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World > Africa
> Cameroon > Ranking Positions (Facts)
| Cameroon - Ranking Positions (Facts) |
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| RANKING |
VALUE |
POSITION |
| Geography |
| Area - total |
475,440.00 sq km |
53 |
| Area - land |
469,440.00 sq km |
52 |
| Area - water |
6,000.00 sq km |
56 |
| Land boundaries |
4,591.00 km |
37 |
| Coastline |
402.00 km |
111 |
| Elevation extremes - highest point |
4,095 m |
42 |
| Land use - arable land |
12.54 % |
88 |
| Land use - permanent crops |
2.52 % |
75 |
| Land use - other |
84.94 % |
114 |
| People |
| Population |
18,060,382 |
57 |
| Age structure: 0-14 years |
41.30 % |
43 |
| Age structure: 15-64 years |
55.50 % |
168 |
| Age structure: 65 years and over |
3.20 % |
160 |
| Population growth rate |
2.24 % |
44 |
| Birth rate |
35.07 births/1,000 population |
38 |
| Death rate |
12.66 deaths/1,000 population |
169 |
| Sex ratio - total population |
1.01 male(s)/female |
52 |
| Infant mortality rate |
65.84 deaths/1,000 live births |
171 |
| Life expectancy at birth - total population |
52.86 years |
177 |
| Life expectancy at birth - male |
52.15 years |
175 |
| Life expectancy at birth - female |
53.59 years |
177 |
| Total fertility rate |
4.49 children born/woman |
42 |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
6.90 % |
151 |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
560,000 |
145 |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
49,000 |
139 |
| Literacy - total population |
67.90 % |
164 |
| Economy |
| GDP - real growth rate |
3.50 % |
138 |
| GDP per capita - purchasing power parity |
2,400 $ |
158 |
| GDP - composition by sector (agriculture) |
45.20 % |
10 |
| GDP - composition by sector (industry) |
16.10 % |
171 |
| GDP - composition by sector (services) |
38.70 % |
175 |
| Population below poverty line |
48.00 % |
103 |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% |
1.90 % |
80 |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% |
36.60 % |
85 |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) |
2.40 % |
48 |
| Labor force |
6,394,000 |
58 |
| Unemployment rate |
30.00 % |
162 |
| Budget - revenues |
3,339,000,000 $ |
101 |
| Electricity - production |
3,924,000,000 kWh |
116 |
| Electricity - consumption |
3,649,000,000 kWh |
113 |
| Electricity - exports |
0 kWh |
83 |
| Exports |
4,318,000,000 $ |
98 |
| Imports |
3,083,000,000 $ |
119 |
| Debt - external |
3,657,000,000 $ |
113 |
| Communications |
| Telephones - main lines in use |
100,300 |
136 |
| Telephones - mobile cellular |
2,253 |
195 |
| Internet users |
370,000 |
98 |
| Transportation |
| Railways - total |
987.00 km |
87 |
| Roadways - total |
50,000.00 km |
75 |
| Airports with paved runways - total |
11 |
102 |
| Airports - with unpaved runways - total |
36 |
79 |
| Military |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
1.30 % |
119 |
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