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Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Compare Statistics

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

Cameroon
cmr
Leads on 62 of 115 metrics
Zimbabwe
zwe
Leads on 43 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Cameroon and Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.30) against Cameroon (500,000); Cameroon leads on Electricity Imports (55) against Zimbabwe (2.22); Cameroon leads on Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices) (4.50 %) against Zimbabwe (104.70 %). Across 115 compared metrics, Cameroon wins on 62 and Zimbabwe wins on 43.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)46.26 %★41.64 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)41.91 %★38.43 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 42% (2023 est.)percent of population: 38% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score42.75 points52.1 points★
Radios2.27★1.14
Televisions450,000★370,000
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)223

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.84B $★2.12B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars57.99B $★43.77B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)18.91 %★8.85 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %7.17 %★
Coal Revenue00.4★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13 %18 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.7 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index46.154.3★
Electricity Consumption6.417.12★
Electricity Exports01.24★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5258★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants47★37
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables15★
Electricity Imports55★2.22
Electricity Installed Capacity1.562.12★
Electricity Production8.11★6.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)4.27 USD per capita10.86 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient42.250.3★
Gross Fixed Investment19.821.9★
Gross National Saving25.5★23.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.9 %2.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.5 %★104.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption906.1★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production910.4★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves135.1★0
Oil Consumption30,000★11,000
Oil Exports101,300★0
Oil Imports46,490★13,140
Oil Production65,330★0
Oil Proved Reserves200★0
Population Below Poverty Line37.5 people★38.3 people
Public Debt32.5★69.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption45,000★27,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports8,545★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports14,09026,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Production39,080★0
Remittances1.69.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources2.5★1.61
Taxes and Other Revenues11.3★7.2
Top Exporting Countries8.35B USD★7.50B USD
Unemployment Rate3.6 %★8.6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate65.17 %★67.72 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-63,281★257,859
Carbon Dioxide Emissions6.71★12.58
Population Distributionpopulation concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution mapaside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation11 sq km28.85 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country100 Cubic meters per year★6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources283.15★20

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.51 %★0.77 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)265.05★94.98
Agricultural land99,598.52 sq. km161,637 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)402 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita499.89 cubic meters per inhabitant5,789.94 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2901,740★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Rule of Law Index by Country20.71 %★14.23 %
Administrative Divisions10★8
Independence118★
Suffrage Participation Rate20★18

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.9★1.5
Health Care Spending per Capita320.68 USD★-57.79 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP★2.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate2.9 %★11.6 %
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km1.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)258 %★358 %
Mean Age at First Birth20.120.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)11.4 %★15.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS500,0001.3★
Underweight Children Under 5119.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)34,00051,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Currently married (Percent)52.17 %61.47 %★
Human Capital Index0.410.5★
Life expectancy at birth67.73 years★66.77 years
Median age of population18.17 years18.27 years★
Population Change778,596.2 persons★330,753.6 persons
Population density65.68 per sq. km44.51 per sq. km★
Total population30.63M persons★17.27M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.21★0.16
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-A★AA
Birth Rate (%)30.79 %★28.18 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate19.3 %66.8 %★
Death Rate (%)6.73 %6.4 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP★0.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age7.57M persons★4.59M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate11.12★6.39
Learning-adjusted years of school5.23 years6.9 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.51 people★1.58 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.82168.59★
Military Manpower at Military Age18This entry gives the minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.14 %★34.87 %
Physician Density0.14 people/sq km0.14 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.37 %★1.82 %
Population living in slums26 %52.34 %★
Total deaths198,071.1 persons119,489.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.16 %58.61 %★
Total fertility rate4.12 per woman★3.6 per woman
Total net-migration-15,773.8 persons★-53,252 persons
Under-five mortality rate61.67 per live births41.72 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.030.07★
Airports37144★
Civil Air Travel512★
Heliports15★

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