Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 14 per 100,000 people in Cameroon and 9.3 per 100,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 4.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.5 times that in Equatorial Guinea.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Equatorial Guinea.
- In 2017, Cameroon ranked 34 and Equatorial Guinea ranked 95 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.3 | 9.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 14.4 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 14.7 | 9.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 14.9 | 8.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 15.1 | 9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 15.4 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 15.5 | 9.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 15.6 | 9.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 15.6 | 9.4 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 15.7 | 9.5 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 15.8 | 9.7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.8 | 9.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 15.7 | 9.8 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 15.8 | 10.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 16 | 10.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 16.1 | 11.7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 16.3 | 12.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.2 | 13.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 15 | 16.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 14.2 | 17.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.3 | 17.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13 | 17.7 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- 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
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Equatorial Guinea: 4.17% 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