How much coast is there?

Cameroon: 402 km (2026 edition) · Central African Republic: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Cameroon’s highest peak towers 2,635 m above the Central African Republic’s.

Cameroon: 4,045 m (2026 edition) · Central African Republic: 1,410 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Cameroon has 5.4 times as many people as the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 29.9 million (2025) · Central African Republic: 5.51 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Cameroon is 7.1 times as densely populated as the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 63 per km² (2025) · Central African Republic: 9 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Cameroon is 3.4 years older than in the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 17.8 years (2023) · Central African Republic: 14.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Central African Republic have 1.7 more children on average than in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · Central African Republic: 5.95 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

2.8% of people in Cameroon are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 2.8% (2025) · Central African Republic: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Cameroon and the Central African Republic are practically level.

Cameroon: 0 (2025) · Central African Republic: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Cameroon and the Central African Republic are practically level.

Cameroon: 2 (2026) · Central African Republic: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Cameroon’s economy is 19 times the size of the Central African Republic’s.

Cameroon: $58.9 billion (2025) · Central African Republic: $3.07 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Cameroon produces 4.4 times as much per person as the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: Int$5,788 (2025) · Central African Republic: Int$1,314 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in the Central African Republic than in Cameroon (Gini 0.8 points higher).

Cameroon: 42.2 (2021) · Central African Republic: 43 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.3% in the Central African Republic, versus 3.6% in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 3.6% (2025) · Central African Republic: 6.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

The Central African Republic spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Cameroon 1.0%.

Cameroon: 1% (2024) · Central African Republic: 2.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

The Central African Republic’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Cameroon’s.

Cameroon: 34% (2025) · Central African Republic: 42% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Cameroon spends 47% more on health per person than the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: $79 (2023) · Central African Republic: $54 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Central African Republic is 46% more likely to die before turning one than in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 40.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Central African Republic: 58.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Cameroon has 84% more doctors per person than the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Central African Republic: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

15% of adults in Cameroon are obese, versus 8.9% in the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 14.6% (2024) · Central African Republic: 8.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Cameroon: 5.7% (2024) · Central African Republic: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Cameroon rate their lives 1.61 points higher than in the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 5.08 (2025) · Central African Republic: 3.48 (2019)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Cameroon drink 7.1 times as much alcohol as in the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 12.9 litres (2023) · Central African Republic: 1.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The Central African Republic has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Cameroon.

Cameroon: 14.8 kg (2023) · Central African Republic: 39.1 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Cameroon has 482 kcal more food per person per day than the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 2,901 kcal (2023) · Central African Republic: 2,419 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Cameroon: 2,181 hours (2023) · Central African Republic: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Cameroon went to school 2.6 years longer than in the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 6.6 years (2023) · Central African Republic: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Cameroon: no data · Central African Republic: 0.02 (2019)

How many people are online?

46% of people in Cameroon are online, versus 14% in the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 46% (2024) · Central African Republic: 14% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

72% of people in Cameroon have electricity, versus 18% in the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 72% (2024) · Central African Republic: 18.2% (2024)

How many live in cities?

56% of people in Cameroon live in cities, versus 45% in the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 56% (2025) · Central African Republic: 45% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Cameroon has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Central African Republic 39.

Cameroon: 108 (2024) · Central African Republic: 39 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Cameroon: 884 km (2021) · Central African Republic: no data

How much do they fly?

Cameroon: 0.01 (2023) · Central African Republic: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 43% of Cameroon, but only 36% of the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 42.7% (2023) · Central African Republic: 35.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Cameroon emits 4.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 0.3 t (2024) · Central African Republic: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of the Central African Republic’s electricity is renewable, versus 73% in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 73.1% (2024) · Central African Republic: 100% (2023)

How clean is the air?

The air in Cameroon carries 59% more fine dust than in the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 51.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Central African Republic: 32.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Cameroon: 6.8 per 100k (2022) · Central African Republic: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Central African Republic are 2.4 times as deadly as in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 10.6 per 100k (2021) · Central African Republic: 25.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The Central African Republic is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Cameroon.

Cameroon: 25.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Central African Republic: 26.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Cameroon gets 55% more rain than the Central African Republic.

Cameroon: 1,665 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Central African Republic: 1,072 mm (2016–2025 avg)