Burkina Faso vs Cameroon
Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.5 years in Burkina Faso and 5.3 years in Cameroon, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.8 years, or 1.17 times that in Burkina Faso.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Burkina Faso ranked 156 and Cameroon ranked 141 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Burkina Faso | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 2010 | 3.2 | 5.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Cameroon
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Cameroon: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Cameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Cameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Cameroon: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Cameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Cameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Cameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Cameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Cameroon: 55.7% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Cameroon: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Cameroon: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Cameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Cameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Cameroon: $580M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Cameroon: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Cameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Cameroon: 34,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Cameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Cameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Cameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023