Population
31.0M
Unitary presidential republic under a dictatorship
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,780
in 2031
Passport power
#173
21 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Yaoundé
of 14 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Cameroon
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Continent
- Africa / Middle Africa
- Area
- 475,442 km²
- Population
- 31.0M
- Density
- 39.7/km²
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic under a dictatorship
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .cm
- Calling code
- +237
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #173 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 21
- Total accessible
- 46
Culture and society
- Languages
- English, French (français)
- Religions
- Christianity 66.3%, Islam 30.6%, Traditional faiths 1.3%, No religion 1.1%
- Currencies
- Fr XAF — Central African CFA franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.588
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $7,780
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 64.0 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 46.3%
- Gini index (2014)
- 46.6
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.8%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 3.6%
- Urban population (2025)
- 55.7%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 5.1/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 51.5 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 11th pct
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 6.8/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.40