Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire

Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire have about the same number of people: 29.9 million and 32.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Côte d'Ivoire ($3,050) is 55% higher than in Cameroon ($1,972) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Côte d'Ivoire (6.5%) than in Cameroon (3.2%), a difference of 3.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Cameroon (3.4%) than in Côte d'Ivoire (0.1%), a difference of 3.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Cameroon (3.6%) than in Côte d'Ivoire (2.3%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Cameroon can expect to live 1.9 years longer than one born in Côte d'Ivoire: 64 years against 62.1 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 17.8 years in both Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Cameroon (46.3%) than in Côte d'Ivoire (41.4%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Côte d'Ivoire (0.59 tonnes) are 69% higher than in Cameroon (0.35 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Cameroon (40.7%) than in Côte d'Ivoire (12.1%), a difference of 28.6 percentage points in 2024.