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

Cameroon

7.31 million people

in 2021

Rwanda

5.47 million people

in 2023

Cameroon rank

21st

Rwanda rank

24th

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

Cameroon currently reports 7.31 million people against 5.47 million people in Rwanda, a difference of 1.84 million people.

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

Cameroon ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 24th 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.