How much coast is there?

Nigeria’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Cameroon’s.

Cameroon: 402 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Cameroon’s highest peak towers 1,626 m above Nigeria’s.

Cameroon: 4,045 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 7.9 times as many people as Cameroon.

Cameroon: 29.9 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 4.1 times as densely populated as Cameroon.

Cameroon: 63 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

Nigeria and Cameroon are practically level.

Cameroon: 17.8 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 0.1 more children on average than in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Nigeria and Cameroon are practically level.

Cameroon: 2.8% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Nigeria has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Cameroon 0.0.

Cameroon: 0 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Cameroon has 2 official languages, Nigeria 1.

Cameroon: 2 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Nigeria’s economy is 4.9 times the size of Cameroon’s.

Cameroon: $58.9 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Nigeria produces 65% more per person than Cameroon.

Cameroon: Int$5,788 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Cameroon than in Nigeria (Gini 8.3 points higher).

Cameroon: 42.2 (2021) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.6% in Cameroon, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Cameroon: 3.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Cameroon and Nigeria are practically level.

Cameroon: 1% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Cameroon’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Nigeria’s.

Cameroon: 34% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Cameroon spends 18% more on health per person than Nigeria.

Cameroon: $79 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 74% more likely to die before turning one than in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 40.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Nigeria has 2.8 times as many doctors per person as Cameroon.

Cameroon: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

15% of adults in Cameroon are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.

Cameroon: 14.6% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

5.7% of adults in Cameroon smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Cameroon: 5.7% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Cameroon rate their lives 0.29 points higher than in Nigeria.

Cameroon: 5.08 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Cameroon drink 6.4 times as much alcohol as in Nigeria.

Cameroon: 12.9 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Cameroon has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Cameroon: 14.8 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Cameroon has 431 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Cameroon: 2,901 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Cameroon put in 119 more hours a year than in Nigeria.

Cameroon: 2,181 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Nigeria went to school 1 year longer than in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 6.6 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Cameroon: no data · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

46% of people in Cameroon are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.

Cameroon: 46% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

72% of people in Cameroon have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.

Cameroon: 72% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 56% in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 56% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Cameroon has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Cameroon: 108 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 4 times as long as Cameroon’s.

Cameroon: 884 km (2021) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Nigeria fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Cameroon.

Cameroon: 0.01 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 43% of Cameroon, but only 23% of Nigeria.

Cameroon: 42.7% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Nigeria emits 77% more CO₂ than someone in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 0.3 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

73% of Cameroon’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.

Cameroon: 73.1% (2024) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Cameroon carries 3% more fine dust than in Nigeria.

Cameroon: 51.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 6.8 per 100k (2022) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Nigeria are 62% deadlier than in Cameroon.

Cameroon: 10.6 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 2.3 °C warmer than Cameroon.

Cameroon: 25.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Cameroon gets 60% more rain than Nigeria.

Cameroon: 1,665 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)