Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 41.26 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
41.26
World rank
22nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
71.69
in 1996
All-time low
41.26
in 2021
Years of data
5
1996–2021
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 41.26 for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Cameroon peaked at 71.69 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 41.26, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.69 | 71.69 | 71.69 | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.59 | 49.82 | 53.37 | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.36 | 42.36 | 42.36 | 1 |
| 2020s | 41.26 | 41.26 | 41.26 | 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Cameroon?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Cameroon was 41.26 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 71.69 in 1996.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.26 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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