Cameroon vs Germany: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Cameroon and Germany: Cameroon leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (45,000) against Germany (2.46); Cameroon leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (39,080) against Germany (2.16); Cameroon leads on Oil Imports (46,490) against Germany (2.67). Across 111 compared metrics, Cameroon wins on 40 and Germany wins on 65.

  • 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🇨🇲 Cameroon🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)41.91 %92.48 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 42% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score42.75 points83.85 points
Radios2.2777.8
Televisions450,00051.4
Waterways(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)7,300

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.84B $42.94B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars57.99B $5.03T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %0 %
Coal Revenue00.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13 %1.67 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP11.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index46.179.7
Electricity Consumption6.41536.5
Electricity Exports078.86
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5241
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants472
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05
Electricity from Other Renewables152
Electricity Imports5528.34
Electricity Installed Capacity1.56208.5
Electricity Production8.11612.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)4.27 USD per capita120.46 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient42.232.4
Gross Fixed Investment19.817.8
Gross National Saving25.528
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.9 %-3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.5 %2.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption906.193.36
Natural Gas Exports034.61
Natural Gas Imports0119.5
Natural Gas Production910.47.9
Natural Gas Proved Reserves135.139.5
Oil Consumption30,0002.5
Oil Exports101,300470,200
Oil Imports46,4902.67
Oil Production65,330147,200
Oil Proved Reserves200276
Population Below Poverty Line37.5 people14.8 people
Public Debt32.563.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD-0.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption45,0002.46
Refined Petroleum Products Exports8,545494,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports14,090883,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production39,0802.16
Remittances1.60.5
Revenue from Forest Resources2.50.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)29.030
Taxes and Other Revenues11.311
Unemployment Rate3.6 %3.5 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-63,281-21.45M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions6.71600.19
Continental Shelfnot specific;200
Population Distributionpopulation concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution mapsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country100 Cubic meters per year45.7 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources283.15154

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.51 %9.82 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)265.05185.14
Agricultural land99,598.52 sq. km165,134 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)402 km2,389 km
Dam capacity per capita499.89 cubic meters per inhabitant47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land2905,065

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Rule of Law Index by Country20.71 %92.99 %
Administrative Divisions1016
Independence118
Suffrage Participation Rate2018

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.97.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP12.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate2.9 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km7.8 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)258 %4 %
Mean Age at First Birth20.129.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)11.4 %22.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS500,00093,000
Underweight Children Under 5110.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)34,000183,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Currently married (Percent)52.17 %54.08 %
Human Capital Index0.410.75
Life expectancy at birth67.73 years84.11 years
Median age of population18.17 years45.59 years
Population Change778,596.2 persons-741,055 persons
Population density65.68 per sq. km242.59 per sq. km
Total population30.63M persons83.60M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.210.88
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AA-B
Birth Rate (%)30.79 %8.87 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate19.3 %67 %
Death Rate (%)6.73 %11.96 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age7.57M persons16.48M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate11.1243.77
Learning-adjusted years of school5.23 years11.24 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days60 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.51 people3.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.82179.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1817
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.14 %73.51 %
Physician Density0.14 people/sq km4.53 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.37 %-0.13 %
Population living in slums26 %0 %
Total deaths198,071.1 persons1.07M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.16 %61.31 %
Total fertility rate4.12 per woman1.4 per woman
Total net-migration-15,773.8 persons-349,130.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate61.67 per live births3.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.031.35
Airports37840
Civil Air Travel5239
Heliports1449

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