Asia vs Cameroon: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
Asia
4.6%
in 2024
Cameroon
26.7%
in 2021
Asia rank
21st
Cameroon rank
20th
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time
- Asia
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 26.7% against 4.6% in Asia, a difference of 22.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 5.8 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cameroon ahead.
Asia ranks 21st and Cameroon ranks 20th of 41 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 56.5% | 8.4% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 33.4% | 3.1% | Asia |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 29.0% | 16.3% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 26.7% | 20.5% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Asia or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 26.7% against 4.6% in Asia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Asia and Cameroon?
- 22.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Cameroon?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Asia and Cameroon rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Asia ranks 21st and Cameroon ranks 20th of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.