Cameroon vs United States: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
0.4218
in 2021
United States
0.4176
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
United States rank
20th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- United States
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.4218 against 0.4176 in United States, a difference of 0.0042.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 19th and United States ranks 20th of 120 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4445 | 0.4031 | 0.0414 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.4248 | 0.4084 | 0.0163 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.4664 | 0.4174 | 0.049 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.4218 | 0.3971 | 0.0246 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Cameroon or United States?
- Cameroon, at 0.4218 against 0.4176 in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and United States?
- 0.0042, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and United States?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and United States rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and United States ranks 20th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.