General Information about Cameroon
General
| Capital | Official language | Currency |
| Jaunde | French, English |
CFA-Franc BEAC |
| Area Cameroon km² |
Area Germany km² |
| 472,710 | 349,360 |
| Source: WB-WDI | Source: WB-WDI |
Climate
Climate data of selected weather stations can be found here.
Population
| Population Cameroon total 1 000 |
Population Germany total 1 000 |
Population density Cameroon Inhabitants per km² |
Population density Germany Inhabitants per km² |
| 25,876 | 83,133 | 53 | 237 |
| (2019) Source: WB-WDI |
(2019) Source: WB-WDI |
(2018) Source: WB-WDI |
(2018) Source: WB-WDI |
Gross domestic product
|
GDP per capita Cameroon |
GDP per capita Germany |
| 1,524 | 46,473 |
| (2019) Source: IMF-WEO |
(2019) Source: IMF-WEO |
Living conditions
| Human Development Index Cameroon Rank (from 188 states) |
Human Development Index Germany Rank (from 188 states) |
Distribution of income Gini coefficient Cameroon Figure (0 to 100; 0 = equal distribution) |
Distribution of income Gini coefficient Germany Figure (0 to 100; 0 = equal distribution) |
| 153 | 4 | 46.6 | 31.9 |
| (2015) Source: UNDP |
(2015) Source: UNDP |
(2014) Source: WB-WDI |
(2016) Source: WB-WDI |
University education
| Students in Cameroon per 100 000 inhabitants |
Students in Germany per 100 000 inhabitants |
| 1,312 | 3,773 |
| (2018) Source: Destatis 1 |
(2018) Source: Destatis 1 |
Agriculture and Forestry
| Agricultural area Cameroon % of land area |
Agricultural area Germany % of land area |
Forested area Cameroon % of land area |
Forested area Germany % of land area |
| 20.6 | 47.6 | 43.3 | 32.7 |
| (2018) Source: Destatis 2 |
(2018) Source: Destatis 2 |
(2018) |
(2018) Source: Destatis 2 |
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis): Kamerun Statistisches Länderprofil, December 2020
Sources in this publication:
| Destatis 1 | Calculations by Statistisches Bundesamt based on figures from UNESCO |
| Destatis 2 | Calculations by Statistisches Bundesamt based on figures from FAO |
| IMF-WEO | International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| WB-WDI | World Bank, World Development Indicators |
EXTERNAL WEBSITES
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