Cameroon vs Guinea
Cameroon vs Guinea: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 46.3% in Cameroon and 33.3% in Guinea, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 13 percentage points, or 1.39 times that in Guinea.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Guinea.
- In 2024, Cameroon ranked 149 and Guinea ranked 160 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Cameroon | Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 46.3 | 33.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 42.2 | 32.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 40.1 | 31.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | 38.9 | 28.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 37.7 | 26.2 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 36.5 | 23.9 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 29.7 | 21.8 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 23.2 | 18.7 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 20.6 | 13.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 18.3 | 9.2 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 10 | 4.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 4.3 | 1 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.5 | – |
| 2003 | 0.6 | 0.5 | – |
| 2002 | 0.4 | 0.4 | – |
| 2001 | 0.3 | 0.2 | – |
| 2000 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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 Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Guinea: 60.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Guinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Guinea: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Guinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Guinea: 14.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Guinea: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Guinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Guinea: 38.5% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Guinea: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Guinea: 3.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Guinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Guinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Guinea: $586M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Guinea: $40 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Guinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Guinea: 13,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Guinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Guinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Guinea: 6 million TIV in 2025