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

Burundi

9.40 million people

in 2020

Cameroon

7.31 million people

in 2021

Burundi rank

18th

Cameroon rank

21st

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

Burundi currently reports 9.40 million people against 7.31 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 2.09 million people.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.

Burundi ranks 18th 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.