Cameroon vs Kenya

Cameroon and Kenya 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.

• Kenya has about 1.9 times as many people as Cameroon: 57.5 million against 29.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Kenya ($2,363) is 20% higher than in Cameroon ($1,972) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Kenya (4.6%) than in Cameroon (3.2%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Kenya (4.1%) than in Cameroon (3.4%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Kenya (5.4%) than in Cameroon (3.6%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Cameroon (64 years) and Kenya (63.8 years) in 2024.
• The population of Kenya is older: half of its people are over 19.5 years, against 17.8 years in Cameroon in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Cameroon (46.3%) than in Kenya (35%), a difference of 11.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Kenya (0.38 tonnes) are 9% higher than in Cameroon (0.35 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Cameroon (40.7%) than in Kenya (6.6%), a difference of 34.1 percentage points in 2024.