Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Cameroon and 2.2 per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Equatorial Guinea, by 2.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Equatorial Guinea has been higher since 1979, when it overtook Cameroon.
- In 2023, Cameroon ranked 122 and Equatorial Guinea ranked 67 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cameroon at -0.3 per 1,000 people and Equatorial Guinea at 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | -0.4 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | -0.4 | 0 |
| 2019 | -0.5 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | -0.4 | 9.6 |
| 2017 | -1.6 | 10.5 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| 2015 | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| 2014 | 4.4 | 12.9 |
| 2013 | -0.3 | 13.5 |
| 2012 | -0.4 | 13.8 |
| 2011 | -0.6 | 14.2 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | 18.5 |
| 2009 | -0.5 | 18.7 |
| 2008 | -0.6 | 18.4 |
| 2007 | -0.6 | 17.8 |
| 2006 | -1.6 | 17.1 |
| 2005 | -1.6 | 16.4 |
| 2004 | -1.2 | 31.8 |
| 2003 | -1.1 | 32.7 |
| 2002 | -0.7 | 34.1 |
| 2001 | -1.3 | 35.9 |
| 2000 | -1.4 | 38 |
| 1999 | -1.2 | 11.8 |
| 1998 | -0.9 | 11.4 |
| 1997 | -1 | 10.9 |
| 1996 | -1 | 10.1 |
| 1995 | -1 | 9.3 |
| 1994 | -0.9 | 8.5 |
| 1993 | -0.8 | 7.9 |
| 1992 | -1.1 | 7.6 |
| 1991 | -1.2 | 7.4 |
| 1990 | -0.7 | 7.4 |
| 1989 | -1 | 7.8 |
| 1988 | -1.5 | 8.6 |
| 1987 | -0.4 | 10.6 |
| 1986 | -0.4 | 15.6 |
| 1985 | -0.4 | 22.9 |
| 1984 | -0.4 | 30.8 |
| 1983 | -4.1 | 37.2 |
| 1982 | -15.5 | 39 |
| 1981 | 3.2 | 31.7 |
| 1980 | 8.3 | 17 |
| 1979 | -1.5 | -0.8 |
| 1978 | -0.2 | -16.5 |
| 1977 | -2.6 | -25.8 |
| 1976 | -2.6 | -33.4 |
| 1975 | -0 | -39.6 |
| 1974 | -0.1 | -44 |
| 1973 | -0.1 | -45.9 |
| 1972 | -0.1 | -43.9 |
| 1971 | -0.1 | -34.1 |
| 1970 | -0.1 | -20.3 |
| 1969 | -0 | -6.9 |
| 1968 | -0 | 1.8 |
| 1967 | -0 | 3.1 |
| 1966 | -0 | 3 |
| 1965 | -0 | 2.8 |
| 1964 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 1962 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 1961 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 1959 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 | 2.1-10.7–13.9 |
| 2025 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 | 2-15.6–18 |
| 2026 | -0.6-5.8–4.1 | 1.8-19.6–20.4 |
| 2027 | -0.5-5.5–4 | 1.8-21.4–23.3 |
| 2028 | -0.6-5.7–4.1 | 1.6-24.3–23.8 |
| 2029 | -0.6-6–3.7 | 1.4-26.7–26.1 |
| 2030 | -0.5-5.5–4.2 | 1.5-26.9–27.4 |
| 2031 | -0.5-5.6–3.9 | 1.8-28.4–30.5 |
| 2032 | -0.4-5.5–4.2 | 2.2-28.9–30.6 |
| 2033 | -0.5-5.3–3.9 | 1.4-32.4–32.5 |
| 2034 | -0.5-5.7–4 | 1.7-33.3–34.6 |
| 2035 | -0.5-5.8–4.2 | 1.5-31.5–34.2 |
| 2036 | -0.4-5.5–4.4 | 1.6-32.3–35.1 |
| 2037 | -0.5-5.9–3.9 | 1.6-31.8–36 |
| 2038 | -0.5-5.7–4.1 | 2-31.2–37.8 |
| 2039 | -0.4-5.5–4.3 | 1.1-31.8–35 |
| 2040 | -0.5-5.4–3.8 | 1.5-31.4–36.5 |
| 2041 | -0.3-5.4–4.2 | 0.8-31.7–36.6 |
| 2042 | -0.4-5.4–4.1 | 0.9-30.4–36.7 |
| 2043 | -0.6-5.8–4.2 | 0.5-30.9–35.6 |
| 2044 | -0.5-5.7–4.2 | 0.7-30.9–37.3 |
| 2045 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 | 0.5-33.7–36.3 |
| 2046 | -0.4-5.1–4.2 | 0.1-34.3–37.5 |
| 2047 | -0.4-5.6–4.1 | -0.4-37.2–39.7 |
| 2048 | -0.5-5.5–4.2 | -0.1-36.2–37.5 |
| 2049 | -0.4-5.5–4.2 | -0.1-36.5–38.1 |
| 2050 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 | 0.1-34.1–41.4 |
| 2051 | -0.4-5.6–4.1 | 0.3-33.5–41.1 |
| 2052 | -0.4-5.5–4.4 | 0.5-31.5–41.7 |
| 2053 | -0.5-5.6–4 | 0.6-34–42.7 |
| 2054 | -0.4-5.2–4.1 | 0.8-33.2–41.3 |
| 2055 | -0.6-5.6–4.4 | 0.7-29.5–41.4 |
| 2056 | -0.5-5.7–4.1 | 0.5-32.4–41.9 |
| 2057 | -0.4-5.3–4.1 | 0.6-31.2–41.1 |
| 2058 | -0.4-5.7–4.2 | 1-30.8–39 |
| 2059 | -0.4-5.6–4.2 | 0.6-33.3–39.9 |
| 2060 | -0.4-5.4–4 | 0.3-33.4–39.2 |
| 2061 | -0.5-5.7–4.5 | 0.2-34.2–40.2 |
| 2062 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 | 0-35.2–39.4 |
| 2063 | -0.5-5.5–4.2 | 0.1-34–37.7 |
| 2064 | -0.4-5.5–4.3 | 0.5-31.9–40 |
| 2065 | -0.4-5.5–4.3 | 0.5-32.8–40.3 |
| 2066 | -0.4-5.4–4.3 | 0.2-33.6–39.6 |
| 2067 | -0.4-5.6–4.3 | 0.1-33.8–39.3 |
| 2068 | -0.5-5.8–4.1 | -0.1-34.7–42.8 |
| 2069 | -0.4-5.4–4.3 | 0.5-31–42.9 |
| 2070 | -0.4-5.4–4.4 | 0.7-31–42 |
| 2071 | -0.4-5.8–4.4 | 0.4-32–43.5 |
| 2072 | -0.3-5–4 | 0.6-31.8–42.7 |
| 2073 | -0.4-5.4–3.9 | 0.6-33.2–44.2 |
| 2074 | -0.3-5.3–4.1 | 0.7-32.9–42.3 |
| 2075 | -0.4-5.6–4.5 | 1-31.3–43.9 |
| 2076 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 | 1-31.9–42.9 |
| 2077 | -0.4-5.7–4.1 | 0.5-32.6–41.6 |
| 2078 | -0.4-5.9–4.3 | 0.4-33.3–43.6 |
| 2079 | -0.4-5.9–4.1 | 0.7-31.9–42.3 |
| 2080 | -0.3-5.7–4.6 | 0.2-32.6–41.4 |
| 2081 | -0.4-5.6–4.7 | 0.2-34.1–41.3 |
| 2082 | -0.4-5.6–4 | -0-35.5–39.4 |
| 2083 | -0.4-5.7–4 | -0-34.4–41.3 |
| 2084 | -0.4-5.4–4 | 0.6-30.3–39.7 |
| 2085 | -0.4-5.6–4.2 | -0.1-36.6–39.4 |
| 2086 | -0.4-6–4.1 | -0-36.9–40.9 |
| 2087 | -0.4-5.6–3.8 | 0.2-35.2–40.5 |
| 2088 | -0.4-5.7–4.3 | 0.5-31.7–41.2 |
| 2089 | -0.4-5.8–4 | 0.6-31.4–41.6 |
| 2090 | -0.4-5.6–4 | 0.1-34.8–41.3 |
| 2091 | -0.4-6–4.5 | -0-34.9–39.4 |
| 2092 | -0.5-5.7–4.1 | 0.5-33–41.5 |
| 2093 | -0.4-5.6–4.1 | 0.6-32.3–40.6 |
| 2094 | -0.4-5.6–4.2 | 0.8-30.4–42.4 |
| 2095 | -0.4-5.7–3.9 | 0.6-32.2–40.4 |
| 2096 | -0.4-5.6–4.3 | 0.4-30.9–42.1 |
| 2097 | -0.3-5.6–4.3 | 0.6-29.8–43.5 |
| 2098 | -0.4-5.9–4 | 0.6-30.9–41.2 |
| 2099 | -0.3-5.9–4.4 | 0.6-31.6–41.1 |
| 2100 | -0.3-5.7–4.1 | 0.7-30.6–40.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
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
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