Cameroon
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 29,879,337 (2025)
- Total area
- 475,440 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 5.7° N, 12.7° E
Cameroon at a glance
Cameroon is a country in Africa. Its capital is Yaoundé, not Douala. It shares land borders with 6 countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo.
Flag of Cameroon
Cameroon’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Cameroon and Senegal: each has a star on a green, red or yellow tricolour; Cameroon’s yellow star sits on a red centre band, Senegal’s green star on a yellow one.
Cameroon in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 29,879,337 | 51stof 195 | 17thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 475,440 km² | 53rdof 194 | 24thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $58.93B | 89thof 182 | 15thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $1,972 | 150thof 182 | 25thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 64.0 years | 172ndof 195 | 32ndof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 4.26 | 16thof 195 | 14thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $79 | 153rdof 191 | 24thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 55.7% | 123rdof 195 | 20thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 46.3% | 146thof 180 | 22ndof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 42.7% | 60thof 191 | 14thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.35 t | 156thof 181 | 31stof 53 |
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Cameroon compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 29,879,337 | 475,440 km² | $1,972 |
| Central African Republic | 5,513,282 | 622,980 km² | $556 |
| Chad | 21,003,705 | 1,284,000 km² | $1,022 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,938,431 | 28,050 km² | $6,615 |
| Gabon | 2,593,130 | 267,670 km² | $8,263 |
| Nigeria | 237,527,782 | 923,770 km² | $1,224 |
| Republic of the Congo | 6,484,437 | 342,000 km² | $2,515 |
Quizzes featuring Cameroon
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Cameroon · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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