Cameroon vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Cameroon and Thailand: Cameroon leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (45,000) against Thailand (1.33); Cameroon leads on Televisions (450,000) against Thailand (15.19); Cameroon leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (39,080) against Thailand (1.33). Across 111 compared metrics, Cameroon wins on 32 and Thailand wins on 69.

  • 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🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)41.91 %89.54 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 42% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score42.75 points56.72 points
Radios2.2713.96
Televisions450,00015.19
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)4,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.84B $45.86B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars57.99B $533.67B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13 %4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index46.184.6
Electricity Consumption6.41187.7
Electricity Exports02.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5276
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants478
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables116
Electricity Imports5519.83
Electricity Installed Capacity1.5644.89
Electricity Production8.11181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)4.27 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient42.233.5
Gross Fixed Investment19.828.8
Gross National Saving25.534.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.9 %0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.5 %1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption906.152.64
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41
Natural Gas Production910.438.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves135.1193.4
Oil Consumption30,000988,000
Oil Exports101,300269,100
Oil Imports46,490807,100
Oil Production65,330406,800
Oil Proved Reserves200435
Population Below Poverty Line37.5 people6.3 people
Public Debt32.561.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption45,0001.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports8,545278,300
Refined Petroleum Products Imports14,090134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production39,0801.33
Remittances1.61.8
Revenue from Forest Resources2.50.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)26.690.03
Taxes and Other Revenues11.315.4
Unemployment Rate3.6 %0.7 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-63,2813.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions6.71336.69
Continental Shelfnot specific;not specific;
Population Distributionpopulation concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution maphighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country100 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources283.15438.61

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.51 %5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)265.05142.5
Agricultural land99,598.52 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)402 km3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita499.89 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land29064,150

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country20.71 %56.88 %
Administrative Divisions1076
Independence1123
Suffrage Participation Rate2018

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.910.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate2.9 %1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)258 %34 %
Mean Age at First Birth20.123.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)11.4 %10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS500,000500,000
Underweight Children Under 5116.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)34,000455,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)52.17 %50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.410.63
Life expectancy at birth67.73 years80.78 years
Median age of population18.17 years41.03 years
Population Change778,596.2 persons-87,807.2 persons
Population density65.68 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km
Total population30.63M persons71.57M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.210.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AAA
Birth Rate (%)30.79 %9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate19.3 %73 %
Death Rate (%)6.73 %8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age7.57M persons16.94M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate11.1240.62
Learning-adjusted years of school5.23 years8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.51 people11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.82169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.14 %62.64 %
Physician Density0.14 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.37 %0.13 %
Population living in slums26 %2 %
Total deaths198,071.1 persons685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.16 %44.11 %
Total fertility rate4.12 per woman1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-15,773.8 persons36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate61.67 per live births10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.031.01
Airports37105
Civil Air Travel541
Heliports15

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