Cameroon vs Tanzania
Cameroon vs Tanzania: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.3 years in Cameroon and 4.5 years in Tanzania, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.8 years, or 1.18 times that in Tanzania.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Cameroon ranked 141 and Tanzania ranked 159 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Cameroon | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 5.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025