Cameroon vs Ghana

Cameroon and Ghana 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.

• Ghana has about 1.2 times as many people as Cameroon: 35.1 million against 29.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Ghana ($3,257) is 65% higher than in Cameroon ($1,972) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Ghana (6%) than in Cameroon (3.2%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Ghana (14.2%) than in Cameroon (3.4%), a difference of 10.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Cameroon (3.6%) than in Ghana (3%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Ghana can expect to live 1.7 years longer than one born in Cameroon: 65.7 years against 64 years in 2024.
• The population of Ghana is older: half of its people are over 20.9 years, against 17.8 years in Cameroon in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Ghana (72.2%) than in Cameroon (46.3%), a difference of 25.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Ghana (0.7 tonnes) are about 2 times as high as in Cameroon (0.35 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Cameroon (40.7%) than in Ghana (30.9%), a difference of 9.8 percentage points in 2024.