Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cameroon is 78% bigger than Gabon
Cameroon: 475,442 km² (2024) · Gabon: 267,670 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Gabon’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Cameroon’s
Cameroon: 402 km (2026 edition) · Gabon: 885 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Cameroon’s highest peak towers 2,995 m above Gabon’s
Cameroon: 4,045 m (2026 edition) · Gabon: 1,050 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 21% of Cameroon, versus 6.9% of Gabon
Cameroon: 21.1% (2024) · Gabon: 6.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Cameroon has 12 times as many people as Gabon
Cameroon: 29.9 million (2025) · Gabon: 2.59 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cameroon is 6.3 times as densely populated as Gabon
Cameroon: 63 per km² (2025) · Gabon: 10 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Cameroon are 1.7 cm taller than in Gabon
Cameroon: 172.1 cm (2019) · Gabon: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Cameroon and Gabon are practically level
Cameroon: 160.4 cm (2019) · Gabon: 160.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Gabon is 3.8 years older than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 17.8 years (2023) · Gabon: 21.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Cameroon have 0.7 more children on average than in Gabon
Cameroon: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · Gabon: 3.59 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.1% of people in Gabon are 65 or older, versus 2.8% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 2.8% (2025) · Gabon: 4.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Cameroon hosts 214 times as many refugees per resident as Gabon
Cameroon: 13.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Gabon: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cameroon and Gabon are practically level
Cameroon: 0 (2026) · Gabon: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Cameroon has 2 official languages, Gabon 1
Cameroon: 2 (2026) · Gabon: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cameroon’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Gabon’s
Cameroon: $58.9 billion (2025) · Gabon: $21.4 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Gabon produces 3.8 times as much per person as Cameroon
Cameroon: Int$5,788 (2025) · Gabon: Int$22,218 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Cameroon than in Gabon (Gini 4.2 points higher)
Cameroon: 42.2 (2021) · Gabon: 38 (2017)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
27% of people in Cameroon live on less than $3 a day, versus 3.8% in Gabon
Cameroon: 26.7% (2021) · Gabon: 3.8% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 20% in Gabon, versus 3.6% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 3.6% (2025) · Gabon: 20.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Gabon spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Cameroon 1.1%
Cameroon: 1.1% (2025) · Gabon: 1.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Cameroon’s central government collects 11% of GDP in tax, Gabon’s 9.5%
Cameroon: 11.3% (2021) · Gabon: 9.5% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Gabon’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Cameroon’s
Cameroon: 34% (2025) · Gabon: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Gabon spends 3.2 times as much on health per person as Cameroon
Cameroon: $79 (2023) · Gabon: $253 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Gabon live 4.5 years longer than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 64 years (2024) · Gabon: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Cameroon is 55% more likely to die before turning one than in Gabon
Cameroon: 40.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Gabon: 25.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Gabon has 3.8 times as many doctors per person as Cameroon
Cameroon: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Gabon: 0.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Cameroon: 2.7 per 1,000 (2016) · Gabon: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Gabon is 50% higher than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 17.5 per 100k (2023) · Gabon: 26.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Gabon are obese, versus 15% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 14.6% (2024) · Gabon: 21.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in Gabon smoke, versus 5.7% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 5.7% (2024) · Gabon: 13.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Gabon rate their lives 0.08 points higher than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 5.08 (2025) · Gabon: 5.17 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cameroon drink 62% more alcohol than in Gabon
Cameroon: 12.9 litres (2023) · Gabon: 8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Gabon has 4.3 times as much meat per person as Cameroon
Cameroon: 14.8 kg (2023) · Gabon: 63.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Cameroon has 215 kcal more food per person per day than Gabon
Cameroon: 2,901 kcal (2023) · Gabon: 2,686 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Cameroon and Gabon are practically level
Cameroon: 2,181 hours (2023) · Gabon: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Gabon went to school 3.1 years longer than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 6.6 years (2023) · Gabon: 9.7 years (2023)
How many World Heritage sites?
Cameroon has 1 more World Heritage site than Gabon (3 against 2)
Cameroon: 3 (2026) · Gabon: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Cameroon has won 6 Olympic medals, Gabon 1
Cameroon: 6 (2026 edition) · Gabon: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
69% of people in Gabon are online, versus 46% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 46% (2024) · Gabon: 69% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Gabon is 51% faster than in Cameroon
Cameroon: 35 Mbps (2026) · Gabon: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
95% of people in Gabon have electricity, versus 72% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 72% (2024) · Gabon: 95.1% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Gabon live in cities, versus 56% in Cameroon
Cameroon: 56% (2025) · Gabon: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Gabon has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Cameroon 108
Cameroon: 108 (2024) · Gabon: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Cameroon’s railway network is 36% longer than Gabon’s
Cameroon: 884 km (2021) · Gabon: 648 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Gabon fly 2.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Cameroon
Cameroon: 0.01 (2023) · Gabon: 0.03 (2016)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 91% of Gabon, but only 41% of Cameroon
Cameroon: 40.7% (2024) · Gabon: 91.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Gabon emits 6.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Cameroon
Cameroon: 0.3 t (2024) · Gabon: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
73% of Cameroon’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Gabon
Cameroon: 73.1% (2024) · Gabon: 35.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Cameroon carries 60% more fine dust than in Gabon
Cameroon: 51.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Gabon: 32.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Cameroon: 6.8 per 100k (2022) · Gabon: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Gabon are 2.1 times as deadly as in Cameroon
Cameroon: 7.8 per 100k (2023) · Gabon: 16.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Gabon and Cameroon are practically level
Cameroon: 25.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Gabon: 25.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Gabon gets 25% more rain than Cameroon
Cameroon: 1,665 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Gabon: 2,080 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Cameroon bigger than Gabon?
Cameroon is larger. Cameroon is 78% bigger than Gabon.
Which has more people, Cameroon or Gabon?
Cameroon has 12 times as many people as Gabon (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cameroon or Gabon?
People in Gabon live 4.5 years longer than in Cameroon. Life expectancy at birth is 64.0 years in Cameroon and 68.5 in Gabon.
Are people taller in Cameroon or Gabon?
Men in Cameroon are 1.7 cm taller than in Gabon (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
