Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.75% in Cameroon and 4.17% in Equatorial Guinea, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Equatorial Guinea, by 0.42 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Cameroon.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Equatorial Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.75 | 4.17 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.75 | 4.17 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.75 | 4.16 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.75 | 4.16 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.75 | 4.16 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.75 | 4.16 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.75 | 4.16 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.75 | 4.16 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.75 | 4.16 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.74 | 4.16 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.74 | 4.16 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.73 | 4.16 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.73 | 4.16 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.73 | 4.16 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.72 | 4.17 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.72 | 4.18 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.71 | 4.19 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.71 | 4.2 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.69 | 4.22 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.68 | 4.23 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.67 | 4.24 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.66 | 4.25 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.65 | 4.25 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.65 | 4.26 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.64 | 4.26 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.62 | 4.26 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.61 | 4.26 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Equatorial Guinea: 6.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 52.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Equatorial Guinea: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 1.85 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 4.08 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Equatorial Guinea: 71.6% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 21 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 2.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCameroon: $1,489 in 2025Equatorial Guinea: $4,498 in 2025
- GDP growthCameroon: 3.5% a year in 2025Equatorial Guinea: -5.8% a year in 2025
- InflationCameroon: 3.5% a year in 2025Equatorial Guinea: 2.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtCameroon: 40.5% of GDP in 2025Equatorial Guinea: 35% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Equatorial Guinea: 0.9% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Equatorial Guinea: $113M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Equatorial Guinea: $63 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Equatorial Guinea: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Equatorial Guinea: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Equatorial Guinea: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Equatorial Guinea: 0.16% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 12 million TIV in 2024