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Cameroon

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Yaounde232,679 observations

Population

29.88M

world rank #51 / 217

GDP

58.93B

world rank #91 / 186

GDP / capita

4,946

world rank #150 / 185

Life expectancy

world rank #194 / 217

Governance

602 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile23.1#177 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile35.8#162 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile39.3#183 Rule of Law0-100 percentile35.4#186

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Economy

2,320 indicators

GDPcurrent US$58.93B#91 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $4,946#150 GDP growth%3.2%#95 Inflation%3.4%#95

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Trade

127 indicators

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Health

3,922 indicators

Life expectancyyears64#194 Infant mortalityper 1k births40.2#126 Maternal mortalityper 100k258#92 Health spending% GDP4.6%#135

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Education

3,687 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross44.8%#138 Education spending% GDP2.8%#87 Adult literacy%72.6%#40 Primary enrollment% gross114.4%#14

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Demography

1,295 indicators

Populationpeople29.88M#51 Population growth%2.6%#22 Urban population%55.7%#131 Fertility ratebirths/woman4.3#17

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Climate

276 indicators

Electricity access% pop72%#44 Renewable energy share%79.2%#18 Forest area% land42.7%#69 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita226.1#132

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Energy

218 indicators

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Environment

368 indicators

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Agriculture

304 indicators

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Technology

615 indicators

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Society

2,314 indicators

Gini indexindex42.2#57 Extreme poverty% pop26.7%#36 Internet users% pop46.3%#147 Homicide rateper 100k6.8#71

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Risk

404 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths396#27 INFORM risk score0-106.8#54 Hazard & exposure0-107.2#61 Vulnerability0-106.6#54

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Other

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