Cameroon vs Nepal

Cameroon and Nepal 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 Nepal have about the same number of people: 29.9 million and 29.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Cameroon ($1,972) is 28% higher than in Nepal ($1,536) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Nepal (4.4%) than in Cameroon (3.2%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Cameroon (3.4%) than in Nepal (2.7%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Nepal (10.5%) than in Cameroon (3.6%), a difference of 6.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Nepal can expect to live 6.6 years longer than one born in Cameroon: 70.6 years against 64 years in 2024.
• The population of Nepal is older: half of its people are over 24.7 years, against 17.8 years in Cameroon in 2023.
• The same share of people used the internet in Cameroon (46.3%) and Nepal (46.3%) in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Nepal (0.54 tonnes) are 54% higher than in Cameroon (0.35 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Nepal (43.6%) than in Cameroon (40.7%), a difference of 2.9 percentage points in 2024.