Brazil vs Cameroon: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Brazil

6.38 million people

in 2024

Cameroon

7.31 million people

in 2021

Brazil rank

22nd

Cameroon rank

21st

Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data over time

Cameroon currently reports 7.31 million people against 6.38 million people in Brazil, a difference of 936,620 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 22nd and Cameroon ranks 21st of 120 countries.

Indicator: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data
Unit: people
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.