Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 72% in Cameroon and 65.1% in Equatorial Guinea, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 6.9 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Equatorial Guinea.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Equatorial Guinea.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72 | 65.1 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 72 | 66.9 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 71 | 67 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 65.4 | 66.8 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 64.3 | 66.7 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 63.2 | 66.6 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 62.2 | 66.5 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 60.9 | 66.4 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 59.8 | 66.2 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 58.6 | 66.1 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 56.8 | 66 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 56.3 | 65.9 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 55.2 | 65.7 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 53.7 | 66.1 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 52.8 | 66.1 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 51.7 | 65.4 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 50.6 | 65.2 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 48.2 | 65.1 | 82 |
| 2006 | 49 | 65.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 47.2 | 65 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 47.1 | 64.9 | 80 |
| 2003 | 45.1 | 64.9 | 80 |
| 2002 | 44 | 64.9 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 46.2 | 64.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 41 | 64.8 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 40.7 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 40.7 | – | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 38.4 | – | – |
| 1996 | 37.3 | – | – |
| 1995 | 36.2 | – | – |
| 1994 | 35 | – | – |
| 1993 | 33.9 | – | – |
| 1992 | 32.7 | – | – |
| 1991 | 29 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, 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
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Equatorial Guinea: 4.17% in 2017
- 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