Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cameroon fits inside Chad 2.7 times
Cameroon: 475,442 km² (2024) · Chad: 1,284,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Cameroon: 402 km (2026 edition) · Chad: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Cameroon’s highest peak towers 600 m above Chad’s
Cameroon: 4,045 m (2026 edition) · Chad: 3,445 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 40% of Chad, versus 21% of Cameroon
Cameroon: 21.1% (2024) · Chad: 40% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Cameroon has 42% more people than Chad
Cameroon: 29.9 million (2025) · Chad: 21 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cameroon is 3.8 times as densely populated as Chad
Cameroon: 63 per km² (2025) · Chad: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Cameroon and Chad are practically level
Cameroon: 172.1 cm (2019) · Chad: 171.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Chad are 1.7 cm taller than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 160.4 cm (2019) · Chad: 162.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cameroon is 2.4 years older than in Chad
Cameroon: 17.8 years (2023) · Chad: 15.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Chad have 1.8 more children on average than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · Chad: 6.03 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
2.8% of people in Cameroon are 65 or older, versus 2.1% in Chad
Cameroon: 2.8% (2025) · Chad: 2.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Chad hosts 5.2 times as many refugees per resident as Cameroon
Cameroon: 13.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Chad: 71.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cameroon and Chad are practically level
Cameroon: 0 (2026) · Chad: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Cameroon and Chad are practically level
Cameroon: 2 (2026) · Chad: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cameroon’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Chad’s
Cameroon: $58.9 billion (2025) · Chad: $21.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Cameroon produces 2 times as much per person as Chad
Cameroon: Int$5,788 (2025) · Chad: Int$2,903 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Cameroon than in Chad (Gini 4.8 points higher)
Cameroon: 42.2 (2021) · Chad: 37.4 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
40% of people in Chad live on less than $3 a day, versus 27% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 26.7% (2021) · Chad: 39.5% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.6% in Cameroon, versus 1.1% in Chad
Cameroon: 3.6% (2025) · Chad: 1.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Chad spends 3.2% of its GDP on the military, Cameroon 1.1%
Cameroon: 1.1% (2025) · Chad: 3.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Cameroon: 11.3% (2021) · Chad: no data
How expensive is it?
Chad’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Cameroon’s
Cameroon: 34% (2025) · Chad: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Cameroon spends 67% more on health per person than Chad
Cameroon: $79 (2023) · Chad: $47 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Cameroon live 8.7 years longer than in Chad
Cameroon: 64 years (2024) · Chad: 55.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Chad is 40% more likely to die before turning one than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 40.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Chad: 56.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Cameroon has 60% more doctors per person than Chad
Cameroon: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Chad: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Cameroon has 18 times as many hospital beds per person as Chad
Cameroon: 2.7 per 1,000 (2016) · Chad: 0.2 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Chad is 5% higher than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 17.5 per 100k (2023) · Chad: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
15% of adults in Cameroon are obese, versus 6.3% in Chad
Cameroon: 14.6% (2024) · Chad: 6.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
7.4% of adults in Chad smoke, versus 5.7% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 5.7% (2024) · Chad: 7.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Cameroon rate their lives 0.70 points higher than in Chad
Cameroon: 5.08 (2025) · Chad: 4.39 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cameroon drink 4.3 times as much alcohol as in Chad
Cameroon: 12.9 litres (2023) · Chad: 3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chad has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Cameroon
Cameroon: 14.8 kg (2023) · Chad: 47 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Cameroon has 804 kcal more food per person per day than Chad
Cameroon: 2,901 kcal (2023) · Chad: 2,097 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Cameroon put in 595 more hours a year than in Chad
Cameroon: 2,181 hours (2023) · Chad: 1,585 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Cameroon went to school 4.2 years longer than in Chad
Cameroon: 6.6 years (2023) · Chad: 2.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Cameroon: no data · Chad: 0.0047 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Cameroon has 1 more World Heritage site than Chad (3 against 2)
Cameroon: 3 (2026) · Chad: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Cameroon has won 6 Olympic medals, Chad none
Cameroon: 6 (2026 edition) · Chad: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
46% of people in Cameroon are online, versus 13% in Chad
Cameroon: 46% (2024) · Chad: 13% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chad is 81% faster than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 35 Mbps (2026) · Chad: 64 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
72% of people in Cameroon have electricity, versus 13% in Chad
Cameroon: 72% (2024) · Chad: 13.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in Cameroon live in cities, versus 28% in Chad
Cameroon: 56% (2025) · Chad: 28% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Cameroon has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Chad 73
Cameroon: 108 (2024) · Chad: 73 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Cameroon: 884 km (2021) · Chad: no data
How much do they fly?
Cameroon: 0.01 (2023) · Chad: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 41% of Cameroon, but only 3.0% of Chad
Cameroon: 40.7% (2024) · Chad: 3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Cameroon emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Chad
Cameroon: 0.3 t (2024) · Chad: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
73% of Cameroon’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.4% in Chad
Cameroon: 73.1% (2024) · Chad: 5.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Cameroon carries 31% more fine dust than in Chad
Cameroon: 51.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Chad: 39.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Cameroon: 6.8 per 100k (2022) · Chad: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Chad are 4 times as deadly as in Cameroon
Cameroon: 7.8 per 100k (2023) · Chad: 31.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Chad is on average 2.7 °C warmer than Cameroon
Cameroon: 25.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Chad: 27.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Cameroon gets 6 times as much rain as Chad
Cameroon: 1,665 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Chad: 276 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Cameroon bigger than Chad?
Chad is larger. Cameroon fits inside Chad 2.7 times.
Which has more people, Cameroon or Chad?
Cameroon has 42% more people than Chad (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cameroon or Chad?
People in Cameroon live 8.7 years longer than in Chad. Life expectancy at birth is 64.0 years in Cameroon and 55.2 in Chad.
Are people taller in Cameroon or Chad?
Cameroon and Chad are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
