Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cameroon is 39% bigger than the Congo
Cameroon: 475,442 km² (2024) · Congo: 342,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Cameroon’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as the Congo’s
Cameroon: 402 km (2026 edition) · Congo: 169 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Cameroon’s highest peak towers 3,025 m above the Congo’s
Cameroon: 4,045 m (2026 edition) · Congo: 1,020 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 31% of the Congo, versus 21% of Cameroon
Cameroon: 21.1% (2024) · Congo: 31.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Cameroon has 4.6 times as many people as the Congo
Cameroon: 29.9 million (2025) · Congo: 6.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cameroon is 3.3 times as densely populated as the Congo
Cameroon: 63 per km² (2025) · Congo: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Cameroon are 0.9 cm taller than in the Congo
Cameroon: 172.1 cm (2019) · Congo: 171.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Cameroon are 1.6 cm taller than in the Congo
Cameroon: 160.4 cm (2019) · Congo: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Congo is 0.56 years older than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 17.8 years (2023) · Congo: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Cameroon have 0.2 more children on average than in the Congo
Cameroon: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · Congo: 4.11 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
The Congo and Cameroon are practically level
Cameroon: 2.8% (2025) · Congo: 3.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Cameroon hosts 42% more refugees per resident than the Congo
Cameroon: 13.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Congo: 9.6 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cameroon and the Congo are practically level
Cameroon: 0 (2026) · Congo: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
The Congo has 3 official languages, Cameroon 2
Cameroon: 2 (2026) · Congo: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cameroon’s economy is 3.6 times the size of the Congo’s
Cameroon: $58.9 billion (2025) · Congo: $16.3 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Congo produces 25% more per person than Cameroon
Cameroon: Int$5,788 (2025) · Congo: Int$7,248 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Cameroon: 42.2 (2021) · Congo: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Cameroon: 26.7% (2021) · Congo: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 20% in the Congo, versus 3.6% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 3.6% (2025) · Congo: 19.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Congo and Cameroon are practically level
Cameroon: 1.1% (2025) · Congo: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Cameroon’s central government collects 11% of GDP in tax, the Congo’s 6.5%
Cameroon: 11.3% (2021) · Congo: 6.5% (2021)
How expensive is it?
The Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Cameroon’s
Cameroon: 34% (2025) · Congo: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Cameroon spends 5% more on health per person than the Congo
Cameroon: $79 (2023) · Congo: $76 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Congo live 2 years longer than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 64 years (2024) · Congo: 66 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Cameroon is 49% more likely to die before turning one than in the Congo
Cameroon: 40.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Congo: 27 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Congo has 27% more doctors per person than Cameroon
Cameroon: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Cameroon: 2.7 per 1,000 (2016) · Congo: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Cameroon is 1% higher than in the Congo
Cameroon: 17.5 per 100k (2023) · Congo: 17.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
15% of adults in Cameroon are obese, versus 12% in the Congo
Cameroon: 14.6% (2024) · Congo: 11.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in the Congo smoke, versus 5.7% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 5.7% (2024) · Congo: 16.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Cameroon rate their lives 0.63 points higher than in the Congo
Cameroon: 5.08 (2025) · Congo: 4.46 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cameroon drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in the Congo
Cameroon: 12.9 litres (2023) · Congo: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Congo has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Cameroon
Cameroon: 14.8 kg (2023) · Congo: 55.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Cameroon has 714 kcal more food per person per day than the Congo
Cameroon: 2,901 kcal (2023) · Congo: 2,187 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Congo put in 354 more hours a year than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 2,181 hours (2023) · Congo: 2,534 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Congo went to school 1.7 years longer than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 6.6 years (2023) · Congo: 8.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Cameroon: no data · Congo: 0.03 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Cameroon has 1 more World Heritage site than the Congo (3 against 2)
Cameroon: 3 (2026) · Congo: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Cameroon has won 6 Olympic medals, the Congo none
Cameroon: 6 (2026 edition) · Congo: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
47% of people in the Congo are online, versus 46% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 46% (2024) · Congo: 47% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Cameroon is 39% faster than in the Congo
Cameroon: 35 Mbps (2026) · Congo: 25 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
72% of people in Cameroon have electricity, versus 53% in the Congo
Cameroon: 72% (2024) · Congo: 53% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the Congo live in cities, versus 56% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 56% (2025) · Congo: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Cameroon has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Congo 96
Cameroon: 108 (2024) · Congo: 96 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The Congo’s railway network is 1% longer than Cameroon’s
Cameroon: 884 km (2021) · Congo: 893 km (2012)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Congo fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Cameroon
Cameroon: 0.01 (2023) · Congo: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 64% of the Congo, but only 41% of Cameroon
Cameroon: 40.7% (2024) · Congo: 64% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Congo emits 4.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Cameroon
Cameroon: 0.3 t (2024) · Congo: 1.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
73% of Cameroon’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in the Congo
Cameroon: 73.1% (2024) · Congo: 20.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Cameroon carries 28% more fine dust than in the Congo
Cameroon: 51.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Congo: 40.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Cameroon: 6.8 per 100k (2022) · Congo: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Congo are 6% deadlier than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 7.8 per 100k (2023) · Congo: 8.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Congo is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Cameroon
Cameroon: 25.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Congo: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Cameroon gets 12% more rain than the Congo
Cameroon: 1,665 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Congo: 1,486 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Cameroon bigger than the Congo?
Cameroon is larger. Cameroon is 39% bigger than the Congo.
Which has more people, Cameroon or the Congo?
Cameroon has 4.6 times as many people as the Congo (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cameroon or the Congo?
People in the Congo live 2 years longer than in Cameroon. Life expectancy at birth is 64.0 years in Cameroon and 66.0 in the Congo.
Are people taller in Cameroon or the Congo?
Men in Cameroon are 0.9 cm taller than in the Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
