Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 26.69 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
26.69
World rank
19th
of 120 countries
All-time high
56.48
in 1996
All-time low
26.69
in 2021
Years of data
5
1996–2021
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Cameroon stood at 26.69. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Cameroon peaked at 56.48 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26.69, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.48 | 56.48 | 56.48 | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.42 | 30.82 | 36.02 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.03 | 29.03 | 29.03 | 1 |
| 2020s | 26.69 | 26.69 | 26.69 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.32 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,770 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.04 (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.558 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.32 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2072 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5286 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Cameroon?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Cameroon was 26.69 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 56.48 in 1996.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.69 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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