Cameroon vs Guinea

Cameroon and Guinea 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 has about 2 times as many people as Guinea: 29.9 million against 15.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Cameroon ($1,972) is 5% higher than in Guinea ($1,877) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Guinea (7.4%) than in Cameroon (3.2%), a difference of 4.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Guinea (3.6%) than in Cameroon (3.4%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Guinea (5.2%) than in Cameroon (3.6%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Cameroon can expect to live 3.1 years longer than one born in Guinea: 64 years against 60.9 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 17.8 years in both Cameroon and Guinea in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Cameroon (46.3%) than in Guinea (33.3%), a difference of 13 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person are about the same in Cameroon (0.35 tonnes) and Guinea (0.35 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Cameroon (40.7%) than in Guinea (20%), a difference of 20.7 percentage points in 2024.