Sheet 30 of 195 · AfricaCMR · 4.5°N 12.4°E

Cameroon

Republic of Cameroon · République du Cameroun

Capital: Yaoundé
Population: 29.9 million 2025
Area: 475,442 km²
Neighbours: 6

Cameroon hatched, Yaoundé marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 7.4°N 12.4°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

In Middle Africa, Cameroon has six land neighbours: the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo. At 475,442 km², it ranks 53rd of 195 by area, close in size to Turkmenistan and Papua New Guinea.

About 29.9 million people lived in Cameroon in 2025, according to the World Bank, 51st of 194 countries. Density is 63 people per km². 55.7% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$1,972 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 156th of 191 and 25th of 52 in Africa. Life expectancy at birth was 64.0 years in 2024. The fertility rate was 4.26 births per woman in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 1,268 km, between 1.7°N and 13.1°N. Yaoundé's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 300 km from Kiribati, the nearest land.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.
Measure	Figure	World	Africa
Population	29,879,3372025, World Bank	51st of 194	17th of 54
Area	475,442 km²world-countries	53rd of 195	24th of 54
GDP	US$58.9 billion2025, World Bank, current US$	91st of 191	15th of 52
GDP per capita	US$1,9722025, World Bank, current US$	156th of 191	25th of 52
Population density	63 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries	122nd of 194	28th of 54
Life expectancy	64.0 years2024, World Bank	171st of 194	32nd of 54
Urban population	55.7%2025, World Bank	123rd of 194	20th of 54
Forest area	40.7% of land2024, World Bank	69th of 194	15th of 54
Population growth	+2.56% a year2025, World Bank	22nd of 194	13th of 54
Internet users	46.3%2024, World Bank	149th of 188	22nd of 53
Fertility rate	4.26 births per woman2024, World Bank	17th of 194	15th of 54
Land neighbours	6world-countries; among the 195	20th of 195	7th of 54

Closest in areaTurkmenistan, Papua New Guinea and Sweden

Closest in populationNepal, Venezuela and Niger

Neighbours 6 countries by land, nearest capital first

Equatorial Guinea303 km
Yaoundé to Malabo, capital to capital
Gabon450 km
Yaoundé to Libreville, capital to capital
Nigeria728 km
Yaoundé to Abuja, capital to capital
Central African Republic783 km
Yaoundé to Bangui, capital to capital
Chad996 km
Yaoundé to N'Djamena, capital to capital
Republic of the Congo996 km
Yaoundé to Brazzaville, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres: Northern and Eastern
Capital: Yaoundé
3.87°N 11.51°E
Northernmost latitude: 13.08°N
Southernmost latitude: 1.68°N
Westernmost longitude: 8.53°E
Easternmost longitude: 16.18°E
North to south: about 1,268 km
Antipode of Yaoundé: 3.87°S 168.49°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 300 km from the nearest land (Kiribati)