Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 73.98 in 2021. βΌ Falling
Latest (2021)
73.98
World rank
26th
of 120 countries
All-time high
89.82
in 1996
All-time low
72.7
in 2014
Years of data
5
1996β2021
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Cameroon, 1996β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 73.98 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2021.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Cameroon peaked at 89.82 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 72.7, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 26th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.82 | 89.82 | 89.82 | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.44 | 82.27 | 82.61 | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.7 | 72.7 | 72.7 | 1 |
| 2020s | 73.98 | 73.98 | 73.98 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 23 Senegal 78.59 compare
- 24 Gambia, The 78.22 compare
- 25 Guinea 76.62 compare
- 27 Philippines 73.86 compare
- 28 Bangladesh 71.5 compare
- 29 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 71.16 compare
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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.558 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Cameroon?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Cameroon was 73.98 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 89.82 in 1996.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7 in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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