World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Cameroon 4.3 times.
Cameroon: 475,440 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 9% longer than Cameroon’s.
Cameroon: 402 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Cameroon’s highest peak towers 1,710 m above the median country’s.
Cameroon: 4,045 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Cameroon has 4 times as many people as the median country.
Cameroon: 29.9 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 56% more densely populated than Cameroon.
Cameroon: 63 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 1.4 cm taller than in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 172.1 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The median country and Cameroon are practically level.
Cameroon: 160.4 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 13 years older than in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 17.8 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Cameroon have 2.4 more children on average than in the median country.
Cameroon: 4.26 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 2.8% in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 2.8% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cameroon and the median country are practically level.
Cameroon: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Cameroon has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Cameroon: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cameroon’s economy is 30% larger than the median country’s.
Cameroon: $58.9 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 3.6 times as much per person as Cameroon.
Cameroon: Int$5,788 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Cameroon than in the median country (Gini 7.8 points higher).
Cameroon: 42.2 (2021) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 3.6% in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 3.6% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Cameroon 1.0%.
Cameroon: 1% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Cameroon’s.
Cameroon: 34% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 5.9 times as much on health per person as Cameroon.
Cameroon: $79 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 11 years longer than in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 64 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Cameroon is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Cameroon: 40.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 12 times as many doctors per person as Cameroon.
Cameroon: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 15% in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 14.6% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 5.7% in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 5.7% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 0.75 points higher than in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 5.08 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cameroon drink 3 times as much alcohol as in the median country.
Cameroon: 12.9 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Cameroon.
Cameroon: 14.8 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 37 kcal more food per person per day than Cameroon.
Cameroon: 2,901 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Cameroon put in 206 more hours a year than in the median country.
Cameroon: 2,181 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 3.4 years longer than in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 6.6 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Cameroon: no data · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 46% in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 46% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 72% in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 72% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 56% in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 56% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Cameroon 108.
Cameroon: 108 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Cameroon’s.
Cameroon: 884 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 22 times as many passengers per resident as those from Cameroon.
Cameroon: 0.01 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 43% of Cameroon, but only 31% of the median country.
Cameroon: 42.7% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 0.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
73% of Cameroon’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Cameroon: 73.1% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Cameroon carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in the median country.
Cameroon: 51.5 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Cameroon as in the median country.
Cameroon: 6.8 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 16% deadlier than in Cameroon.
Cameroon: 10.6 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Cameroon is on average 2.1 °C warmer than the median country.
Cameroon: 25.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Cameroon gets 64% more rain than the median country.
Cameroon: 1,665 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Cameroon bigger than the median country?
Cameroon is larger. The median country fits inside Cameroon 4.3 times.
Which has more people, Cameroon or the median country?
Cameroon has 4 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cameroon or the median country?
People in the median country live 11 years longer than in Cameroon. Life expectancy at birth is 64.0 years in Cameroon and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Cameroon or the median country?
Men in the median country are 1.4 cm taller than in Cameroon (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
