Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Cameroon
United States
Population
29.1M 52nd
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$53.3B 93rd
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$1,830 177th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$5,490 163rd
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
3.5% 96th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
475,440 km² 55th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
61.3 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
4.3 17th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
55.4% 141st
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
2.8% 200th
17.9% 45th

Health

Cameroon
United States
Life Expectancy
63.7 yrs 196th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
41.2 174th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
258.0 168th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$79 156th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
4.6% 137th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.14 188th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
2.65 83rd
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Cameroon
United States
Unemployment Rate
3.6% 62nd
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
4.89 87th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
18.5%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
23.2%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
50.7%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
15.7%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
18.7%
14.3%

Education & Society

Cameroon
United States
Literacy Rate
72.6% 128th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
2.8% 158th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
42.2 137th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
26.7% 134th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
6.8 142nd
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
33.9% 51st
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
57.1% 66th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
1.0% 117th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Cameroon
United States
Internet Users
41.9% 167th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
96.5 148th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
72.0% 177th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
71.4% 190th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
47.1% 183rd
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
79.2% 19th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
42.7% 69th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Cameroon

Population pyramid of Cameroon

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Cameroon

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Cameroon

United States

Population Over Time

Cameroon

United States

GDP Over Time

Cameroon

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Cameroon

United States

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