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Cameroon vs Senegal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 115 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Cameroon
cmr
Leads on 54 of 115 metrics
Senegal
sen
Leads on 49 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Cameroon and Senegal: Senegal leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (977,000) against Cameroon (1.56); Cameroon leads on Oil Production (65,330) against Senegal (65); Cameroon leads on Dam capacity per capita (499.89 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Senegal (12.60 cubic meters per inhabitant). Across 115 compared metrics, Cameroon wins on 54 and Senegal wins on 49.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)46.26 %60.12 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)41.91 %60.61 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 42% (2023 est.)percent of population: 61% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score42.75 points59.43 points★
Radios2.27★1.24
Televisions450,000★361,000
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)1,000

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.84B $★5.84B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars57.99B $★36.56B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)18.91 %37.48 %★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13 %★5.4 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index46.160.9★
Electricity Consumption6.41★3.5
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5282★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants47★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables111★
Electricity Imports55★0
Electricity Installed Capacity1.56977,000★
Electricity Production8.11★4.17
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)4.27 USD per capita8.3 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient42.2★36.2
Gross Fixed Investment19.824.8★
Gross National Saving25.5★21.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.9 %20 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.5 %0.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.6 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption906.1★59.46
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production910.4★59.46
Natural Gas Proved Reserves135.1★0
Oil Consumption30,00041,000★
Oil Exports101,300★4,550
Oil Imports46,490★36,290
Oil Production65,330★65
Oil Proved Reserves200★0
Population Below Poverty Line37.5 people★46.7 people
Public Debt32.5★47.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD6.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption45,00048,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports8,545★4,063
Refined Petroleum Products Imports14,09032,050★
Refined Petroleum Products Production39,080★17,590
Remittances1.610.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources2.5★1.46
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)26.6917.89★
Taxes and Other Revenues11.319.5★
Top Exporting Countries8.35B USD★8.10B USD
Unemployment Rate3.6 %3 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate65.17 %52.02 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-63,281★9,989
Carbon Dioxide Emissions6.71★10.37
Continental Shelfnot specific;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionpopulation concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution mapthe population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation11 sq km27.23 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country100 Cubic meters per year★3.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources283.15★38.97

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.51 %2 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)265.05★44.25
Agricultural land99,598.52 sq. km★96,942 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)402 km531 km★
Dam capacity per capita499.89 cubic meters per inhabitant★12.6 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land2901,200★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country20.71 %38.89 %★
Administrative Divisions1014★
Independence14★
Suffrage Participation Rate20★18

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.9★3.8
Health Care Spending per Capita320.68 USD★223.33 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate2.9 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)258 %237 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.121.9★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)11.4 %8.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS500,00039,000★
Underweight Children Under 511★16.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)34,000★19,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Currently married (Percent)52.17 %65.84 %★
Human Capital Index0.410.44★
Life expectancy at birth67.73 years72.09 years★
Median age of population18.17 years19.85 years★
Population Change778,596.2 persons★429,217.9 persons
Population density65.68 per sq. km★100.55 per sq. km
Total population30.63M persons★19.36M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.210.76★
Birth Rate (%)30.79 %★29.54 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate19.3 %26.9 %★
Death Rate (%)6.73 %4.85 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP6.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age7.57M persons★4.92M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate11.12★5.76
Learning-adjusted years of school5.23 years★5.1 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.51 people★3.34 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.82173.14★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.14 %★71.97 %
Physician Density0.14 people/sq km★0.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.37 %2.4 %★
Population living in slums26 %38.57 %★
Total deaths198,071.1 persons99,557.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.16 %★33.75 %
Total fertility rate4.12 per woman★3.66 per woman
Total net-migration-15,773.8 persons★-29,112.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate61.67 per live births31.36 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.03★0
Airports37★20
Civil Air Travel5★3

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