Cameroon vs Senegal

Cameroon and Senegal 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 1.6 times as many people as Senegal: 29.9 million against 18.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Cameroon ($1,972) and Senegal ($1,955) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Senegal (6.7%) than in Cameroon (3.2%), a difference of 3.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Cameroon (3.4%) than in Senegal (1.5%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Cameroon (3.6%) than in Senegal (2.7%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Senegal can expect to live 4.9 years longer than one born in Cameroon: 68.9 years against 64 years in 2024.
• The population of Senegal is older: half of its people are over 19.1 years, against 17.8 years in Cameroon in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Senegal (60.1%) than in Cameroon (46.3%), a difference of 13.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Senegal (0.77 tonnes) are about 2.2 times as high as in Cameroon (0.35 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Senegal (45%) than in Cameroon (40.7%), a difference of 4.3 percentage points in 2024.