 · world median 42.8
Highest 100 (16 countries tied)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2012
Lower middle · bottom 20% of 145 countries measured · 145 share 143 positions
UNICEF · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%)
Cameroon 29.8 · world median 17.1 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Bottom fifth · bottom 8% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)
Cameroon 37.51 · world median 17.05 (worse)
Best in the world 4.865 (Slovenia)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2013
Middle · top 49% of 93 countries measured
World Bank Group · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount)
Cameroon 3.023 · world median 3.225 (better)
Best in the world -49.69 (Malawi)
▼ -29 percentile points since 2016
Bottom fifth · bottom 16% of 184 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)
Cameroon 0.898 · world median 0.971 (worse)
Best in the world 1 (2 countries tied)
No real change since 2013
Upper middle · top 29% of 180 countries measured · 180 share 179 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Land under cereal production (hectares)
Cameroon 2,169,743 · world median 689,278
Highest 103,715,108 (India)
No real change since 2013
Bottom fifth · bottom 14% of 156 countries measured · 156 share 150 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Cameroon 0.03 · world median 0.725 (worse)
Best in the world 86.38 (Samoa)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2014
Lower middle · bottom 26% of 156 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · PHDI (0–1)
Cameroon 0.574 · world median 0.678 (worse)
Best in the world 0.827 (United Kingdom)
No real change since 2013
Middle · top 44% of 173 countries measured · 173 share 171 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)
Cameroon 67.71 · world median 62.14
Highest 99.48 (Somalia)
No real change since 2012
Upper middle · top 39% of 198 countries measured · 198 share 193 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)
Cameroon 14,550 · world median 8,635
Highest 1,044,508 (India)
No real change since 2013
Top fifth · top 19% of 126 countries measured
Global Footprint Network · Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Cameroon 1.027 · world median 2.296 (better)
Best in the world 0.514 (Yemen)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2015
Upper middle · top 32% of 213 countries measured · 213 share 210 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Forest area (% of land area)
Cameroon 42.67 · world median 31.08
Highest 94.45 (Suriname)
No real change since 2013
Bottom fifth · bottom 12% of 160 countries measured
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) · New displacements by disaster (people)
Cameroon 261,000 · world median 4,750 (worse)
Best in the world 1 (Serbia)
▼ -46 percentile points since 2014
Upper middle · top 24% of 181 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person)
Cameroon 9,880 · world median 2,528 (better)
Best in the world 445,023 (Iceland)
No real change since 2012
Upper middle · top 21% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Cameroon 73.14 · world median 31.14 (better)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2014
Top fifth · top 15% of 177 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Cameroon 1.56 · world median 10 (better)
Best in the world 0.03 (Republic of the Congo)
No real change since 2013
Lower middle · bottom 24% of 193 countries measured
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Cameroon 11.19 · world median 4.17 (worse)
Best in the world 0.18 (Monaco)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 1% of 140 countries measured
OECD · SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)
Cameroon 66.9 · world median 25.2 (worse)
Best in the world 6.7 (Norway)
No earlier reading to compare
Bottom fifth · bottom 13% of 196 countries measured · 196 share 59 positions
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) · Deaths in organized violence (people)
Cameroon 375 · world median 0 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (138 countries tied)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2015
Upper middle · top 30% of 149 countries measured
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) · GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)
Cameroon 74.73 · world median 100.66 (better)
Best in the world 3.512 (Haiti)
No real change since 2013
Bottom fifth · bottom 9% of 191 countries measured
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee · INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Cameroon 6.8 · world median 3.7 (worse)
Best in the world 0.7 (Singapore)
No real change since 2016
Lower middle · bottom 26% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)
Cameroon 0.435 · world median 0.79 (worse)
Best in the world 0.989 (2 countries tied)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2015
Bottom fifth · bottom 10% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Cameroon -1.557 · world median 0.04 (worse)
Best in the world 1.582 (Liechtenstein)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2014
The newest edition of these reports does not include Cameroon. Usually the publisher does not cover it; sometimes it has dropped out of a ranking it used to appear in.
07Keep reading
08Method
How a standing is built from percentiles, why Cameroon can move because other countries moved, and why publishers measure between 120 and 215 countries each are set out in full in how a standing is made and what a standing cannot tell you.
The photograph of Cameroon on this page comes from Wikimedia Commons and is shown in greyscale. The photographer and the licence are named beside each one.
Nations Inquiry (2026). Cameroon: country statistics, rankings and trends. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cameroon