Brazil vs Cameroon: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Cameroon: Cameroon leads on Oil Production (65,330) against Brazil (2.75); Cameroon leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (45,000) against Brazil (2.96); Cameroon leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (39,080) against Brazil (2.81). Across 110 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 71 and Cameroon wins on 31.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %41.91 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 42% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points42.75 points
Radios712.27
Televisions36.5450,000
Waterways50,000(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🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $8.84B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $57.99B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %13 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.146.1
Electricity Consumption509.16.41
Electricity Exports2190
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1752
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6447
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables181
Electricity Imports41.3155
Electricity Installed Capacity150.81.56
Electricity Production567.98.11
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita4.27 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.642.2
Gross Fixed Investment18.919.8
Gross National Saving1525.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %1.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %4.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.35906.1
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.510
Natural Gas Production23.96910.4
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4135.1
Oil Consumption2.6530,000
Oil Exports699,000101,300
Oil Imports720,00046,490
Oil Production2.7565,330
Oil Proved Reserves12.86200
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people37.5 people
Public Debt8332.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD3.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9645,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,0008,545
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,40014,090
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.8139,080
Remittances0.21.6
Revenue from Forest Resources0.622.5
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.4626.69
Taxes and Other Revenues1411.3
Unemployment Rate7.7 %3.6 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384-63,281
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.776.71
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeiropopulation 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 Country645.6 Cubic meters per year100 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65283.15

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %1.51 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92265.05
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km99,598.52 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km402 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant499.89 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833290

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %20.71 %
Administrative Divisions2610
Independence71
Suffrage Participation Ratevoluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote20

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.66.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %2.9 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %258 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %11.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000500,000
Underweight Children Under 53.511

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,00034,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %52.17 %
Human Capital Index0.560.41
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years67.73 years
Median age of population35.25 years18.17 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons778,596.2 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km65.68 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons30.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.21
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BAA-A
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %30.79 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %19.3 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %6.73 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP2.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons7.57M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.7911.12
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years5.23 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people4.51 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55167.82
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %76.14 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km0.14 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %2.37 %
Population living in slums13.19 %26 %
Total deaths1.41M persons198,071.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %40.16 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman4.12 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-15,773.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births61.67 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇲 CameroonShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.03
Airports5,29737
Civil Air Travel1985
Heliports1,8711

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