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Australia vs Cameroon: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 65 of 111 metrics
Cameroon
cmr
Leads on 36 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Cameroon: Cameroon leads on Televisions (450,000) against Australia (10.15); Cameroon leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (45,000) against Australia (1.18); Cameroon leads on Population living in slums (26.00 %) against Australia (0.03 %). Across 111 compared metrics, Australia wins on 65 and Cameroon wins on 36.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★41.91 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 42% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★42.75 points
Radios25.5★2.27
Televisions10.15450,000★
Waterways2,000(2010) (major rivers in the south, such as the Wouri and the Sanaga, are largely non-navigable; in the north, the Benue, which connects through Nigeria to the Niger River, is navigable in the rainy season only to the port of Garoua)

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★8.84B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★57.99B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %4.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %13 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★46.1
Electricity Consumption229.4★6.41
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★52
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1147★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★1
Electricity Imports055★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★1.56
Electricity Production243★8.11
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★4.27 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.342.2★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★19.8
Gross National Saving2125.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %1.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★4.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25906.1★
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2910.4★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99135.1★
Oil Consumption960,800★30,000
Oil Exports312,600★101,300
Oil Imports731,400★46,490
Oil Production549,200★65,330
Oil Proved Reserves3.32200★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★37.5 people
Public Debt5832.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1845,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★8,545
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★14,090
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★39,080
Remittances0.11.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.132.5★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★29.03
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★11.3
Unemployment Rate4.1 %3.6 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-63,281★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.656.71★
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bypopulation concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year100 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources492★283.15

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %1.51 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98265.05★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★99,598.52 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★402 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★499.89 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★290

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★20.71 %
Administrative Divisions610★
Independence11
Suffrage Participation Rate1820★

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★6.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★2.9 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★258 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★20.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %11.4 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA11

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★34,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★52.17 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.41
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★67.73 years
Median age of population38.51 years★18.17 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons778,596.2 persons★
Population density3.54 per sq. km★65.68 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons30.63M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.21
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★AA-A
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %30.79 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★19.3 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6.73 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★2.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons7.57M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★11.12
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★5.23 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★4.51 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★167.82
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★76.14 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.14 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %2.37 %★
Population living in slums0.03 %26 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons★198,071.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★40.16 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman4.12 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-15,773.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★61.67 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.03
Airports2,257★37
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft5
Heliports392★1

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