Botswana vs Cameroon: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index

Botswana

21.4%

in 2015

Cameroon

26.7%

in 2021

Botswana rank

22nd

Cameroon rank

19th

Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index over time

Cameroon currently reports 26.7% against 21.4% in Botswana, a difference of 5.3%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

Botswana ranks 22nd and Cameroon ranks 19th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index
Unit: %
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

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.